Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**jon turner** · 01-13-2009, 07:13 PM

This sounds interesting for any weather geeks:

Colorado Mountain Meteorology Workshop

It's put on by the CAIC and is in Leadville Feb 5th. I might try and get work to pay for it. Nothing like getting work to pay for you to go do something cool rather than actually work.

**FiveLarge** · 01-13-2009, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by jon turner

This sounds interesting for any weather geeks:

Colorado Mountain Meteorology Workshop

It's put on by the CAIC and is in Leadville Feb 5th. I might try and get work to pay for it. Nothing like getting work to pay for you to go do something cool rather than actually work.

Saw that - I'd go, but for the $100. See if you can get your work to pay for me, too.

**birdboatboy** · 01-14-2009, 08:30 AM

What does the 7-10 day forecast look like for Vail? I'm not a weather expert, but the tools I have looked at tell me that days 1-7 aren't very promising for snow. I'll be out there the 17th through the 24th.

**montanaskier** · 01-14-2009, 08:44 AM

warm and dry thru at least the 22nd

**birdboatboy** · 01-14-2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

warm and dry thru at least the 22nd

Thanks for the confirmation of my suspicions.

**PowTron** · 01-14-2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by birdboatboy

Thanks for the confirmation of my suspicions.

Well, the CO forecasts have been known to be wrong a few times...most recently, the last few days

I am going to go on record here saying it will snow before the 22nd

**pappag** · 01-14-2009, 11:20 AM

Look at the 5-day HPC ppt totals. If the PNW is showing nothing, then feel free to tack on a few more days for CO.

**funkendrenchman** · 01-14-2009, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by NPG

Look at the 5-day HPC ppt totals. If the PNW is showing nothing, then feel free to tack on a few more days for CO.

All signs are pointing to the 22nd or 23rd as the start of more storms.

**SterlingSpikeDancer** · 01-14-2009, 12:50 PM

Any Beta from SS area? My friend said it was hammering last weekend when he drove through, but have they been getting any of the NW CO love lately? I am gonna be up this weekend.

**fish** · 01-14-2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by SterlingSpikeDancer

Any Beta from SS area? My friend said it was hammering last weekend when he drove through, but have they been getting any of the NW CO love lately? I am gonna be up this weekend.

I was there last week and it was pretty damn good... with like 39 inches in 3 days but it warmed up and fucked the snowpack. Since then, I dunno how they've been doing. I'm pretty sure it snowed a little bit, but not much, and this weekend it's supposed to be pretty warm again. I would expect spring conditions

**montanaskier** · 01-14-2009, 05:22 PM

January thaw in the house....valleys will lose some snow this week and into next. Backcountry should settle.

**fish** · 01-15-2009, 03:59 PM

you know why this is happening? i just bought brand new JJ's and new boots

**montanaskier** · 01-15-2009, 04:16 PM

Next shot at snow and a return to seasonal temps is Wed night into Thurs

**pappag** · 01-16-2009, 10:03 AM

CAIC is now saying next best chance is next weekend ... emphasis on chance.

**PowTron** · 01-16-2009, 10:07 AM

This blows

**pappag** · 01-16-2009, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by PowTron

This blows

Says the resort boy.

**smmokan** · 01-16-2009, 04:15 PM

30 and sunny at A-Basin today... more like April skiing than January, but I have to admit- the snow was MUCH better than I thought. Soft everywhere, and no one on the mountain.

I think I'll be mountain biking this weekend.

**PowTron** · 01-16-2009, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by NPG

Says the resort boy.

Yep, you know how I roll

**skiHOG** · 01-16-2009, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by PowTron

Yep, you know how I roll

shit, no need to go to the backcountry with the snow the resorts have been getting. at least up to this point.

**montanaskier** · 01-16-2009, 06:37 PM

models have moisture rolling back in and temps getting back to normal on Thurs/Fri. Tuesday looks to be the warmest, perhaps 50 degrees as high as 8100feet. Be glad to see all this go away, more winter please.

**jgoldsmith729** · 01-16-2009, 06:37 PM

i hate these periods

**fish** · 01-16-2009, 07:31 PM

I use times like this to get into better shape for when the snow comes back. Lots of hiking

**dorikin** · 01-17-2009, 09:00 AM

^It is a good time to rip grooms with the gf so she doesn't bitch when she is ditched on powder days.

**highflyingpilot** · 01-18-2009, 06:00 PM

Looks like we fall back into the snow cycle this thursday night although the forecast discussion indicated a fair amount of uncertainty between models going into the weekend. Praise be Ullr!