Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**bamboocoreONLY** · 04-05-2023, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

A lot of powder to be skied at Wanker Pancake and not too many people skiing it. I heard its really nice in the desert. You should go there.

Absolutely dead in Breck and today was one of the better soft/fast days of the year. So good up high although there is visible dust, dang

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**The SnowShow** · 04-06-2023, 04:03 PM

33” this week at Winter Park. The Jane chutes and Cirque were amazing today, under a bluebird sky. Also saw a moose hanging out on Corona Way!

**Danno** · 04-06-2023, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

33” this week at Winter Park. The Jane chutes and Cirque were amazing today, under a bluebird sky. Also saw a moose hanging out on Corona Way!

One of them must have been hiding; those 2 moose created a traffic jam last Friday night by the Jane entrance, and were blockading Corridor all weekend.

**The SnowShow** · 04-06-2023, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

One of them must have been hiding; those 2 moose created a traffic jam last Friday night by the Jane entrance, and were blockading Corridor all weekend.

Oh wow! Hadn’t seen a moose at Winter Park ever until today.

On the drive back, I saw lots of big lines got skied today: the Parry Peak Bear Claw, down the gut of Russell Pk from the summit proper, No Name, Stanley, the Fingers in Hells Half Acre…

**ski-wpk** · 04-07-2023, 12:06 AM

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Couple weekends ago just below Eskimo. Maybe the same two as on 40. They hang out in the old WP area in the spring - seen them many times along the creek path.

**timackie** · 04-07-2023, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

On the drive back, I saw lots of big lines got skied today: the Parry Peak Bear Claw, down the gut of Russell Pk from the summit proper, No Name, Stanley, the Fingers in Hells Half Acre…

I skied some much lesser lines on BP yesterday morning before it warmed up and the snow was great! 8-12" of really light snow on a heavy sun crust. With the CAIC forecast of considerable risk above treeline, the warming temps, gigantic cornices and modest slides below said gigantic cornices, the most significant line that we considered was skiing off the roof of the warming hut into Hell's Half Acre. But then we remembered that skiing off of roofs is for young men and decided to do another lap on shop chutes.

If anyone is thinking of skiing Stanley slide, the exit looks awful. With the gas x avi control up top, there have been lots of little slides this year, but none to the road. It seems to me that this is needed to make the exit enjoyable.

**simple** · 04-07-2023, 02:02 PM

Another beautiful day in Colorado

Didn't warm up that much.

**Full Trucker** · 04-07-2023, 02:27 PM

Rad.

**gmorgg** · 04-07-2023, 02:43 PM

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Even south aspects were still holding good snow last night with the cool temps and steady breeze

**AlpiNord** · 04-07-2023, 10:10 PM

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 may help.

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**~mikey b** · 04-08-2023, 04:14 AM

structure
graphite

this man knows….

**Jax** · 04-08-2023, 08:52 AM

Black & yellow Purl ftw.

More dirt on the way midweek...

**Foggy_Goggles** · 04-10-2023, 08:05 AM

I've been finding an ungodly amount of isothermic garbage in the backcounty but this ski area has been amazing. Wednesday was as full throttle as powder day seems to get these days and yesterday was that really smooth but not slushy not quite spring type of day. I hoping for some better freezes and hoping that the corn cycle is legendary.

**Skistack** · 04-10-2023, 01:55 PM

Felt like a country club day at Breck yesterday.

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**skaredshtles** · 04-10-2023, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Skistack

Felt like a country club day at Breck yesterday.

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That's what it felt like at Wanker Park - we rolled up at the crack of 10:45, got a parking spot basically in the front row of the lower Mary Jane lot, ski-on lifts for about 3-1/2 hours, rolled out to Pepe's for a late "lunch" then rolled home on traffic-less roads.

Well, except for that 5 minute delay at 40/I-70 where people felt the need to crash into one another.

**The SnowShow** · 04-11-2023, 10:49 AM

Corn o’clock at Highlands.

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**skaredshtles** · 04-11-2023, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Corn o’clock at Highlands.

Goddam that looks nice...

**hawkgt** · 04-11-2023, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Goddam that looks nice...

thirded ed

**simple** · 04-11-2023, 11:16 AM

But knowing the recent death there would you ski it? Stoked for this snow to lock up again and get some fresh on top.

**The SnowShow** · 04-11-2023, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by simple

But knowing the recent death there would you ski it? Stoked for this snow to lock up again and get some fresh on top.

That’s all I’ve been thinking while looking down that. RIP.

**cravenmorhead** · 04-11-2023, 04:52 PM

Looks like Utah isn't the only place where wet slides are closing roads. Berthoud today: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-n...anes?_amp=true

**Shredhead** · 04-11-2023, 04:53 PM

I was riding up to the Bells yesterday, when five paragliders launched Maroon.
I didn’t get the shot, but here’s one from last year.

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**Evil E** · 04-11-2023, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Shredhead

I was riding up to the Bells yesterday, when five paragliders launched Maroon.
I didn’t get the shot, but here’s one from last year.

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Awww. Hi Vizsla pup. I miss my dog.

**The SnowShow** · 04-11-2023, 09:04 PM

Saw lots of wet slide activity (obviously) all over the mountains near Aspen Highlands and then on my ride back on I70 back in Vail-Summit-Front Range. So much dust too, until you get back to Summit.

**tang** · 04-12-2023, 09:11 AM

I’ve got an elks hut trip in 1.5 weeks. Was worried that too early this year but spring hit fast, plus the damn dust. Hoping cold this weekend and next could set up goldilocks but could be threading a needle conditions-wise. Ditto la sals beginning of May… so much snow but so damn hot now. 🤞