Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[snowaddict91]

aw, crap, I am camping at the bottom of it over Labor Day.

It would be a long shuttle, but I believe you could drive in the back way to spring creek through Taylor Park. I'm not sure exactly where the bridges/closure extends to though.

Glad I got my Dr. visit in a couple weeks ago!

[snowaddict91]

Well shit. Was supposed to go to Gunnison tomorrow, I have a feeling that's not happening.

From Gunnison Dispatch:

CR 26 Brush Fire

8/2/24 at 9:00 p.m. Due to a brush fire on CR 26, traffic releases are suspended until further notice so that fire crews can work in the area.

[goldenboy]

Well shit. Was supposed to go to Gunnison tomorrow, I have a feeling that's not happening.

From Gunnison Dispatch:

CR 26 Brush Fire

8/2/24 at 9:00 p.m. Due to a brush fire on CR 26, traffic releases are suspended until further notice so that fire crews can work in the area.

CR 26 Brush Fire

Update 9:50pm
Crews on the scene are advising the fire is contained and openings on CR 26 will resume as normal tomorrow morning (8/3).

You're good to go

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[Danno]

60s and rainy today. Great for the fires. But kinda weird for August!

[North]

It would be a long shuttle, but I believe you could drive in the back way to spring creek through Taylor Park. I'm not sure exactly where the bridges/closure extends to though.

Glad I got my Dr. visit in a couple weeks ago!

You can get to it from the Taylor side. Dirt in that area (Doctor's below Matchless) is a peanut butter-y tire clogging mess at the moment with all the moisture we've been getting.

[The SnowShow]

Looks really wet for Leadville 100 MTB tomorrow. Anyone here riding in it?

[PeteDee]

Wild stats re: conditions for recent FR fires
https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/08/n...nge-wildfires/

For Lyons "It went from the second-wettest period on record for January through April to the driest on record for May 1 through Aug. 6"

Plus some bonus info later in article on the sinking ship that is mcphee rez

[Foggy_Goggles]

https://www.winterparkresort.com/med...-park-unlocked

Here we go!

[goldenboy]

https://www.winterparkresort.com/med...-park-unlocked

Here we go!

They used ALL the "words", ha. The Telluride/Mountain Village style gondola seems cool, and the Vasquez expansion has been in the plans for 40ish years anyway. It's still hard for me to picture the base area as having anything but West Portal and the Balcony House since that's all it was for the few hundred days I skied there.

What's the local take on all that plan?

[skaredshtles]

https://www.winterparkresort.com/med...-park-unlocked

Here we go!

Looks like they are doing all the things!

[ASmileyFace]

So damn ambitious. Adding a telluride style gondola is genius.

[fastfred]

Silly me wheres the part where they will make a contractual agreement to build 800 units of low income housing?

How about the part where they are pledging to help design and pay a percentage of the cost for highway upgrades and interchanges. And maybe throw down some long term funding money for the bustang and Pegasus programs.

Fuck these cunts. All their dicks need to be slapped around fuck this non stop development all of the state with no real thinking is bulkshit

[skaredshtles]

Silly me wheres the part where they will make a contractual agreement to build 800 units of low income housing?

How about the part where they are pledging to help design and pay a percentage of the cost for highway upgrades and interchanges. And maybe throw down some long term funding money for the bustang and Pegasus programs.

Fuck these cunts. All their dicks need to be slapped around fuck this non stop development all of the state with no real thinking is bulkshit

They're banking on the destination traveler... to hell with the Front Range market. Buncha cheap day-tripping fuckers, them.

[Name Redacted]

They're banking on the destination traveler... to hell with the Front Range market. Buncha cheap day-tripping fuckers, them.

They get a damn train!

[Foggy_Goggles]

There is absolutely nothing new in the PR/marketing spew. Generally, I think it is good as there is terrain/capacity expansion and the gondola a part of public transportation/getting to the ski area seems like a good idea.

A couple thinks as I understanding them. Alterra/Winter Park is pretty much out of parking options at the ski area. Its all FS land. So you get private land in town. I think there is an attempt to chase some federal funding similar to how the ToWP got grants for the transportation center and the new bus barn.

CDOT and the Feds have told Grand County don't hold your breath on Hwy 40 improvements. Fun fact, it the 80s, there was a proposal to divert 40 onto Kings Crossing and the town turned in down. So we have the proposed Fraser Valley Parkway as an unfunded long term alternative from Tabernash to the new Gondi by way on the bus barn.

We have water and we have land already platted for development so that basically just becomes "Use by Right" my understanding is that this is a bit different than Summit and Eagle Counties for example. The Subdivision Improvement Agreements are in place and the preliminary plats are done. IMO, every lot served by a municipal WSD with capacity will be development. The Town Boundries of Fraser and WP are pretty interesting.

[goldenboy]

Ah man, "king's crossing", that's something I haven't heard in a long time. Brings up some great memories.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Speaking of memories, Beavers Lodge. I used to manage the ski shop back behind there that shared a building with the snowmobile rental outfit. The Lodge and the Lodge employees where bottom of the barrel back then. It was just a low brow ski lodge in the mid 90s and everything that came with it.

And no, its not a historical structure worth saving. Neither is the barn on the 4 bar 4. And as mentioned, none of this shit is a secret. The Sky Hi article talks about Roam Phase 1 being 218 units. If you know the geography think about everything on the East Side of 40 from CR8 to Rollins being developed. That is all private property that is platted. And, my opinion, that is why the Fraser Valley Parkway, Gondi, and Transportation plan are so important. All that traffic needs to access 40 between Fraser and the Ski Area. And it sounds like the State mostly doesn't care.

[Foggy_Goggles]

for the tldr crowd, I think this came up before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sXaMnLomVE

[fastfred]

Brown pow and hero dirt

[Foggy_Goggles]

Stroller Moms and Johnny XC are messing with my Yankee Doodle Strava time

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[Name Redacted]

Sadly I have been on my mtb only like 10-15 times this summer. The dirt bike has been so damn addictive.

[North]

Complete opposite for me. Dirt so good this summer compared to least year's dustbowl. Good dirt = mtb. Bad dirt = moto. Still have 40hrs or so on the dirtscoot. No complaints.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Too many hobbies not enough time! Good problems. Mostly I just wanna fly, ski, snowmobile and explore new places. I try and ride my bike 2=3x per week.

[smmokan]

Complete opposite for me. Dirt so good this summer compared to least year's dustbowl. Good dirt = mtb. Bad dirt = moto. Still have 40hrs or so on the dirtscoot. No complaints.

We'll be in town for a few days next week; if you see us out on the trails, say hi!

[fastfred]

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/vail-tunnel-i-70/

when you bought a house in a truck stop that pretends to be a ski town