It has not stopped over here, really light sometimes and heavy at others. Have some pictures from vail pass today. There was 12-18" fresh with grass and rocks for base. Face shots were able to be had. Heading home now.
My parents have 4 feet of wet heavy snow in the Black Hills of SD, kinda by Terry Peak. Powerline in their back yard snapped and trees are falling over.
Figures CO would have a awesome early season since I'm working in Canada. I don't even think the resorts here make snow!
This is not an "awesome" early season. Two years ago we got a bunch of October snow then almost nothing until almost all the resorts closed.
This is too early to tell but sure is fun right now. I decided to take a pass to get things done. If we can get two or three more storms over the next two three weeks. We could very well be having an awesome early season. Got to wait and see. People will definitely have fun in this. Keep in mind too that for some people this is going to be their season. People get injured every year during these first snows and are done. There isn't any base to fall on yet you still can't see what is underneath. Grassy areas are the smart call right now. Like that VP spot. Not everyone is smart.
This is just first real accumulation stoke for people. Be safe and smart we have 9 more months of this.
KC is right this is far from Awesome! The record winter 3 years ago I was riding 18 inches of fresh opening day at Breck and by Thanksgiving the whole mountain was open top to bottom.
Can someone give me a lesson on why you would want this first pre season snow to melt off? Here on the east when we get any snow we pray it stays and blow as much as possible, temps permitting.
Just me guessing but does it have to do with it creating a slick icy base and then when it actually starts to snow, the snow builds on top and is very poppy or avalanche prone??? I like learning these type of things!
Because if it doesn't and we don't have consistent storms and cold, then it will all turn to facets creating a rotten base and in turn creating a persistent snowpack stability issue.
Early snows are fun, but in reality it's generally best if it held off or everything melts off then winter really gets started say mid-November.
IF. It won't. It's still early October. The next storm isn't until next Thursday with mountain highs approaching the 50s between now and then. All of this is melting off. Thankfully.
Actually I'd prefer the late November scenario. It is likely that this October snow is going to fuck the snowpack for the season. Meaning the bc will be sketch as usual. The steep terrain at various resorts will take that much longer to open as a result too. Better seasons start at the end of November. 10-11? Anyone remember that one?
Didn't it start early in October that year and just keep snowing? Resorts were open nearly 100% by Thanksgiving. Abasin had the earliest opening of Montezuma bowl ever that year.
Totally fun. Saw some amazing pics from one of the passes yeaterday. Full on blower. Thin of course but it sounded like at 12k it was around 16".
Keep in mind this was the "freebie". If this doesn't all melt, which it probably won't, there will be real avy danger. There was a woman(maybe a man) killed on a grassy slope with thin coverage like this in the late 90's I believe. Got carried into trees or rocks died from trauma.
There is a recorded avalanche death in every month of the year in this state, so keep your eyes open. It should be obvious and easy to avoid as long as you are looking for it.
Sorry to be the buzzkill. This is fun shit going on right now.
heading up to denver on tuesday, to play a gig at beta on friday.
is it at all likely that abasin or loveland will be open next weekend? i saw BA said something about weds as a rumored opening - don't really care about the insane crowds, just think it would be cool to ride a bit of snow on the way home sometime next weekend... nothing here opens up till 11/16, and we definitely don't have anymore snow, it's all melted now. will probably bring a board just in case!
id be very surprised if either loveland or abasin are not open by next weekend!another smaller storm should roll-in thurs night and cap off the snowmaking. expect one short run at each place.
You say you don't care about the insane crowds... until you actually see them.
You really want to drive all the way up to A-Bay and drop the cash for a single day lift ticket to wait in ungodly lines to make a couple of Chinese downhills on a dangerously overcrowded WROD? More power to ya if you do, but that's what you're looking at.
The secret to the A basin WROD is get there early, fuck emotions and peoples feelings, and snake everyone! After you've done that go to Loveland far less of a line.
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