Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**fish** · 12-14-2008, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by jon turner

Crazy. Anyone skiing it at the time? Any pics of that out there?

Vail was packed. I dunno about if anyone was skiing it when it slid, I got there just as it happened. There was a dude at the bottom of blue sky with a broken femur... he coulda been there. Couldn't get any pics, they closed it

**montanaskier** · 12-15-2008, 11:45 AM

looks like a 2-4" storm tonight...nothing major due to the flow out of the SW, Beaver Creek should fare better. The middle of the week storm has promise.

**FiveLarge** · 12-15-2008, 11:48 AM

NOAA is still calling for alot more tonight/tomorrow - but I also saw the CAIC forecast.

**cmsummit** · 12-15-2008, 12:00 PM

Wolf Creek looks to get pummeled:

Today: Snow and areas of blowing snow, mainly after noon. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 10. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Windy, with a southwest wind between 25 and 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 14 to 20 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 10. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Windy, with a southwest wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 5. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Windy, with a southwest wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 10. Windy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 9. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Really? 4'-6' over the next few days?! Damn.

**funkendrenchman** · 12-15-2008, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

looks like a 2-4" storm tonight...nothing major due to the flow out of the SW, Beaver Creek should fare better. The middle of the week storm has promise.

It's weird... they are calling for 22"-30" in CB and for 8-14" here. The Butte doesn't usually do THAT much better on a SW flow.

Z · 12-15-2008, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by funkendrenchman

It's weird... they are calling for 22"-30" in CB and for 8-14" here. The Butte doesn't usually do THAT much better on a SW flow.

don't be greedy. we need it.

Where are you getting those figures?

**funkendrenchman** · 12-15-2008, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Z

don't be greedy. we need it.

Where are you getting those figures?

NOAA storm warnings. We? You in the Butte now? Can't we both get it?

**smolakian** · 12-15-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by jon turner

Crazy. Anyone skiing it at the time? Any pics of that out there?

Not Vail/BSB but it was fine at BC:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=143895

Z · 12-15-2008, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by funkendrenchman

NOAA storm warnings. We? You in the Butte now? Can't we both get it?

yep, im in CB. owe you some couch if gets good here...

you just adding those numbers up? got link?

**funkendrenchman** · 12-15-2008, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Z

yep, im in CB. owe you some couch if gets good here...

you just adding those numbers up? got link?

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigw...+Storm+Warning

**Rontele** · 12-15-2008, 05:29 PM

Awesome storm cycle to be at the Eiseman hut though the wind really made the snow dense and difficult to turn in places.

Just got out of the woods and haven't had a chance to look real in depth at the latest forecasts, but the unsettled pattern looks to continue into next week

**fish** · 12-15-2008, 07:40 PM

it is F-ing COLD

**snake** · 12-15-2008, 07:58 PM

I think that color over Wolf Creek probably means that it's going to dump there.

**PowTron** · 12-15-2008, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by snake

I think that color over Wolf Creek probably means that it's going to dump there.

Un....Fucking....REAL

FINALLY!!!!

**cmsummit** · 12-16-2008, 12:25 PM

NOAA finally dropped the Winter Storm Warning for the northern mtns. Originally, they were calling for 8"-18". On a SW flow?! Gimme a break. I said yesterday we were going to get 5". Looks like I'm right in the ballpark on that prediction.

Does Vail Resorts pay the salaries of the forecasters at NOAA?

**montanaskier** · 12-16-2008, 01:48 PM

even CAIC said earlier that Vail/BC did well with a SW flow....the Beav does ok, but it is usually skunksville at Vail. Not bad this time, little refresher.....I'lll take it.

**jon turner** · 12-16-2008, 03:39 PM

Kinda bummed. We shoulda got more up here outta this SW flow, but only a few inches. A little bit is better than none though.

**fish** · 12-16-2008, 05:13 PM

Wow, that heat wave was unexpected... came out of nowhere. 4am it was -8F and at 1pm today it was 33F

**Rontele** · 12-17-2008, 08:31 AM

Incoming system looks pretty awesome for SWCO. Score seems to be evened out for the NoCo and CenCo mountains Thursday through Saturday with another system pegged for Monday > Tuesday.

**smmokan** · 12-17-2008, 09:04 AM

Well damn, where did Vail and BC's snow come from? Hopefully they'll get more tonight from the incoming storm.

**jon turner** · 12-17-2008, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Rontele

Incoming system looks pretty awesome for SWCO. Score seems to be evened out for the NoCo and CenCo mountains Thursday through Saturday with another system pegged for Monday > Tuesday.

Nice. Hopefully that will leave a solid window open Sunday for a climb of Elbert.

**Rontele** · 12-17-2008, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by smmokan

Well damn, where did Vail and BC's snow come from? Hopefully they'll get more tonight from the incoming storm.

Generally the more north of west the storm, the better Vail and BC do.

A BROAD Generalization follows (imho)

Steamboat does well in both a NW and SW flow and even a west flow because there are really no mountains to block the flow from any direction

Vail/Vail Pass/BC do well in west to northwest flow (although BC can do okay in a WSW flow)

Aspen area does well in WSW flow as does CB and the west elks (which also do very well in a SW flow)

San Juans do well in a SW flow with the exception of Telluride and the Uncompaghre Gorge, which do well in a NW flow (because they are on the N side of the range)

The Front Range does well with Easterly upslope flows, northerly flows and NW flows.

**jgoldsmith729** · 12-17-2008, 09:48 AM

Looks like this upcoming storm should be niiiiize....what is the story for the weekend???

**montanaskier** · 12-17-2008, 11:19 AM

surprised by the totals at V and BC too, it snowed lightly all day but the mountains were socked in. Hoping for lots of snow, however we have a Grand Opening at work tomorrow night and my owner is in town, hope he can get back to Denver so I can have a "meeting" on Friday morning.