Colorado

Things can change in a hurry, but they will have to do it soon.  The snow in the forecast looks to be a little more than a wet fart.  Frequent storms that drop drips and drabs is what we usually get.  It adds up, but this only works when they are "frequent".  Right now, it just doesn't look like that is going to happen which sucks.

fortunately, the season has just started.  Despite the lack of snow, fire hazard, low reservoir depth it's pretty awesome.

Some of the best seasons I have seen, are when it's unseasonably warm in Denver, yet it's nuking in the mountains just West.  I've got plenty of days in January and February where I've gone riding and it's snowing like hell, to come back to nice temps and sunshine.  So this nice Denver weather and good snow in the mountains does happen.  Just not right now.  It is getting time to start doing some powder hunting...  

Originally posted by Ejekted 4 years ago was like that. It was super warm all winter in Denver, and we didn't get snow in the mtns until Dec, but then it just kept dumping through 4th of July!

Fingers crossed it's that way this year since I can't even get out till after Xmas.

Boulder Class is tonight.  Free as always.

Originally posted by killclimbz I posted this up in the Knowledge base forum, but since this is a Colorado based thread... The Free Avalanche Awareness class schedule for the 2012-13 season from Friends of Berthoud Pass has been announced.  First class is this coming Tuesday.  Here is the info. Friends of Berthoud Pass 2012-13 avalanche classes FOBP is pleased to continue our free series of avalanche awareness classes for the 2012-13 season. We will provide backcountry travelers with a classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods and skills. Topics such as route selection, hazard minimization, best practices, preparedness and terrain analysis will be covered in a 2-hour classroom presentation. The course is free and open to the public. Donations are kindly accepted. No RSVP is needed. The class runs from 7:00pm until approximately 9:00pm. Full-day on-snow sessions at Berthoud Pass will be conducted in February 2013. You must attend a classroom presentation in order to register for the on-snow. MORE DATES ARE BEING ADDED, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES Tuesday, October 30 - University of Denver, Sturm Hall 281 (Lindsey Auditorium), Denver Thursday, November 15 - Bent Gate Mountaineering, Golden Monday, December 3 - CU-Boulder, location HUMN 1B50, Boulder Tuesday, December 11th - Go Lite Pearl Street Store, Boulder 8:00pm Monday Dec 17 – Denver, Oriental Theater Wednesday, December 19 - Bent Gate Mountaineering, Golden Wednesday January 9 - Wilderness Exchange, Denver 7:30pm Wednesday Jan 16 – Denver, Oriental Theater Wednesday, January 23 - Bent Gate Mountaineering, Golden Monday Jan 28 – Denver, Oriental Theater Wednesday, January 30 - CU-Boulder, location tba, Boulder

Yea, snow is on the way according to forecasts, 13-22 inches between now and tuesday

Originally posted by mluu003 Which website do you guys use for snow forcast? I use http://www.snowforecast.com/resorts/4392-keystone-resort and I dont want to be falsely excited. But if that's true, then I'm pretty stoked.

Open Snow

Cool, I used to really like snowforcast...but they recently changed up their layout and its driving me crazy.


How about an iPhone app? Which app do you guys use for snow forcast that's actually legit?

Can anyone recommend the best/cheapest options for transportation from Denver airport to Breck?  We've got a group of 8 people.

you can take a bus to frisco (greyhound) and then take the summit stage for free. i think that is a pretty good option. 

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Stop Spamming the boards with your garbage. Every post of yours is about this crap.

going on a road trip with the lady tomorrow...will probably ride loveland, a-basin and then shoot up to steamboat for a few days...trying to stay out of summit county unless there is a huge dump since i will be there in February. any advice on these places?

Originally posted by sopel10 wow it's been very very quiet here...   planning on flying in friday night - supposed to get 15 inches   renting a couch on airbnb for few bucks a night ;)   anybody going to be ridding? any resort pretty much

Wife and I are aiming for Copper on Saturday but it depends on her foot being good to go by then.

Originally posted by )(nfinit)( if you're hoping for that much snow, I suggest heading down south friday.  I hope we get a storm like that in summit, but I would say you are much more likely to see those totals at Wolf Creek.

Agreed. Even still, 6" in Summit is fine by me. We need it.

Praying for snow in Summit. Rode Keystone on Saturday and saw some the iciest conditions in a while.

Or every day on Mozart.

Just spend the whole day at Breck hitting up the park and all the peaks. Riding the bowls and tree runs...Today was the first day I fully appreciated Breck!

I don't know why I never go there. Ah, new favorite resort!

Originally posted by haiv143 Just came back from riding Copper Mt. last weekend. Everything was iced up from the negative degrees and the bowls were closed. what an unlucky year

We're actually slightly worse off right now than we were the same time last year. So since I moved to Denver 2 summers ago we've had the worst two years in history for snowfall :( Bummed big time.

don't sell out on CO, just yet.  Last year was depressing.  But this year is far from over.  Typically March/April bring the most snow, last year was the exception that broke the back of the season.  We haven't even hit Feb yet.  It's really only the Summit resorts that have been completely neglected.  Steamboat had 100" last month (not that I ride there).  

What?  We haven't had fresh snow in just over a week and the season sucks?  Yeah, it was a late start.  It does look like snow is probably going to return next week.  Middle of the season dry spell.  Hopefully it sticks around on the return through May...

Yeah this season is taking off a little slow...but still better than last season!! But it's only January!

the positive note, for some, is that you live in CO.  You could live in North Dakota where it's ridiculously cold, snows a lot, but nowhere really worth speaking to ride.  

well it looks like you can't snowboard/ski or smoke marijuana, it sounds like north dakota just sucks haha jk

Originally posted by mluu003 CO is really THAT awesome hah! Spent the day on the resort and in the town of Breckenridge today...such a nice little town! It's so touristy.

IKR? Really cool place to chill. Lots of people around with bars, restaurants and shops. But kind of a long drive from Frisco. Still worth the drive for us tourist.

Originally posted by haiv143 Originally posted by mluu003 CO is really THAT awesome hah! Spent the day on the resort and in the town of Breckenridge today...such a nice little town! It's so touristy. IKR? Really cool place to chill. Lots of people around with bars, restaurants and shops. But kind of a long drive from Frisco. Still worth the drive for us tourist.

Yeah, an 8 mile drive from Frisco to Breck is REALLLLLLY long...