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  1. #1
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    Turns all Year - Colorado

    Hi all,

    Haven't posted on this site in a long while. We are still getting some turns over in Colorado. I made a few videos about it. Figured some might be interested. Only a couple more months till things start freshening up! - Tim

    July Turns


    August Turns

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    Turns all Year - Colorado

    Snowblades FTW!

    Looks like fun!

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    Cool!

    Got some other novel locales if you're heading back out for more.

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    Thanks both.

    September turns are right around the corner with no location planed yet...

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    Here's Mays turns too.



    I've got an absolutely sufferfest of a day from June but have not put that footage together yet. Turns out biking to hiking to skinning, is hard. I'll be sure to share that when I reminiscence on it..

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    Quote Originally Posted by shredforfun View Post
    Here's Mays turns too.



    I've got an absolutely sufferfest of a day from June but have not put that footage together yet. Turns out biking to hiking to skinning, is hard. I'll be sure to share that when I reminiscence on it..
    That looked fun.

    Biking to hiking to skinning? Let me guess: something in the IPW near Brainard Lake?

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    BIngo! North of Brainard, Sawtooth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shredforfun View Post
    BIngo! North of Brainard, Sawtooth.
    Ooo, even more grueling than I was thinking (Mt Toll).

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    Thread hijack but you may enjoy my July turns in T-ride...


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    Fantastic.

    More Summer turns in Colorado than Winter turns in Wales. Well played.

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    Nice. Skyscraper glacier is pretty fun. Hit that for September turns last year. September is a pretty fun month to ski, as it typically requires travel outside of Utah, and brings us to places we otherwise wouldn't go/ski. This year, timpanogos is still in for September, but I've got better ideas....

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    I'm in telluride for the next week. What's the best place in the western slope to find snow? I'm willing to drive a few hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skiATL View Post
    Nice. Skyscraper glacier is pretty fun. Hit that for September turns last year. September is a pretty fun month to ski, as it typically requires travel outside of Utah, and brings us to places we otherwise wouldn't go/ski. This year, timpanogos is still in for September, but I've got better ideas....

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    Rad. I am still figuring out my September turns too. Should be a good one though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jorion View Post
    I'm in telluride for the next week. What's the best place in the western slope to find snow? I'm willing to drive a few hours.
    Sorry, I am not familiar with the area. Let me know what you find through, I'd be interested!

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    So, there doesn't seem to be much in the immediate vicinity of Telluride.

    I skied this today:

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    The turns were not epic but the scenery was.

    The coolest thing was that some old ski tracks there were actually higher than the rest of the snow patch. I guess churning up cleaner snow meant that the tracks are melting out slower than the dirtier snow.

    There's just a sad little patch in the Alta Lakes area, and a tiny, sadder patch in Gold King Basin.

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    New snow in Montana has me jealous. Last time I got to ski fresh snow was back in May. So I made a video of it of course. Check it out!


    Fresh snow fell in the Colorado's Front Range in late May 2017. We went up towards Heart Lake/ Rogers Pass from Moffat Tunnel -
    East Portal. Unfortunately the rapid warming made for poor avalanche conditions and we had to stay down low. Still never a bad time when backcountry skiing fresh tracks on May 21st.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jorion View Post
    So, there doesn't seem to be much in the immediate vicinity of Telluride.

    I skied this today:

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    The turns were not epic but the scenery was.

    The coolest thing was that some old ski tracks there were actually higher than the rest of the snow patch. I guess churning up cleaner snow meant that the tracks are melting out slower than the dirtier snow.

    There's just a sad little patch in the Alta Lakes area, and a tiny, sadder patch in Gold King Basin.
    A for effort! Way to get after it!

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    September turns were a little sharp.



    I have a good feeling October turns will be much better. Thanks for checking out my videos!

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    June turns were fun, if not perfectly successful. Sawtooth's North East face skied really well, but we didn't get a chance to make it to the top. Maybe next time. Thanks for checking out the videos.



    Assuming I get some turns in next weekend, I will have completed my 1st turns all years!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shredforfun View Post
    June turns were fun, if not perfectly successful. Sawtooth's North East face skied really well, but we didn't get a chance to make it to the top. Maybe next time. Thanks for checking out the videos.



    Assuming I get some turns in next weekend, I will have completed my 1st turns all years!
    I love this thread ! Don’t know why your not getting more posts in here.

    With ABasin open and snow on the ground, your October turns should be easy to do !

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    Quote Originally Posted by WTF is dat View Post
    I love this thread ! Don’t know why your not getting more posts in here.

    With ABasin open and snow on the ground, your October turns should be easy to do !
    Thanks Man! Glad you enjoy it. Ill keep it going for sure!

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    We did it! Successfully got a turn in every month since last November. I plan to continue this for as long as I can. October was a little dry over here in Colorado. Orginal plan was to go into RMNP and ski off trail ridge if possible. But Friday the road closed for the season and we didn't realize that till we were in the car. So we went back to Saint Vrain Mountain to look for a snow patch. The wind had filled in a small spot for us to get a handful of turns. November should be more plentiful! Thanks for watching.



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    Quote Originally Posted by shredforfun View Post
    September turns were a little sharp.



    I have a good feeling October turns will be much better. Thanks for checking out my videos!
    Commitment . Nicely done.

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    Good effort!


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    Keystone is fucking lame. But, deadly.

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    Thanks both, glad you appreciate it. I've certainly enjoyed it. A great excuse to get out in the mountains regularly.

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