Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**The SnowShow** · 12-08-2017, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Leshphilling77

everyone must be out there getting after all this pow

Yep. Huge day out there - trenchtown!

**Thurgood Jenkins** · 12-08-2017, 06:03 PM

So Silverton is bone dry?

**ASmileyFace** · 12-08-2017, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by powderdaybeatsworkday

So Silverton is bone dry?

I saw a picture from Velocity Basin last weekend and it kind of looked like early July... so pretty much yeah

**raisingarizona13** · 12-08-2017, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by powderdaybeatsworkday

So Silverton is bone dry?

The San Juans got nuthin.

I guess there was some snow up on Wolf Creek Pass two weeks ago or at least enough to fake some good photos for instagram. At least the four corners region isn't on fire yet like California. Yet.....

**wolfelot** · 12-09-2017, 07:29 AM

I have been finishing my basement this summer/fall. A crappy Husker football season and slow start to the ski season at the same time have been much less bothersome than they normally would. I haven’t even been out yet.

**Thurgood Jenkins** · 12-09-2017, 07:53 AM

my friends left for Jackson via Vail for a few weeks.

**The SnowShow** · 12-09-2017, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by powderdaybeatsworkday

my friends left for Jackson via Vail for a few weeks.

And.....? Why wouldn't you?

**WTF is dat** · 12-09-2017, 12:58 PM

I’m on vacation I thought this sacrifice would help for sure, alas no luck

**zartagen** · 12-09-2017, 01:13 PM

Why didn't you go anywhere for vacation? Chilling at the neighborhood pool isn't gonna make it snow.

**Name Redacted** · 12-09-2017, 01:34 PM

We were booking our spring beach trip this morning. That pic does not help me get into winter. We even thought about blowing off family Christmas and going to PV for 2 weeks.

**The SnowShow** · 12-09-2017, 02:58 PM

Balmy mtb riding in the Front Range. What a nice September this has been.

Oh, wait....

**The SnowShow** · 12-09-2017, 04:25 PM

Oh well..looks gorgeous at Copper for the Olympic Qualifying.

**hatchgreenchile** · 12-09-2017, 06:00 PM

Gorgeous, yeah...conditions were what you would expect.
They have a good number of lifts open and are blowing plenty of snow. They also had the new HSQ going for testing.
I got to smash down some powder on a few directed skiing runs, so I guess I got to scratch that itch.

**ffmedic84** · 12-09-2017, 08:34 PM

If you've got some rock skis Bergman Bowl at Keystone is holding the goods right now. Unfortunately it's short and the traverse out sucks so I wouldn't do it unless you had a rock ski AT setup. Doing a bunch of laps without having to make the shitty traverse out is the move.

**Hott Butt Mud** · 12-10-2017, 07:49 PM

What's the long term forecast look like?

No snow next 14 days or what?

**The SnowShow** · 12-10-2017, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Hott Butt Mud

What's the long term forecast look like?

No snow next 14 days or what?

Looking bleak until at least Xmas

**N1CK.** · 12-10-2017, 08:32 PM

I managed half a day of mach stupid laps on skinny metal skis on empty runs.

Lemons/lemonade.

**raisingarizona13** · 12-10-2017, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

You guys have any of that gnar gnar pow pow up there at Abay?

Jesus man......none of you fine Coloradbro folks called me out out on the use of overly cliche and poorly used slang terms I put on my last post? Come on slackers. That was one of my very best gaper trolling posts ever!

**Hott Butt Mud** · 12-10-2017, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Looking bleak until at least Xmas

uhhhh, damn.......... this is not good.

Remember that pic from a few years ago of the Vail patroller hiking down the back bowls because there was no snow (in January)?

What really sucks is that Vail mountain doesn't seem interested in snow making. They focus a TON on the Golden Peak race training zone (which I understand is actually paid for by ski clubs and VMS), but still. They manage to get that shit open ASAP and it looks GREAT! Meanwhile, the paying customers get fucked.

It's time for Vail mountain to take a long hard look at their future and realize that they need to develop a better early season plan. There needs to be more focus on a "no snow contingency plan" that would mean blowing snow up high on chairs 3 and 4.

Fuck Born Free and Lionshead.

**Lindahl** · 12-10-2017, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Hott Butt Mud

uhhhh, damn.......... this is not good.

Remember that pic from a few years ago of the Vail patroller hiking down the back bowls because there was no snow (in January)?

What really sucks is that Vail mountain doesn't seem interested in snow making. They focus a TON on the Golden Peak race training zone (which I understand is actually paid for by ski clubs and VMS), but still. They manage to get that shit open ASAP and it looks GREAT! Meanwhile, the paying customers get fucked.

It's time for Vail mountain to take a long hard look at their future and realize that they need to develop a better early season plan. There needs to be more focus on a "no snow contingency plan" that would mean blowing snow up high on chairs 3 and 4.

Fuck Born Free and Lionshead.

They have a program. Its called ‘Go to Keystone/Breck’.

**Hott Butt Mud** · 12-10-2017, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lindahl

They have a program. Its called ‘Go to Keystone/Breck’.

That's the way it is now, but they're realizing that the guest experience (for the people buying rooms at the Arrabelle) is pretty shitty now. They can't tell the vacationers to "go to Breck".

**WTF is dat** · 12-10-2017, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

Jesus man......none of you fine Coloradbro folks called me out out on the use of overly cliche and poorly used slang terms I put on my last post? Come on slackers. That was one of my very best gaper trolling posts ever!

It was way too obvious of a troll.

The art is in a real subtle troll, where people can’t tell if you are serious or not

**WTF is dat** · 12-10-2017, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Hott Butt Mud

uhhhh, damn.......... this is not good.

Remember that pic from a few years ago of the Vail patroller hiking down the back bowls because there was no snow (in January)?

What really sucks is that Vail mountain doesn't seem interested in snow making. They focus a TON on the Golden Peak race training zone (which I understand is actually paid for by ski clubs and VMS), but still. They manage to get that shit open ASAP and it looks GREAT! Meanwhile, the paying customers get fucked.

It's time for Vail mountain to take a long hard look at their future and realize that they need to develop a better early season plan. There needs to be more focus on a "no snow contingency plan" that would mean blowing snow up high on chairs 3 and 4.

Fuck Born Free and Lionshead.

Yeah wtf is vail going to do when the hordes of people start arriving next week? Do they really still only have born free open ?

Are they still charging $189 for a day ?

Jesus Christ

**SkiBall** · 12-10-2017, 10:23 PM

It was only $121 to start I believe. Maybe they will hold the price until opening more terrain. Maybe they should go to full price to ensure a little elbow room for those willing to pay.

**The SnowShow** · 12-10-2017, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by WTF is dat

Yeah wtf is vail going to do when the hordes of people start arriving next week? Do they really still only have born free open ?

Are they still charging $189 for a day ?

Jesus Christ

The hordes that don't cancel will do what they always do. Shop, eat, drink and ski a few shitty runs. Pose for pics and skate. #VailLikeNothingOnEarth.