Forecast: Saturday (2/15): Partly cloudy, highs in the mid-20s, westerly winds of 10-20 mph, gusts to 50 mph. Sunday (2/16): Partly cloudy, possible snow, highs in the mid-30s, southwesterly winds of 10 mph, gusts to 40 mph. Forecast Discussion: The last seven days have been incredible. 3-4 feet of snow in our backcountry patrol zone. […]
The Thursday to Saturday morning storm was huge! Within the zone of our backcountry patrol area, Eldora reported a storm total of 30”, while near our patrol zone, Loveland reported a storm total of 39”, Winter Park reported a storm total of 30”, and Ski Granby Ranch reported a storm total of 33”. It’s extraordinarily […]
Forecast: Saturday (2/8): Brief break in snow with highs around freezing, westerly winds at 20-30 mph with gusts possible up to 60 mph. Sunday (2/9): Snowy, highs around 10 degrees, winds from the east northeast at 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Forecast Discussion: We are in the middle of a big storm cycle, […]
Forecast: Saturday (2/8): Snow ending with potentially sunny afternoon, highs in the upper 20s, westerly winds 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Sunday (2/9): Increasing clouds with light snow, highs in the upper 20s, low winds (if you can believe it). Forecast Discussion: Punxsutawney Phil says winter is over, but the numerical weather models […]
Okay, I know this is a different forecast than my usual weekend backcountry patrol forecasts (posted on Tuesdays and Fridays), but I’m sure folks are wondering whether they should call in sick on Tuesday. As most people know, there’s a real upslope storm headed our way with its sights on Boulder, Golden, and our backcountry […]