Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[bamboocoreONLY]

^if you're even thinking of packing it in you're doing it wrong.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Too hot too soon. Kinda sucks. Some rivers are exceeding there record daily highs (for the given date). Easing into run off is much preferred. The snowpack is not getting a good overnight freeze. I could do with another month of snow. Winter kicked ass but it has snowed substantially less than normal since the middle of March.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

global warming sucks, we used to ski till july every year, now it's over before end of may.

[Shredhead]

^if you're even thinking of packing it in you're doing it wrong.

Perhaps, living in Chicago makes it a little more difficult. I booked every weekend thru May 4th, using point on Southwest. If I don't use them, they just go back into my account.
But I still have to do a long distance, cost benefit analysis every weekend and I just don't like what I'm seeing with this dust layer. It ain't like just walking out the door.

[hatchgreenchile]

It should 83 today at my place.
Man, it’s been fun on the hill this year with a lot of stellar days, but it’s tough to stay in the snow mindset when its pool weather down here.

[montanaskier]

Certainly not the cool wet spring like last year. But every year is different and we could still get cool wet weather in May.

[Name Redacted]

Yup, all this warm weather will lull everyone into spring mode then BAM! It's gonna dump and I'll get all your powderz.

[MuchosPixels]

It should 83 today at my place.
Man, it’s been fun on the hill this year with a lot of stellar days, but it’s tough to stay in the snow mindset when its pool weather down here.

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.

[grskier]

The roaring fork and crystal are both 2x avg for this date...

We should get a little something this weekend. I hope so, I'll be up at Margy's hut.

[bamboocoreONLY]

not sure where the big winds Joel was talking about from the SW with dust. it was calm as fuck last night and this morning in breck, only a tie bit of wind starting now with a few pop up showers.

[smmokan]

Just started to get windy as hell here in town (north of Boulder).

[montanaskier]

Snow this weekend

[Goatski]

groundbreaking stuff montana!

[~mikey b]

Yeah! Underwhelming as fuck!

[montanaskier]

There is a story behind that post....but I won't get into it.

[Danno]

hoping for a sunday pow day. maybe a monday one as well.

[hatchgreenchile]

Closing day storm last year was fun. Hoping for a repeat.

[JaytaeMoney]

Golf today, powder skiing on Sunday. That'll do just fine.

[hatchgreenchile]

Any idea how much terrain they're opening on Ajax?

[JaytaeMoney]

I don't think they have announced any terrain specifics other than "as much as possible" but the lifts running will be the gondola, FIS, Ruthie's and Ajax Express.

Lots of terrain on the lower mountain is getting pretty bare (Niagara, Slalom Hill, 1A, etc) but the usual stuff up top (face/back/ridge of bell, Walsh's/Kristi, some of the dumps and so on) should be good to go, especially if we get the 12+ inches they're forecasting.

[Riverdown]

If it comes that way from Alta you should be good. 6" this morning, snowed off and on all day, and another 8-12" tonight. Fun stuff.

[Shredhead]

Any idea how much terrain they're opening on Ajax?

I think most terrain will be open.
Aspen's patrol is pretty dam good about that.

[capulin overdrive]

Got wind?


JFC it's miserable down here in doodoo land.

[montanaskier]

Took a little skin this morning. Moderate snow above 9k and about 2-4" on the ground. It was quiet and skied ok.

[The SnowShow]

Any reports from LL or AB? Is the crust covered? Was chair 9 socked in? Did lower or upper East wall open?