Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[GPP33]

You're lucky.

Extremely lucky.

Have you skied there much?

I mean, it's still better than working, but I've had multiple "bad" days in the Butte.

Probably around 50 days. Haven't had a bad day skiing yet though, only one bad day snowboarding which ended in a broken arm. Actually most of the day was good, it was just that last run. If I'm sliding on snow it's a good day. 1st time I went to CB was in Feb 08, record breaking year, I think it snowed every day for the week we were there with multiple ~2' days, set the bar high for me but I keep going back.

[bean]

I doubt you'll get any first-hand knowledge about Hourglass conditions, the snowflake-chasers are done for the year. There might be some ice but certainly no snow on a high west aspect down there this year. Unless there's some reason it has to be this year, I'd hold off until another season unless we get a couple good upslopes.

[doebedoe]

Abysmal. I drove through last weekend, the Culebra range was almost totally bare on Thursday afternoon, they got a little snow but it almost entirely melted out by Saturday morning. I only saw the northern part of the range from I-25 but it looked similarly terrible.

Also this is after the range was socked in all day:

Better hope that Monday night storm delivers.

Looks like good backpacking in the Sangres by April.

[skaredshtles]

You're doing it wrong.

Wouldn't be the 1st time.

I think maybe "bad" wasn't the right word...

Or maybe I'm getting too old, cynical, and my standards are too high?

[adrenalated]

Wouldn't be the 1st time.

I think maybe "bad" wasn't the right word...

Or maybe I'm getting too old, cynical, and my standards are too high?

Maybe you went to CBMR to ski pow?
That's doing it wrong. You don't go to CBMR to ski pow. You go there to ski terrain.

[skaredshtles]

Maybe you went to CBMR to ski pow?
That's doing it wrong. You don't go to CBMR to ski pow. You go there to ski terrain.

So... the "bad" days (I gotta quit calling them that) were, exclusively, days in which NONE of the "terrain" was open.

But yeah - I was probably doing that wrong, too - but I was younger and dumber... so... it may just be that I'm stupid.

[simple]

These pulses of storms keep coming through. Really crazy weather. Not much snow though.

[goldenboy]

Maybe you went to CBMR to ski pow?
That's doing it wrong. You don't go to CBMR to ski pow. You go there to ski terrain.

This. Although there was pow to be skied today. Until most of the lifts closed. We got on one of the last Silver Queen chairs and pretty quickly decided it might be worth putting the bar down

Wonder what the chances for the "Bland Reverse" this year given the weather...

[hawkgt]

You don't go to CBMR to ski pow. You go there to ski terrain.

Every trip to CB.

caught a 6" day years ago on high tide, that was fun but the most recent trip was couple weeks ago. Banging fast groomers, skipping through thin steeps, and knocking back spicy bloodys. Had a great time.



neighbors boots, walked up on his kid brother filling them up. I complemented him on his choice of attack. Future mag.

[skaredshtles]

So NONE of you people have skied at the Butte when NONE of the good shit was open?

I know @goldenboy must have...

[goldenboy]

So NONE of you people have skied at the Butte when NONE of the good shit was open?

I know @goldenboy must have...

Yeah, like this entire year, just about. Even so, I figure it's the same shit as every other CO resort without our steeps, just without as much traffic.

[Shredhead]

Still dumping.

[hatchgreenchile]

CB is always fun, regardless if it’s open wall to wall on a 80” base or shark city with 130” YTD.

Hammering on Rabbit Ears. 32 in town with super sloppy snow coming down (edit, back to rain )

[frosted flakes]

I was worried about rain today but had a fun storm day at Vail. Never been there before. Might have rained at some point at the base, but I only saw snow. Snowed hard early

[SkiBall]

Watching the Vail stake for today, it swells to 6" and then shrinks back to just over 3".

[goldenboy]

Watching the Vail stake for today, it swells to 6" and then shrinks back to just over 3".

Same thing in CB. Close to 9" on the cam, dumps hard, sun comes out, cam shows 6". Great day til the lifts shut down.

[ffmedic84]

Dumping hard in Breck and sticking. Hopefully it keeps up through the evening.

[Rideski]

The basin cam swells to 1 and then blows away.

[GPP33]

So NONE of you people have skied at the Butte when NONE of the good shit was open?

I know @goldenboy must have...

I could see it getting boring quick if both t bars and the gate under silver queen we’re closed. Haven’t experienced that yet.

[capulin overdrive]

I could see it getting boring quick if both t bars and the gate under silver queen we’re closed. Haven’t experienced that yet.

Did my obligatory season when there was no high lift or northface, and the twister lift turned.

There is some steeps to pick at besides bananna peel area. And keeping the groomers away from twister kept that part more interesting. We actually used to lap the twister lift quite a bit.

[adrenalated]

So NONE of you people have skied at the Butte when NONE of the good shit was open?

I know @goldenboy must have...

No, I mean, I'm not stupid.

[Jellybeans1000]

https://longrangesnowcenter.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/north-america-on-long-term-24th-march.html

My final forecast for North America on the long term. My seasonal forecast went alright this season, but the models of recent show some more snowfall for the PNW/BC, and even Colorado into April.

[The SnowShow]

Big dump for Beaver Creek

[zartagen]

Get after it!

[hatchgreenchile]

Solid bluebird pow day at Flatboat. Summit chutes delivered