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The Colorado Conditions, Meet ups and General Talk Thread

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I know it's early, but damn, we need some snow.

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That shit looks like a repeat of last season.
 
#1,138 ·
I dont give a shit. Ill be out sliding on whatever snow is available, every day. Im currently moving into a 3bed/3 bath that is about 100' yards to the lionshead gondola. Fucking hate moving. Only good thing os its all just packed in storage since our place for the pats few years was furnished. Fucking hate moving.
 
#1,148 ·
I hoping that this is a sign of things to come. Hopefully this moisture hangs around till well into spring. :hope:

Realistically, it probably won't be better than 2010-11 season or as bad as the 2011-12 season. At this point I would be pretty happy with an average snowfall season as long is it comes down consistently and without any monthlong droughts.
 
#1,149 ·
Looks like they are predicting 5-7" above 10k and over a foot above 12k tonight. Should be enough to do some snow sliding at the grassy spots at Bert and Loveland passes. The good news is that most of it should melt, not leaving a layer that causes those nasty avalanche conditions we saw late last season. If you can get out Monday morning, grab those rock boards and hit a pass.
 
#1,155 ·
guys guys check this out, 2014-2013 = 1, because this year is going to be number 1 in snowfall! this doesnt happen with any other consecutive year. 2013 - 2012 = oh shit.
 
#1,159 ·
i dont know, but speaking of partaking of do you know if illuminati snowboards has a relationship to the illuminati community? That would be weird, and sick! it would give me powders!
 
#1,164 · (Edited)
It's sticking around high up here in Breck which has me worried. . Also Tahoe is getting hit right now.
??? I gotta ask the stoopid noob question on this one??? I thought "Early Snow" was a Good thing? Based on BA's & AcroPhile's comments, I presume If it's too much, too early, it creates or can become a dangerous (unstable?) base layer later? ..and if so, since it's the bottom most layer, has the potential to produce bigger, more massive avalanches with the entire later snowpack on top?
 
#1,166 ·
OK! Thanks, Wow! I didn't realize that the whole "wishing for snow" thing is a lot trickier in the mountains than it is on the little hills around here! :dunno:
 
#1,168 ·
The early snow thing is such a huge problem for both the backcountry rider and resort operator. A-Basin miscalculated it last year and had patrons get caught in a slide in late April. The culprit was snow from October. Persistant weak layers form at this time of year that haunt you all season. I guess that is why they call them "persistent".

Every year we have it to some degree but last season was especially scary and deadly.
 
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