Colorado 2018-19 Colorado Weather and Stoke

[headybrew]

Regarding A-Basin going independent

I sent them an email yesterday letting them know if they drop off the Epic pass that I would buy a double down season pass. If they don't hear from their customers how will they ever make good decisions? Wouldn't hurt for more people to start emailing them the same thing.

And true to my word I purchased a Double Down pass today. Really hoping it gets all the unannounced benefits of next years pass but we'll see.

 

[mikel]

Visibility is getting better this afternoon. You can actually see into Prospect

 

[mikel]

View attachment 66084 Visibility is getting better this afternoon. You can actually see into Prospect

 

[mikel]

@Core2 looks like a new winter storm warning has been issued. I was hoping for at least 1 blue bird day but it doesn’t look like that will happen.

 

[Core2]

@Core2 looks like a new winter storm warning has been issued. I was hoping for at least 1 blue bird day but it doesn’t look like that will happen.

I decided to ski Purgatory today. Had about two hours of sun now the clouds and snow are rolling in. Atmosphere seems primed for a big dump.

 

[PinnacleJim]

Had a great morning at Copper. Cold but not much wind and decent sun. Only an inch or two fresh, but Bowls were skiing very nicely. Surprising large crowd in Copper Bowl for a Wednesday.

 

[nay]

Patrol was bringing down some decent slides in Super Bowl yesterday morning, but then opened at least some of these aspects because people were hiking up to Wild Child.

 

[BC.]

Question for the CO crew.....starting to plan for a quick family Easter trip.... 4/19-23. With the winter ur having...u think all resorts in play this late in April this year?

*We have been going to Mammoth over Easter....but airfare is outrageous into RNO this year...so thinking DEN and I70 resorts. (Have been to most/all of them...but never this late in April)

 

[TexasStout]

@BC.

Vail closes April 21
Beaver Creek closes April 14

Those two are at lower elevation so Vail is likely to maybe not be in prime condition for your trip due to melting. I may be wrong, but I'd expect a lot of freeze, thaw and afternoon corn to slush.

Breck, Winter Park, Loveland and A basin, because of higher elevation are likely to be in good shape for your visit. I'm planning on making a long weekend trip the week before you and will be skiing Breck, Loveland and A Basin.

 

[BC.]

@BC.

Vail closes April 21
Beaver Creek closes April 14

Those two are at lower elevation so Vail is likely to maybe not be in prime condition for your trip due to melting.

Breck, Winter Park, Loveland and A basin, because of higher elevation are likely to be in good shape for your visit. I'm planning on making a long weekend trip the week before you and will be skiing Breck, Loveland and A Basin.

Thanks....I was hopefully targeting those same 3....Breck, LL, AB.....for those same reasons...

 

[TexasStout]

Thanks....I was hopefully targeting those same 3....Breck, LL, AB.....for those same reasons...

A couple years ago, i skied Loveland on April 29th with very good snow conditions and it then dumped a foot of fresh the next 24hrs.

This pic was before the fresh snow arrived.

 

[dbostedo]

@BC. last year I skied Loveland on 4/21/18 and got 9" of new fluffy snow and high temps in the 20's. Hope you get the same...

 

[nay]

Luv on April 30th last year.

 

[nay]

Given recent low end accums, I am surprised to see 14” as a range in SW flow...but there is some jet enhancement so maybe...

 

[mikel]

For the winter storm warning at the beginning of this week the 1-2’ predicted for Telluride turned out to be 6”. Now pretty much the same prediction is happening for this warning. Based on the CDOT alerts this morning it looks like the place to be is again Wolf Creek. @Core2 looks like you made the right call.

@hespeler not sure if you are here yet but conditions are really good. You will enjoy them. Might not get the great views especially from See for Ever but the skiing is really really good

 

[Core2]

Nuking at Wolf Creek.

 

[Freaq]

A bit nippy in the high alpine today, eh? Top of our hill was closed yesterday during a bit of a wind event but today the sugar jar was opened up and it was saweeet! A key rope was dropped and my buds and I were the first three down Waterfall, that's one I'll remember for a long time. Check out the track shot at :18. That was mosdef a season highlight but the whole day was soft, soft buff buff interspersed with deep deep pow pow. Fun, fun = )

Stava missed our first few runs......
https://www.relive.cc/view/2165786195

 

[Core2]

Very deep at Purg today. What a storm! I skied Hesperus and checked out Chapman in Durango this evening. Both have more snow than I’ve ever seen on them in the past.

 

[nay]

@Core2 did you see that Snowbowl got 54”, with almost 40” in Flagstaff? The latter broke a record set in 1915 for a 24 hour total.

 

[Core2]

@Core2 did you see that Snowbowl got 54”, with almost 40” in Flagstaff? The latter broke a record set in 1915 for a 24 hour total.

Yes, it even snowed in Scottsdale! We will be skiing into May this year in AZ.