Colorado 2017-18 Colorado Weather and Stoke

[Snowfan]

@Doug Briggs do you know where that is? ^^^ Maybe I can fix it Tuesday if no one else has ...

Doug will ride his Santa Cruz and fix it. He is a Mastersmechanic.

 

[nay]

 

[Core2]

They blowing any snow at Abay and Loveland? Doesn't look like it on the cams. I'd imagine this storm is going to give them a huge bump towards opening?

 

[Monique]

Yeah, I think they're both blowing.

http://unofficialnetworks.com/2017/09/25/a-basin-fires-up-snowmaking-racetoopen-begins/

 

[SBrown]

They blowing any snow at Abay and Loveland? Doesn't look like it on the cams. I'd imagine this storm is going to give them a huge bump towards opening?

They are blowing, but it's too warm right at this moment, if that's what you're looking at.

 

[nay]

Here's 14 minutes of Loveland peeps walking around in case you're wondering about the poor base building snow 'round here, and whether or not opening is nigh.

 

[Monique]

Just arrived in Breck. The snow is HEAVY and spring-y.

 

[Blue Streak]

This is just SICK!

 

[nay]

Well this is a good start at the Grizzly Peak Snotel. Serious water content in that first major snow.



Not sure why 2017 (last season) is refusing to chart.

 

[nay]

Imagine this will get us open at the end of next week.

 

[dlague]

Imagine this will get us open at the end of next week.

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We can only hope! But it is looking pretty good right now. However, I will give a day or two past opening - gets crazy at A Basin.

 

[ski otter 2]

Ahhh, but in some ways a good kind of crazy. As long as you show up mostly to bask in the beginning of the season, and don't expect more than a few uncluttered runs, either early or late.

 

[Ken_R]

So far it has been a fairly cool fall here in the Denver area.

 

[Michael R.]

First tracks of the 17-18 season were made today. We could've waited 15 minites longer for the snow to soften up, but there was good coverage all around if you knew where to go. Snow in the lower portion of the trees skied softer than the top. Only one creek crossing, and it was only about 2 feet wide. Not bad for early October

 

[mikel]

I think it is getting to be that time for the snow tires to go back on. This is from the parking lot at Luv looking in the general direction of chair 4 / Patrol Bowl yesterday afternoon. It was snowing pretty good.

 

[Ron]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions
including during the morning commute on Monday. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with localized amounts up to 12
inches, are expected.

* WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains, Gore and Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys and Flat Tops. This includes
both Rabbit Ears and Vail Passes.

* WHEN...9 PM Sunday to 6 PM Monday. The heaviest accumulations
are expected Sunday night into Monday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 30 mph will cause
patchy blowing and drifting snow.

 

[coskigirl]

 

[surfandski]

So stoked on the pics everybody! I've still got 82 days until I arrive in CO so I'll live vicariously thru y'all in the meantime. After a nuclear bone scan and MRI last week it looking like the Dr is going to scope my ankle and possibly remove some of the hardware in early November which is a crap shoot this late in the game but I'm believing it will allow me to charge rather than suffer this winter.

I realize early starts don't guarantee big seasons but I have a feeling it's going to be a sweet winter!

 

[mikel]

Hey Dane, I will shoot you an sms with some other shots. The drive back to Copper from Luv was more like winter than I expected.

Glad to see the high pressure backed up and kept Nate out in the Gulf and away from you guys. Sorry for the people in New Orleans though. Good luck with the scope.

 

[Blue Streak]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions
including during the morning commute on Monday. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with localized amounts up to 12
inches, are expected.

* WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains, Gore and Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys and Flat Tops. This includes
both Rabbit Ears and Vail Passes.

* WHEN...9 PM Sunday to 6 PM Monday. The heaviest accumulations
are expected Sunday night into Monday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 30 mph will cause
patchy blowing and drifting snow.

Fun times on Rabbit Ears