Oh, I wish!
It started snowing at my place yesterday afternoon and I was worried we were in for huge tree damage with liquid slush falling from the sky. What stuck to the roads was literally see-through down to the road. But then snow levels went back up a few hundred feet and it was all rain. It wouldn’t have needed to be much colder at 7,400’ for this to have been 4’ of liquid cement.5"+ of RAIN in my house in Denver. This is just nuts. Thankfully the upslope was deep and looking at the cams A-Basin has gotten at least a Foot of snow from this and its still dumping up there. I cant make it up today though. Amazing may pow day for those who can.
noIs this the end of the 23 year mega drought finally?
It just never ends then.
I've always heard it will take several years of good precip to be fully out of a long drought. I guess it's about refilling lakes, streams, ground water, etc. Can that happen in one year in CO?It just never ends then.
Abasin was a bit of a shit show because they lost power. All open lifts were running on diesel and loading half capacity at most. Lenawee was only loading 3 per chair and then only every other chair. Light was super flat and the snow was warm and heavy. I gave up and went home. But, I did ski another birthday.
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It started snowing at my place yesterday afternoon and I was worried we were in for huge tree damage with liquid slush falling from the sky. What stuck to the roads was literally see-through down to the road. But then snow levels went back up a few hundred feet and it was all rain. It wouldn’t have needed to be much colder at 7,400’ for this to have been 4’ of liquid cement.
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Is this the end of the 23 year mega drought finally?
This. How neat.Abasin was a bit of a shit show because they lost power. All open lifts were running on diesel and loading half capacity at most. Lenawee was only loading 3 per chair and then only every other chair. Light was super flat and the snow was warm and heavy. I gave up and went home. But, I did ski another birthday.
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Headed to Loveland tomorrow. It may be my last day skiing this season on this continent.
I assume you’ll be touring?
I thought they had discouraged the use of the word “drought” because that makes it seem as if it is a temporary thing, where it should be viewed as the new normal. (Don’t ask me who “they” is, exactly…)