The wrath of February

This is what it looked like at the top of Lift 1 yesterday. This storm came roaring in from the northwest and lashed Boulder with 90 mph winds, dropping about a foot at Loveland.

Slam dunk that this weekend will be extraordinary (by '11-'12 season standards), except Saturday promises windchills to -25 degrees.So...we are considering our next move carefully.

Day 7, up there

Best snow of the season yesterday at Loveland, even if that's not saying much. More coming tonight, and Tues - Wed night. And maybe a little next weekend. We can't exactly fall back to the "well, it's early in the season" bromide - no, it's halfway through the season and the Upper C basin is looking like 75%, and Animas about 78%. And yes, we know the big snow months of March and April are still ahead, but they'll have to be really big to make up for what's a lousy, even if improving, snowpack year.

Hate to sound grouchy, but it makes me grouchy.


Oh, and we're happy to report that our new boots (Dalballo Axion 9's) don't hate us. At least not as much as the Technica's did. They're Italian, so we have that pasta and decadent dessert thing in common.

Saying goodbye to the high?

The stubborn dome of high pressure that has been send snowstorms north and around Colorado and Utah appears to be running out of juice - the good folks at snowforecast.com are promising heavy snows toward the end of this month.

Went up yesterday, only fourth day so far this season. Awesome weather, and for a thin-cover day, the snow was actually not too bad. Got in 23 runs, then came home to watch the Patriots dismantle the Broncos. Should have stuck it out for 24.