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03-17-2021, 03:31 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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it’s more than a little weird that you care so...
it’s more than a little weird that you care so much about what I post that you’re keeping track of it and remember months later when I deleted a thread. Not exactly sure what you’re so mad about,...
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03-17-2021, 12:05 PM
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Not Colorado but similar snowpack and very close....
Not Colorado but similar snowpack and very close. Is a good morning. Hope you guys get out and get some turns soon so you can stop worrying so much about what I post on the internet and how I phrase...
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03-17-2021, 11:30 AM
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You’re still angry about a thread I deleted two...
You’re still angry about a thread I deleted two months ago? Lol. Get a life. I deleted it because people whose towns were being listed pm’ed and asked me to and I didn’t mind obliging them. You do...
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03-17-2021, 11:19 AM
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Lol. I’m not angry you over sensitive crybabies....
Lol. I’m not angry you over sensitive crybabies. I’m skiing 2’ of untracked pow in the La Sals. I’m sorry you’re so bitter about being stuck at your desk this morning.
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03-17-2021, 09:55 AM
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Also who said I was chasing powder? I simply...
Also who said I was chasing powder? I simply asked what snow conditions were. Jfc.
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03-17-2021, 09:49 AM
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naw. I skied resort the day(s) after the storm...
naw. I skied resort the day(s) after the storm three days last week and had very excellent skiing and fresh turns all day. In Tahoe even.
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03-17-2021, 09:11 AM
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Sorry I couldn’t hear you with all those dicks...
Sorry I couldn’t hear you with all those dicks you’re obsessed with being shoved in your mouth.
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03-17-2021, 07:18 AM
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Unfortunately, I don’t. They charged extra for...
Unfortunately, I don’t. They charged extra for that this year.
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03-17-2021, 07:05 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Be less of a dick. I live where there are no ski...
Be less of a dick. I live where there are no ski shops, I didn’t ask you what you would do about my skis, and I’m clearly asking about current snow conditions, considering this is the Colorado...
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03-16-2021, 11:10 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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What’s the story with Copper/Winter Park? I’m in...
What’s the story with Copper/Winter Park? I’m in Moab and trying to decide whether to ski SLC or CO. I need to go down to Golden to get my skis fixed by my old ski tech boss anyway.
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12-02-2020, 07:04 AM
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sounds like what passes for a glowing review of...
sounds like what passes for a glowing review of eldora
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11-30-2020, 05:44 PM
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I found some in the far skier’s right trees, but...
I found some in the far skier’s right trees, but it was good overall.
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11-30-2020, 10:41 AM
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anyone been to Monarch yet?
anyone been to Monarch yet?
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11-27-2020, 11:17 AM
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nice
nice
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11-26-2020, 07:51 PM
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WC skied great today. still sharky in the trees,...
WC skied great today. still sharky in the trees, but the snow quality was good.
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11-25-2020, 03:48 PM
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I haven't been up since the storm. @viva probably...
I haven't been up since the storm. @viva probably knows.
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11-25-2020, 10:23 AM
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lame. I'll stick with WC then.
lame. I'll stick with WC then.
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11-25-2020, 07:42 AM
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also Viva is a super nice dude. He showed me...
also Viva is a super nice dude. He showed me around WC and wasn't a dick about my recovering-from-injury slow AF skiing, even helped me find my ski when I ate shit off a cornice like a noob.
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11-25-2020, 05:56 AM
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anyone skied Purg?
anyone skied Purg?
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11-22-2020, 05:39 PM
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my pre-storm completely unscientific visual...
my pre-storm completely unscientific visual observation from driving from Denver to Durango and then up to the base of Silverton just now is: dry and thin. Everything from Denver to wolf creek is...
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11-14-2020, 08:40 PM
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totally dry from this side of WC pass all the way...
totally dry from this side of WC pass all the way up to BV, except for the very tops of 14ers, which still look pretty thin.
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11-13-2020, 02:20 PM
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there's a post on the facebook CO BC group that...
there's a post on the facebook CO BC group that says someone skinned up berthoud, but it was too sharky to ski, so they skinned back down.
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11-12-2020, 05:25 PM
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interesting. A Pagosa local told me they skin up...
interesting. A Pagosa local told me they skin up with their dog.
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11-11-2020, 07:20 PM
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does anyone know Wolf Creek's uphill policy? I...
does anyone know Wolf Creek's uphill policy? I don't see it on their website anywhere. I saw some folks skinning up the Alberta side yesterday.
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11-11-2020, 08:55 AM
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in the ticket line, some older dude literally had...
in the ticket line, some older dude literally had his face over my shoulder about an inch away from my face with no mask, got furious when I asked him to step back. there were only like 15 people in...
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11-10-2020, 07:30 PM
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still taking it very easy from my bike crash, but...
still taking it very easy from my bike crash, but can confirm that WC was very good today. not too many people, lots of fresh turns. definitely some bozos in lift line in regards to masks and...
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11-09-2020, 02:58 PM
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I’ve had experiences like that at winter park....
I’ve had experiences like that at winter park. Can’t imagine that at WC
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11-08-2020, 08:46 PM
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Just drove from the east coast to Denver in one...
Just drove from the east coast to Denver in one 23 hour shot to get my skis. Heading down tomorrow night to ski my first day of the season at WC. Will prob be my only midweek resort day of the...
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10-28-2020, 03:53 PM
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cool let's turn a few more threads into arguments...
cool let's turn a few more threads into arguments about whether moab sucks or not.
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10-21-2020, 02:39 PM
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I saw the fire rings in the morning on the way...
I saw the fire rings in the morning on the way out. There were definitely real fires. and real fireworks.
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10-21-2020, 11:15 AM
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fire bans really don't do shit, and...
fire bans really don't do shit, and unfortunately, it's not just tourists. last summer (or the year before, I can't remember) I was camping way up in the backcountry in an area that tourists don't...
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02-25-2020, 09:22 AM
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oh, I forgot about that spot. Haven't skied...
oh, I forgot about that spot. Haven't skied Loveland in a while. interesting. when are they supposedly going to start this? next season?
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02-25-2020, 08:45 AM
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interesting. so is their plan that you skin up...
interesting. so is their plan that you skin up the road into Dry Gulch and get picked up? or will there be some way to get there from Lift 8?
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02-24-2020, 10:46 AM
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Yesterday at Copper was good. Very few people,...
Yesterday at Copper was good. Very few people, lots of snow. First day on Tucker since they put in the new lift. Way different than it used to be, not as good with all the bumps. Still pretty good...
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01-09-2020, 11:08 AM
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not my experience. Had some geezer take a swing...
not my experience. Had some geezer take a swing at me last year because I "skied too close to him". Also have seen several fist fights between old people in the lift lines at MJ.
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01-07-2020, 04:48 PM
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I was suprised at how bare some parts of Copper...
I was suprised at how bare some parts of Copper were. like grass showing through in Resolution Bowl, etc. don't remember it being like that this time last year, even though I know the stats say we're...
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01-06-2020, 10:02 AM
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I could see it from the top of Spaulding. It's...
I could see it from the top of Spaulding. It's bumped out.
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01-05-2020, 06:09 PM
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Yeah it blows.
Yeah it blows.
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01-05-2020, 03:14 PM
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FWIW I didn’t go up there due to taking it easy...
FWIW I didn’t go up there due to taking it easy on the knee, but Tucker looks very bumped out.
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01-04-2020, 08:29 PM
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Word thanks guys. By this point last year, I had...
Word thanks guys. By this point last year, I had about 35 days in and could tell you what was skiing good anywhere, but with the injury, this year so far I just haven’t been paying attention at all....
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01-04-2020, 05:28 PM
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i'm thinking about heading up tomorrow for my...
i'm thinking about heading up tomorrow for my first day of the season, to either WP or Copper. Going to be stuck on green and blue groomers, as it's my first day back from a torn PCL and I'm not...
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01-04-2020, 05:22 PM
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I skied them a lot last year via the snocat...
I skied them a lot last year via the snocat (thanks to the beacon line skipping rule). they're def not double blacks. I was just wondering how many people are skiing back there and if it's all bumped...
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01-03-2020, 01:18 PM
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I see the stupidly named 3 Bears lift at Copper...
I see the stupidly named 3 Bears lift at Copper is open. anyone skied the even more stupidly renamed chutes off of Tucker since the lift has been open? Curious how it is now as a lift served area.
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12-31-2019, 10:36 PM
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well, this thread is making me feel a little...
well, this thread is making me feel a little better about picking this particular winter to start out rehabbing from a torn PCL. Love WC. Skied my first day of the season down there last year in...
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12-13-2019, 02:06 PM
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ugh. my knee injury and 9 to 5 job are killing me...
ugh. my knee injury and 9 to 5 job are killing me right now with all these snow pics.
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10-10-2019, 04:19 PM
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yeh. that's what I had. Awesome for driving in...
yeh. that's what I had. Awesome for driving in snow. awful for durability not on snow.
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10-10-2019, 03:36 PM
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they're grippy as hell in actual snow, too soft...
they're grippy as hell in actual snow, too soft to leave on, though. now I know.
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10-10-2019, 12:27 PM
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how'd you manage that? Do you have any tread...
how'd you manage that? Do you have any tread left? I bought a brand new pair if Blizzaks in November. By May, there were almost completely smoked. granted, I was commuting 45 mins of interstate each...
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04-13-2019, 03:57 PM
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Copper was decent today. Fairly good snow and...
Copper was decent today. Fairly good snow and almost no people. Entire backside of the mountain closed though.
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04-10-2019, 09:06 PM
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I live at 9k between idaho springs and empire and...
I live at 9k between idaho springs and empire and we got about a foot today. very loose sugar snow.
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