Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**skiingislife** · 04-15-2016, 07:49 PM

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"Sorry folks, park's closed! The moose out front should have told ya."

**Jax** · 04-15-2016, 08:01 PM

^^^ that should be in the 70 thread too! Nice shot D.

**The SnowShow** · 04-15-2016, 08:08 PM

The CDOT Twitter feed is always funny too. Lots of butthurt.

**rmnpsplitter** · 04-15-2016, 08:09 PM

Haha what did they think was going to happen?

**fastfred** · 04-15-2016, 08:18 PM

roads are truely shit right now, ice, slush, big chunks of crud, was sliding and slipping around and I'm an a plus driver in the shit, with my bad ass truck with bad ass tires too going sideways at 45 mph was fun

cdot and the local gov'ts are asleep at the wheel as usual, overtime budgets are burned for the year and it's a friday nite good luck getting up to enjoy the 2 ft of sierra cement

**simple** · 04-15-2016, 08:33 PM

Storm chasing is going well. Slow going but I have internet service and beer.

**fastfred** · 04-15-2016, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by simple

Storm chasing is going well. Slow going but I have internet service and beer.

breck will be the winner tomorrow so plan accordingly get yourself a tall t a van and you'll be money

**Tryingtostaywarm** · 04-15-2016, 09:16 PM

According to my roommate's friends, they are leaving at 7am tomorrow, from Denver, for Breck and "traffic shouldn't be that bad". I laughed.

**simple** · 04-15-2016, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by fastfred

breck will be the winner tomorrow so plan accordingly get yourself a tall t a van and you'll be money

Miss ya bud. Get out tomorrow and go big. Bikes are overrated.

**stfu&gbtw** · 04-15-2016, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Tryingtostaywarm

According to my roommate's friends, they are leaving at 7am tomorrow, from Denver, for Breck and "traffic shouldn't be that bad". I laughed.

Don't laugh... If they Denver doesn't leave until 7:00, I don't have to leave until 7:45....

But you know, I think 8:00 is kind of money...

**Tryingtostaywarm** · 04-15-2016, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

Don't laugh... If they Denver doesn't leave until 7:00, I don't have to leave until 7:45.... But you know, I think 8:00 is kind of money...

I support all their endeavors. The last big weekend(3 weeks ago?), they left at 7am also..didn't even make it to Golden then had to turn around, naturally b/c of traffic. But, once again, "there won't be as many people going up this weekend". I laughed, again.

**rmnpsplitter** · 04-15-2016, 09:56 PM

Clear skies in town here

**adrenalated** · 04-15-2016, 11:01 PM

Just rolled through the tunnel. Clearing out, total bust.

**skiNEwhere** · 04-16-2016, 08:11 AM

100 mph gusts at the top of a-basin according to the patroller. Pretty windy at the base too. Might die down around noon

**Name Redacted** · 04-16-2016, 08:47 AM

Lifts closed at the basin. Shitshow.

**The SnowShow** · 04-16-2016, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by shredgnar

Lifts closed at the basin. Shitshow.

Even Pali?

**mfkracing** · 04-16-2016, 09:13 AM

Confirmed shit show abasin

**skiNEwhere** · 04-16-2016, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Even Pali?

Even Molly Hogan. Uphill access closed as well.

**stfu&gbtw** · 04-16-2016, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by skinewhere

Even Molly Hogan.

Benny would be devastated. I wonder if Keystone is running the chairs...

**Name Redacted** · 04-16-2016, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

Benny would be devastated. I wonder if Keystone is running the chairs...

The stone is closed, but there were a bunch of folks skinning up.

**smmokan** · 04-16-2016, 11:54 AM

I'm not sure about the rest of the metro area, but the storm is a total bust north of Boulder. Not a single flake on the ground, it's been almost all rain and just recently turned to flurries. Definitely not complaining though, I'll take rain this time of year so the trails will dry out sooner.

Last storm: forecasted 50% chance of rain showers, we got 24" of snow in 8 hours.
This storm: forecasted 14" of snow, absolutely nothing so far.

**stfu&gbtw** · 04-16-2016, 12:06 PM

We're getting crushed here.. 16"-18" so far and no sign of letting up. I was almost tricked into heading up today. Drove down to town to gas up the plow truck and the highway was empty... Closed somewhere east of Idaho Springs. Glad I waited though. Tomorrow's going to be sick... They might even run the lifts!

**Tryingtostaywarm** · 04-16-2016, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

We're getting crushed here.. 16"-18" so far and no sign of letting up. I was almost tricked into heading up today. Drove down to town to gas up the plow truck and the highway was empty... Closed somewhere east of Idaho Springs. Glad I waited though. Tomorrow's going to be sick... They might even run the lifts!

Oh yeah. It's going down I'd say in the right area. I'm debating whether to drive up tonight to Berthoud area and truck camp it, or drive up really early tomorrow.

**rmnpsplitter** · 04-16-2016, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by smmokan

I'm not sure about the rest of the metro area, but the storm is a total bust north of Boulder. Not a single flake on the ground, it's been almost all rain and just recently turned to flurries. Definitely not complaining though, I'll take rain this time of year so the trails will dry out sooner.

Last storm: forecasted 50% chance of rain showers, we got 24" of snow in 8 hours.
This storm: forecasted 14" of snow, absolutely nothing so far.

Bear Lake snotel showing 12" so not bad at all but not much here in town.