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11-21-2017, 08:48 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Im about your same size and I demoed the Rustler...
Im about your same size and I demoed the Rustler 11 in 192 the other day and it rips. I had a blast on it. Might be a bit much for the resort though. Its a crusher for sure. Manageable in the bumps....
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06-28-2015, 11:13 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Can't wait for fall. Gonna be a long hot summer.
Can't wait for fall. Gonna be a long hot summer.
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03-21-2015, 05:54 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Large wet slide. Wet slides dont care about...
Large wet slide. Wet slides dont care about mitigation work. It takes a LOT of warmth to cause a slide like that. Record warmth for an extended period of time. Rare to see it this early in the year.
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03-14-2015, 03:50 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I bikes about 5K miles in the last year...
I bikes about 5K miles in the last year (Denver/Boulder). Lots of winter days in the 60's and even 70's. Crazy.
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02-19-2015, 08:51 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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This next "storm" has all the makings of a...
This next "storm" has all the makings of a skunker for Eagle Co. and maybe even Summit. The jet is still too east of Co. so Colorado is on the "unhappy" side of it still. Been the norm this winter....
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02-12-2015, 07:19 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Like this guy's take on the current Colorado...
Like this guy's take on the current Colorado Weather: https://vimeo.com/119358100
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02-10-2015, 08:18 AM
Thread: 2015 Weather bitch thread
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Yeah, the memories of 10/11 are getting me...
Yeah, the memories of 10/11 are getting me through these rough times. Not that there hasnt been amazing days after that but it has not been consistent been more of a roller coaster ride with highs...
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02-08-2015, 07:03 PM
Thread: 2015 Weather bitch thread
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The West has been getting fucked for years now....
The West has been getting fucked for years now. Sucks. Been wanting to ski Tahoe for years. Nother season written off.
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01-30-2015, 08:32 AM
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Sweet. Il be on the lookout for reduce prices....
Sweet. Il be on the lookout for reduce prices. Saw an SIA preview and Blizzard did not change much on the Cochise. Made the tips (and the ski) lighter by using carbon. There might be other minor...
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01-29-2015, 09:20 PM
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Help me pick my One Ski Quiver for Colorado Resort Skiing
Hi, I am an Advanced skier (not expert) looking to buy a pair of skies to be used inside the ropes of Colorado Resorts. I mostly spend my days skiing blk or dbl black diamond runs no matter the snow...
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01-20-2015, 07:47 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Hurt is over, for now. Bonafide Powder Day at the...
Hurt is over, for now. Bonafide Powder Day at the i70 resorts. Snow looks to be pretty light so beware of rough spots under but some places should ski much deeper. Thanks to the low forecast crowds...
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01-18-2015, 11:05 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Good snow still about 2 weeks out for Colorado....
Good snow still about 2 weeks out for Colorado. Plan accordingly. Some decent wind buff is found on high elev. north / ne facing slopes but most resorts are hurting bad, not in coverage (above 10.5k)...
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01-06-2015, 08:11 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Awesome day at The Beav today....if it were...
Awesome day at The Beav today....if it were March! Spring like skiing below 10500 ft. on sunny slopes. I actually enjoyed the sun and soft snow.
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01-06-2015, 09:03 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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87mph @Gilpin, 70mph @Ward and Monarch Mtn, 56mph...
87mph @Gilpin, 70mph @Ward and Monarch Mtn, 56mph @Breck, 57mph @ Loveland Pass and A-Basin, 41mph@Steamboat. West of Vail Pass it was pretty mellow. I was at the Beav and very little wind all day.
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01-06-2015, 02:29 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Read in another forum that freezing rain and rain...
Read in another forum that freezing rain and rain fell all over Vail yesterday. Anyone confirm?
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01-04-2015, 09:59 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Is that Lower Stone Creek? (Twin Aspen chute?)...
Is that Lower Stone Creek? (Twin Aspen chute?) Poked around there today. Good snow but it is mogully in a lot of places. Tough to ski chowder mostly. Yesterday's snow filled up more than I though it...
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01-02-2015, 10:45 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Because 'Bama lost last night? :D
Because 'Bama lost last night? :D
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12-17-2014, 04:10 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Why is it that it's usually colder at The Beav...
Why is it that it's usually colder at The Beav than at Vail? (on any given similar aspect). I was really happy the coverage this past sunday at the Beav. Hill is in great shape. Won't be back until...
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12-14-2014, 07:24 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Bottom was a bit rough early in the morn in a lot...
Bottom was a bit rough early in the morn in a lot of places but it just kept getting better and better and was smooth late. Slopes were starved for snow great to see this storm produce some good...
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12-07-2014, 12:48 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Thank you in advance :D
Thank you in advance :D
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12-07-2014, 09:24 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Bama won and low and behold the GFS forecast got...
Bama won and low and behold the GFS forecast got worse and worse with each run. Now it looks like very little snow for the central and northern Colorado Mountains for the next 17 days. The front...
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11-25-2014, 09:53 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Today was amazing. I got my fix. Wow.
Today was amazing. I got my fix. Wow.
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11-14-2014, 08:42 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Very true. My bad, Much safer from an avalanche...
Very true. My bad, Much safer from an avalanche perspective when snow falls on bare ground so very true. I meant that there are a LOT of obstacles just under. Those take a while to get covered. On in...
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11-14-2014, 07:20 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I am sure you cant. Mtn Ops is working on the...
I am sure you cant. Mtn Ops is working on the hill to get it open so they probably have a bunch of equipment laying around, unmarked and possibly lurking just below the surface of the snow. I bet...
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11-09-2014, 02:21 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Its a miracle what they have been able to do at A...
Its a miracle what they have been able to do at A Basin considering they have had one of the warmest and driest fall periods I can remember. The weather has not been cooperating at all. The lower sun...
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11-08-2014, 12:18 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yeah, that is what I was thinking, just a small...
Yeah, that is what I was thinking, just a small nudge of the jet to the SW and the weather in the Colorado mountains will change drastically (to the better for out purposes). It's gonna be close.
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11-06-2014, 07:43 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Generally you need more than about 5in SWE in the...
Generally you need more than about 5in SWE in the snowpack and good consistent snowfall in the days leading up to the opening and cold weather. Right now there is about 0.5in SWE of Snow in the...
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11-05-2014, 11:59 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Thanks. Obviously waaaay too early to write...
Thanks.
Obviously waaaay too early to write off the season as a whole. Its impossible to do it this early. But early season (Nov-Dec.) is looking really down and doubtful it will be good since... -
11-05-2014, 09:54 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I think its a good bet that Holiday skiing at the...
I think its a good bet that Holiday skiing at the i70 resorts is gonna suck this year. Again. Im talking about the low chances that the good terrain will be open by then. That snopack graph is gonna...
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11-05-2014, 07:33 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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The hurt has begun. Officially one of the worst...
The hurt has begun. Officially one of the worst starts of the past years.
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11-02-2014, 02:58 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yep. Buckle up guys, this season looks like its...
Yep. Buckle up guys, this season looks like its gonna be a bumpy ride. Not looking good at all. Still early but doesnt look good with each passing week and no real snowfall.
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10-31-2014, 09:06 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yep, looks like a Classic Wolf Creek Only storm...
Yep, looks like a Classic Wolf Creek Only storm with SW flow. Most resorts in Co don't get any snow with SW winds. It shuts it down. Sometimes a piece of energy might break from the storm an create...
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10-24-2014, 05:33 PM
Thread: Tahoe vs Summit County in December
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Usually Steamboat is the best bet for December....
Usually Steamboat is the best bet for December. Wolf Creek can get lucky but it is really hit or miss and dependent on large dumps. Steamboat has much more consistent snowfall during early season.
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04-23-2014, 07:20 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Na, Winter is over. Might get a storm or two max...
Na, Winter is over. Might get a storm or two max but that is about it. The big melt is on. Mud season. Gonna be a long summer. Already started riding my road bike. :)
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03-07-2014, 02:53 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Solution? #1 Avoid it during problematic...
Solution?
#1 Avoid it during problematic times.
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01-17-2014, 04:40 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Some recently posted images on the CAIC website....
Some recently posted images on the CAIC website. The locations are pretty obvious and the slides look massive.
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01-16-2014, 08:40 AM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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It really seems that way. I also saw a pretty...
It really seems that way.
I also saw a pretty big avy off Zuma cornice in A-Basin (looking at the webcam). The wind has really done a number on most above treeline terrain in the ten mile and... -
01-11-2014, 06:36 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Posted today on FB: "Arapahoe Basin Ski Area...
Posted today on FB:
"Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
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01-09-2014, 09:02 AM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Breckenridge posted these images on their...
Breckenridge posted these images on their Facebook feed Dec. 25th. Clearly shows evidence of several good sized slides in the peak 6 area. Obviously the purpose of the pics was to showcase the Peak 6...
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01-09-2014, 06:46 AM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Brian Lazar from CAIC explains it well: "So,...
Brian Lazar from CAIC explains it well:
"So, across the deeper parts of the zone and in more wind-loaded areas, we are transitioning from a Persistent Slab problem to a Deep Persistent Slab... -
01-09-2014, 06:37 AM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Thx for the info. It does not surprise me what...
Thx for the info. It does not surprise me what you said. Sad to hear though. Ive talked to BSP a few times and like most they are a hard working great group of people. The Alpine terrain in Breck...
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01-08-2014, 04:53 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Thanks for the info. I am puzzled why none of...
Thanks for the info. I am puzzled why none of these avalanches are on the CAIC website and I searched for them in the news and nothing. Its odd given that I am sure a LOT of people saw at least the...
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01-08-2014, 04:03 AM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Breckenridge Avalanches
Hi, there have been some reports of some huge avalanches triggered by ski patrol inside the Breckenridge ski area. Information has been spotty but I managed to find an image of a huge crown, posted...
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12-28-2013, 07:30 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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The above treeline terrain at Breck always gets...
The above treeline terrain at Breck always gets loaded. This year there is a nasty persistent slab problem (not uncommon) in most of the state. Check out CAIC for more info. Nasty slides are just...
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12-26-2013, 04:59 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I agree, best to stick to lower angle stuff and...
I agree, best to stick to lower angle stuff and avoid above treelike and open terrain. There was a wicked wind storm around Vail a few days ago.
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12-21-2013, 05:10 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Those are the best ones. Much better than hyped...
Those are the best ones. Much better than hyped up 12" storms that attract heavy crowds on the hill but only 1-4" falls.
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12-07-2013, 09:08 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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How are the Vail bowls looking? Did you get a...
How are the Vail bowls looking? Did you get a look back there?
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09-23-2013, 06:56 AM
Thread: best couloir in north america?
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Snow Creek, Mt. San Jacinto, California. It's...
Snow Creek, Mt. San Jacinto, California.
It's a grind. The climb is over 9,500 ft vert. The ski down is over 5,500 ft vert which is a nice reward.
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04-14-2013, 07:47 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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WOW, best overnight snowfall for the i70 resorts...
WOW, best overnight snowfall for the i70 resorts in the past two seasons...and on the very last day for many of them.
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03-09-2013, 06:04 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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If I could I would go to Vail. Think North to...
If I could I would go to Vail. Think North to East wind and trees. (21/22). Anything steep is likely to be bumped up and anything wide open will most likely have nastiness under.
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