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02-09-2024, 03:36 PM
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486246 Blue bird, 10" dry snow day & Purgatory...
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Blue bird, 10" dry snow day & Purgatory final got the coverage and base we've been waiting for. Telluride is improving, but still probably needs more to cover better on the steeps and in... -
02-08-2024, 09:37 PM
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Just back from driving in an almost white out from Leftover Salmon singing “Powder Day” :
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01-29-2024, 05:57 PM
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Eons ago, at A-Basin, my then girlfriend and I...
Eons ago, at A-Basin, my then girlfriend and I split skis and separated where they were placed. It was a pretty normal thing to do. Someone walked off with one of our mismatched pair. That was a fun...
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01-13-2024, 08:22 AM
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The wind howling all night long can drive you...
The wind howling all night long can drive you nuts. One of the reasons I left the front range. Eldora used to blow quite a bit. I've never seen it before or since, where all of the snow on the back...
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01-11-2024, 08:30 AM
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He admitted that this AM I thought I read.
A buddy said Dgo Weather Guy was calling out Purgatory for over reporting and needing ‘to tell the truth’ and move their weather station.
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01-10-2024, 05:34 PM
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That & the Buffs are comin'.:wink:
That & the Buffs are comin'.:wink:
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01-10-2024, 04:19 PM
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Hopefully, the forecast for a good couple storms...
Hopefully, the forecast for a good couple storms over the next several days moves us from thin cover to plenty. The surface snow is great with this cold, just need another couple feet:
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01-09-2024, 05:59 PM
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This is trippy like a Weather Lava Lamp...
This is trippy like a Weather Lava Lamp.
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01-09-2024, 05:31 PM
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Cool! Adding Telluride, Silverton & Purgatory to...
Cool! Adding Telluride, Silverton & Purgatory to the location list would be on my wish list. Lat/Long works fine, too. Thanks!
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01-09-2024, 09:14 AM
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I'm definitely dragging my feet for a while...
I'm definitely dragging my feet for a while despite all the new snow, because it's "Colder than a witches tit in a brass bra"!
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01-05-2024, 01:05 PM
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Lucky you.;) Come down to 7600' and tour in 8" of...
Lucky you.;) Come down to 7600' and tour in 8" of fresh on bullet proof crust. Open Snow keeps saying up to a 12-18" or so by next Thursday.
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01-05-2024, 07:32 AM
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Sometimes....when not making possible Freudian...
Sometimes....when not making possible Freudian slips.
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01-04-2024, 04:45 PM
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Over a foot is forecast within the next week or...
Over a foot is forecast within the next week or so for the San Juans. Not enough to cover everything. It'll definitely improve groomed runs and you might get lucky and find some off piste spots,...
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01-04-2024, 02:37 PM
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:ski: I lied. There's up to 8" is spots, the...
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01-04-2024, 12:30 PM
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San Juans Graphite is anti static and good to...
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Graphite is anti static and good to cycle onto your bases periodically. I've been running fast w/blue/purple. Be sure to scrape and brush heavily. -
01-04-2024, 12:12 PM
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<1/2 mile visibility now. 4" & counting.
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01-04-2024, 10:03 AM
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That's saying something not too far from 'Fraser,...
That's saying something not too far from 'Fraser, the Ice Box of the Nation'.
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01-04-2024, 09:53 AM
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^^^^^ Ten years ago, Vallecito was like that and...
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Ten years ago, Vallecito was like that and not quite now (expecially with new snow):
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12-26-2023, 11:23 AM
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(Dual post) Wet snow, then rain, then cold temps...
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Wet snow, then rain, then cold temps = dust on ripping fun & fast, firm crust in late December!
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12-22-2023, 08:16 PM
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Yep….in the form of rain.[emoji107] Sent...
Yep….in the form of rain.[emoji107]
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12-22-2023, 09:55 AM
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That will make you tear up for a lifetime.
When my son was about that age, while watching a group of groms, I asked if maybe he might like to join the weekend ‘Snow Burners’ and have fun with kids... -
12-16-2023, 09:42 PM
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Purgatory opened Lift 8 on the back side so they can say all lifts are running. The snow quality between the rocks, brush, bare spots and uncovered, short trees and stumps was excellent.[emoji41]
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11-24-2023, 09:02 PM
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We’re around a foot here. Sent from my iPad...
We’re around a foot here.
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11-24-2023, 09:01 PM
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Double post due to site error.
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11-18-2023, 12:16 PM
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476618 Ride the lift up and then back down...
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Ride the lift up and then back down after skiing the WROD on short and slow upper lift.
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05-11-2023, 08:39 AM
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Dust on cliffs this am. Sent from my iPad...
Dust on cliffs this am.
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05-09-2023, 08:50 AM
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Good Morning America piece:...
Good Morning America piece: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/skiers-swept-separate-avalanches-99191342
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05-01-2023, 08:12 PM
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Vibes to ASmileyFace! Wow, he’s messed up!
The article is now posted in the Herald:
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/silverton-locals-caught-in-avalanche-one-critically-injured/
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04-30-2023, 02:32 PM
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Morning ski and afternoon ride. I do not recall the last time this creek flowed this much.
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04-30-2023, 01:09 PM
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Vibes to both smiley and Auvgeek. Sorry to hear.
Seems kind of irrelevant by comparison, but today was the latest Purgatory close that I recall. The coverage and conditions were excellent, despite... -
04-12-2023, 08:12 PM
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Those are part of the rocks that broke off of the...
Those are part of the rocks that broke off of the cliff, scoured the slope and took out hundreds of trees. It looks a lot like the Memorial Rock ‘gouging’ from several years ago outside of Dolores on...
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04-12-2023, 09:25 AM
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Speaking of slides. This released Monday. View...
Speaking of slides. This released Monday. View angle from our kitchen:
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A couple from my neighbor:
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04-07-2023, 10:10 PM
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Excellent spring skiing and time to adjust...
Excellent spring skiing and time to adjust structure to aggressive has arrived. Definitely the latest in a long while. Lots of snow to corn up, but now mixed with dirt. A little graphite in your mix...
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04-05-2023, 08:14 AM
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One being a dory builder originally from Salida? I’m afraid that won’t do much to reverse the idiocy.
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04-05-2023, 02:30 AM
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Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies (Silverton and the San Juan’s)
https://snowstudies.org/CODOS/index.html
The site is a little funky. I found this link too:
COLORADO DUST-ON-SNOW PROGRAM
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03-31-2023, 08:45 AM
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Combine blind headwalls, crisscrossing & funneling trails with people ripping with tunnel vision from all directions and out of the trees, keep your head on a swivel at all times.
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03-30-2023, 05:37 PM
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You'll love this one:
You'll love this one:
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03-30-2023, 05:29 PM
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A friend had bumper stickers made for...
A friend had bumper stickers made for 'Traversatory':
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03-30-2023, 12:38 PM
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I had the weekday last year and regretted not...
I had the weekday last year and regretted not having the full pass. It was worth it this year.
FYI:" There may only be 14 more full days of skiing left up here at Purg, but they'll sure be... -
03-28-2023, 07:44 PM
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That sounds like it bodes well for extending the...
That sounds like it bodes well for extending the San Juan snowpack. Hopefully, the dust events don’t happen for a while.
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03-28-2023, 07:05 PM
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Yes it is a shame…..almost every year when the snowpack is at it’s peak.
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Silverton is just a wee hike over that hill.
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The crowds were a bitch today.
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03-27-2023, 08:52 PM
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Purgatory: "We will be switching to weekend...
Purgatory:
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03-26-2023, 08:13 AM
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This was from the initial freeze and ice dam on a 12:12 shingle roof outside my shop. Rarely, the 12:12 shingle roof releases without encouragement. The shop is 6:12, metal and usually releases each...
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03-26-2023, 07:24 AM
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I don’t think I have ever felt the need to wax with blue in late March before! Due to colder temps, the excellent snow quality this year keeps on giving.
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03-26-2023, 07:07 AM
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With a wet first storm that froze, then snowed more on top with cohesive layers, again and again, many roofs did not release this year that normally would. With a near record snow year, it’s been...
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03-23-2023, 12:46 PM
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And was skied with less than 70mm underfoot...
And was skied with less than 70mm underfoot (x207)….whereas short timers can’t ski groomers with anything less than 106 underfoot.[emoji16]
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"The older I get, the better I was!"
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03-22-2023, 09:35 AM
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Raining, super saturated deep snow, roof &...
Raining, super saturated deep snow, roof & avalanches, power fluctuations high winds, followed by big temperature drop. What could possibly go wrong?
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03-20-2023, 09:07 PM
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Hope you are right on colder temps. 6” of heavy, wet is not my idea of snow removal bliss this evening after a much lighter dawn patrol xc tour. Especially if we do get 2 or 3’. I was told to expect...
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03-11-2023, 07:35 AM
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San Juan slop & 30" deep roof avalanches. This...
San Juan slop & 30" deep roof avalanches.
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03-10-2023, 09:39 AM
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So you like your coffee shaken not stirred? I was...
So you like your coffee shaken not stirred? I was wondering if you felt it. You gotta think stuff got ‘reorienteted’.
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