Thread: Berthoud Pass 2011-2012 Observations, Conditions and Stoke

Avalanche Awareness Training

Friends of Berthoud Pass is proud to continue offering our free avalanche awareness classes for the 2011-‘12 season.

In an informal classroom setting we provide backcountry travelers with an overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods and skills.

Topics such as route selection, hazard minimization, best practices, preparedness and terrain analysis will be covered in a 2-hour presentation.

The course is open to the public and FREE of charge. Donations are gratefully accepted and benefit our grassroots avalanche education program.

The class runs from 7:00pm until approximately 10:00pm.

Oct 25 – Avy Class - Lindsey Auditorium, Sturm Hall, University of Denver
Nov 3 – Avy Class - Bent Gate Mountaineering, 1313 Washington Avenue, Golden
Nov 15 – Avy Class - The Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, Denver
Nov 29 – Avy Class - Humanities Room 1B50, University of Colorado, Boulder
Dec 8 – Avy Class - Bent Gate Mountaineering, 1313 Washington Avenue, Golden
Dec 12 – Avy Class - The Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, Denver
Dec 13 – Avy Class - The Pub, US Highway 40, Winter Park
Dec 17 – Resort Course, Mary Jane ski area*
Dec 18 – Resort Course, Mary Jane ski area*
Jan 10 – Avy Class - The Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, Denver
Jan 17 – Avy Class - East Grand Fire Station, US Highway 40, Winter Park/ Fraser
Jan 19 – Avy Class - Bent Gate Mountaineering, 1313 Washington Avenue, Golden
Feb 18 – On-Snow, Berthoud Pass
Feb 19 – On-Snow, Berthoud Pass
Mar 10 – Resort Course, Mary Jane ski area*
Mar 11 – Resort Course, Mary Jane ski area*

See berthoudpass.org for a full calendar of classes and events, including member clinics and a brand new resort-based course*.

*not free, details coming soon.

bout time this thread showed up. hope we get some late october deep days like last season...

You can thank me later.

Yeah!

BTW, if anyone finds a HTC Incredible cell phone in the upper part of floral park let me know.

Originally Posted by spankthepow

You can thank me later.

Time to move up to the 21 century?

Berthoud Pass in Google Earth, from stihletto.

Berthoud (1).kmz

this stuff is sweet^
also, good to hear about the free avy awareness classes. I'm president of our freeride club so I'll definitely be directing members to some of those. And probably going up myself

Can we get a higher resolution version of that topo map please? Sure, I could spend some money at REI and get the quad, but I'm so soul that I ask complete strangers to hook me up with free shit.

Another important link, Snotel

No Name. A while back. Let it snow.

Some stoke from last season. Not all, but mostly at BP. Cooooome on snow!

Thanks for the info on the avy course!

seconding a wish for those deep october days. that was killer last year.

saying fuck it to the ski pass this season so this will be home for me.
here's to a sick winter at BP this year!

stay safe out there

A year ago yesterday

here's to the westside filling in perfectly again this season and making for easy-access morning laps:

Here's the hi-res of the topo:

Originally Posted by pbourdon

Can we get a higher resolution version of that topo map please? Sure, I could spend some money at REI and get the quad, but I'm so soul that I ask complete strangers to hook me up with free shit.

http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/...a=%24ROOT)/.do

Free high-res PDF downloads. I use this for all my backpacking/backcountry/off-trail travel in all seasons.

What happened to Colorado Springs? Any chance there will a class down here?

'Nother question, I signed up as a member within the last month, how do I get my free magazine? I've never gotten anything confirming I am a member.

Thanks for the hard work

looks like the berthoud area is getting a good amount of snow today/night. anyone goin up in the morning? I'm thinking about it...

I'm strongly considering it, pending how weather today/tonight shakes out. Will be monitoring this thread...

Edit -- looking promising:
This Afternoon: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. North northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming west between 6 and 9 mph.

Thinking about it as well. It has been snowing pretty good in Fraser today,about 4-5 inches so far. What time?

Originally Posted by Man Jerk

What happened to Colorado Springs? Any chance there will a class down here?

'Nother question, I signed up as a member within the last month, how do I get my free magazine? I've never gotten anything confirming I am a member.

Thanks for the hard work

No one at CC got back to me with any interest, so no class there this year. I'm bummed, but that's life.

Thanks for your membership. I'm not sure what the deal is with the magazine subscription. Let me find out for ya.

If whoever goes up today could report back to the rest of us tonight so we can decide about tomorrow, it would be greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by Grifski

If whoever goes up today could report back to the rest of us tonight so we can decide about tomorrow, it would be greatly appreciated

Nitro chutes are ready to go, brah.

Originally Posted by bamboocoreONLY

looks like the berthoud area is getting a good amount of snow today/night. anyone goin up in the morning? I'm thinking about it...

There enough snow? I might be up

I went up today. I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back from dinner.