I would guess most years, it does get that cold. I think it was a very mild winter overall.

Where/how does one access?

Do you know if the hike to opened today?

Which line(s) did you ski/ride?

Been years since I last skied the bowls on a powder day. Was curious how 17 affected things, took a chance with 1 ride on 17 and 1 on 5, both were ski on, but knew it was time to move on.

What time did you leave for it to only take 2 hours?

Nailed it. Par for the course for TTS.

Which trail?

Thanks much!

PT have enough coverage?

Thanks for the update!

Thanks!

I haven't skied the pass since they did all the thinning in/near PT..did they remove/burn most of what they cut down, or is it mostly on the ground and takes a lot of snow to cover?

May I kindly request you let me know if you hear any more about opening contest hike-to? TIA

Is breck bad right now that you aren't skiing there?

Perfect Trees skiing well?

You are 99% correct about Denver, but there is dry singletrack elsewhere along the FR.

Monarch Pass?

Where were you riding today?

Good points, thanks.

Is there room for improvement in the danger scale? Or is this the best we can do given the inexact nature of it all?

I stand corrected as far as the CAIC goes. Thanks for sharing those tidbits.

do you recall which zone they used "scary moderate" for? I just checked last Friday and didn't see it. I'd like to see exactly what they said as I thought I just read elsewhere they essentially don't...

I didn't think it was you/your group.

They get all the hike-to on 6 and 8 open today?

@goldenboy how are the conditions holding up inbounds? May come down at the end of the week.

Idk why they think its ever OK.

Nope. Let's double that to the last 20.

The Breck 9" was no good?

Looks amazing, cmsummit!

This. So much this.

Indeed. Was curious where you were finding good coverage.

What did you ski from CC?

What did you ride on Buffalo? Conditions?

Are those trails in the bike park...or? Looks sweet!

Any idea what time they got the Beavers open today?

Seemed like an attempt by Kevo to keep people away today.

^^^
Nice photo of someone back seating, back-slappin that pow to make it look 3x as deep as it is. ;)

Indeed, that terrain is super fun. How is the coverage right now?

He's just trying to be funny. Emphasis on trying. Not blacked out 12/10-12/25

I'd guess the beavers skied well.

Nope, not the same time (and I think the inbounds wet slabs were in Aspen - different snowpack zone). Definitely weren't any wet slabs going on last Tuesday/Wednesday. It was below freezing both days.

Then you were in the wrong place. WP and Loveland snow stakes showed 16" + over the course of 2 days. Favored backcountry in those areas easily skied 18-24"+ deep. Bottomless turns were definitely...

Maybe. But heard the same thing 2 weeks ago and the day 2 storm last week was as good as anything we've had all year in the northern mountains.

This is my assessment as well. I don't remember the exact numbers, but in Denver, I think around half of January was in the 60's, with a few 70 degree days. A fair bit of "winter rain" as well - even...

Nice pics, Steve. Thanks for sharing and the report!

Judging by snotels, definitely more in town (NW Denver) than in the foothills even.

Thanks for the report. May try to get down that way Sun or Mon for some mellow backcountry.

Gusts just under 100mph Loveland & Berthoud Passes. Sustained winds of 55mph at A-Basin weather station.

Nice. Which areas/aspects did you guys ride? Stability?

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Last update I read on possible formation of El Nino: