Weekend (2/22-2/23) Forecast, and the Snow Continues …

Forecast: Saturday (2/22): Partly cloudy, light snow possible, highs in the low 30s, winds at 10 mph or less. Sunday (2/23): Partly cloudy, light snow possible, highs in the mid-20s, light westerly winds but gusts potentially increasing later in the day. Forecast Discussion: It’s been a wonderfully snow February so far, and every indication is […]

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Updated Saturday Night to Tuesday (2/15-2/18) System – Prediction of 2-20” (Not Joking)

A quick update on the Saturday night through Tuesday snow totals, as the models are all over the map.  You should have low confidence in any forecast based upon these insane differences (2” to 20”).  Some models are picking up jet streak lift, and others are not, which is why the discrepancies are so extreme.  […]

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Updated President’s Day Weekend (2/15-2/16) Forecast

Forecast: Saturday (2/15): Partly cloudy, dusting of snow possible, highs in the mid-20s, west winds around 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Sunday (2/16): Light snow, highs around 30, southwest winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Forecast Discussion: After a relatively dry January, it’s nice that we’ve been in a snowy cycle.  […]

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Weekend (2/15-2/16) Forecast – Some Snow During the Week, Possible Storm on President’s Day

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. […]

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Analysis of Thursday to Saturday Storm and Lessons Learned

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 […]

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