Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**KenJongIll** · 01-25-2019, 10:26 PM

Nice

**EWG** · 01-26-2019, 09:19 AM

You had to work for it a bit, but Air Steamboat was providing soft landings all day on Friday. Maybe 3’ of fluff to drop into.

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**Name Redacted** · 01-26-2019, 10:11 AM

Those pics are probably the most accurate representation of Steamboat I've ever seen.

**EWG** · 01-26-2019, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by shredgnar

Those pics are probably the most accurate representation of Steamboat I've ever seen.

That’s funny. Yes lotsa flat finishes. Soft snow helps.

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**The AD** · 01-27-2019, 04:55 PM

Just back from Colorado. Have to say I picked a decent time to be there. Vail on Thursday was pretty good. Pretty good, indeed.

Too busy to take any photos while skiing, but this sort of sums it up.

**SkiBall** · 01-27-2019, 06:56 PM

Thought you weren't coming this side of the hill. Could have said hi at least. Thursday has to be one of the better days in the past few years. At least from my vantage point at work.
Fuck.

**doebedoe** · 01-27-2019, 07:46 PM

Wind overnight was magic for Loveland today.

I've given up trying to ski powder inbounds in the Front Range. But I'll take soft windbuff, smoothed bumps and no crowds every day of the year.

The new lift on 1 means I can ski my legs out in 2-3hrs. What lift is more efficient in vertical to time to steepness? The new HSQ is 990' in 2.6 minutes.

**The AD** · 01-27-2019, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

Thought you weren't coming this side of the hill. Could have said hi at least. Thursday has to be one of the better days in the past few years. At least from my vantage point at work.
Fuck.

We drove in for the day from Breck after seeing the snow report. We made the right call for sure. Only thing that sucked was one of my friends broke his collar bone that day. Skiing back to chair 5 and caught an edge and went down on his shoulder. Right at the lift. Riding the lift back up he's like "this doesn't feel right. I feel something moving in my shoulder that shouldn't be." That's the reason I shot this at PHQ. He'll be out for a few weeks, anyway.

**pow_pow~** · 01-27-2019, 08:07 PM

any website recommendations for snow reports/forecasts?

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-27-2019, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by pow_pow~

any website recommendations for snow reports/forecasts?

Jump on the bandwagon:

https://opensnow.com/dailysnow/colorado

**smmokan** · 01-27-2019, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by doebedoe

The new lift on 1 means I can ski my legs out in 2-3hrs. What lift is more efficient in vertical to time to steepness? The new HSQ is 990' in 2.6 minutes.

Birds of Prey at Beaver Creek?

**cmsummit** · 01-27-2019, 09:25 PM

Yesterday was one for the books.....

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**doebedoe** · 01-27-2019, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by smmokan

Birds of Prey at Beaver Creek?

Technically no: 332ft/minute vertical @ Birds of Prey vs 381ft/minute. In reality: probably just as or more efficient.

Santiago @ Keystone is 364.

All this based on liftblog.com

**simple** · 01-28-2019, 06:32 AM

Omg those EV photos

**FussyDutchman** · 01-28-2019, 07:11 AM

Summit won the weekend!

**Fritz** · 01-28-2019, 08:13 AM

Great shots Summit

**summit** · 01-28-2019, 08:20 AM

kickass cmsummit! I had good turns but not that good! (and we talked about going there

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Keystone 9300ft Overcast Snowing S1-2 21F calm 300-500m viz

**fastfred** · 01-28-2019, 06:54 PM

to combat the hoot in Annie in the I 70 bitch forum. I offer photos. This weekend did not suck. Plenty of far off places to still go. And when you only see three people after the trailhead parking lot it's money. And the snow. ..

**The SnowShow** · 01-28-2019, 07:05 PM

Ridiculous East Vail pics. Fuuuuck!!

It’s definitely money out there and there are infinite places to go to escape the hordes. Most tourons are just programmed to do the same 4 mountains and towns.

**Underoos** · 01-28-2019, 08:38 PM

Fresh light snow this morning. No one around.

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First black diamond for the big guy.

**RonMexico** · 01-28-2019, 09:25 PM

^rad!

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**Danno** · 01-28-2019, 10:58 PM

Nice!

**SkiBall** · 01-28-2019, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

We drove in for the day from Breck after seeing the snow report. We made the right call for sure. Only thing that sucked was one of my friends broke his collar bone that day. Skiing back to chair 5 and caught an edge and went down on his shoulder. Right at the lift. Riding the lift back up he's like "this doesn't feel right. I feel something moving in my shoulder that shouldn't be." That's the reason I shot this at PHQ. He'll be out for a few weeks, anyway.

Damn, that is too bad. Hope not a season ender.
I sometimes get kicked around right before that west/north entrance when I am gassed from the run. Surprised I haven't taken a bad tumble there...yet. Sometimes I drop right in on top of it which is better.

**The AD** · 01-29-2019, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

Damn, that is too bad. Hope not a season ender.

I think he'd only skied a couple days with his Epic pass, too. Haven't heard yet what his prognosis is. The doctor at Vail suggested since the break was near the end of the bone it could require surgery. He lives in the Bay Area, so hopefully the Tahoe resorts have a good Spring snowpack and he'll be able to get in some late season skiing.

**SkiBall** · 01-29-2019, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

I think he'd only skied a couple days with his Epic pass, too. Haven't heard yet what his prognosis is. The doctor at Vail suggested since the break was near the end of the bone it could require surgery. He lives in the Bay Area, so hopefully the Tahoe resorts have a good Spring snowpack and he'll be able to get in some late season skiing.

I believe he can get a partial re-imbursement on his pass for next year if he is out. Worth the call.
And thank you for leaving something for me. Just spent the day today and I was freaking amazed of all the leftovers I found. Reported 1" last night so my expectations were low but wanted to get out there. There is a ton of powder that got missed by the throngs.

Lastly, which mag is this? Naughty boy.
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