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Ritfire73
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Lets not Newmy!! Dan said it perfect!!
NEED MORE SNOW!!!
OH AND SEEING THIS on the way up the mountain is never good either.
2011/12 Snowy Range snow conditions
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Lets not Newmy!! Dan said it perfect!!
NEED MORE SNOW!!!
OH AND SEEING THIS on the way up the mountain is never good either.
We need to teach you how to post pictures
I'm getting to old to look at thumbnail pics 
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Sitting here @ the friendly having breakfast and she is snowing like crazy in town.... Hope they got some up top.....
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monster967
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The winter storm warning is back! It made my pants wiggle a little.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 305 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LIKELY OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS WEEKEND... .A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW TO RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS.
Its not much but you know how it can get up top.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 305 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LIKELY OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS WEEKEND... .A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW TO RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS.
Its not much but you know how it can get up top.
Just had breakfast down there, heard that there was 8" new out by Rob Roy last night and it's still snowing. We're going up to Greenrock shortly, report later.
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HappyJack
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Avy Forcast 1.20.X2
Backcountry Avalanche Forecast for Front Range
Issued: 01/20/2012 6:02 AM by Scott Toepfer
Highlights
Very strong westerly winds continue to rake the Front Range zone. In general 1 to 8" of new snow is showing up across the zone this morning. Observers are reporting some significant wind transported snow and developing wind slabs. Some below treeline locations were reporting a light rain on Thursday. This will likely develop into a crust for the next storm cycle to interact with. Probably not in a positive way.
Humans continue to trigger slab avalanches.
The first Colorado avalanche-related fatality of the season occurred on Wednesday in the backcountry near Snowmass. Our condolences go out to family and friends. A CAIC accident investigation team visited the site on Thursday. The web site has the latest known details.
Avalanche Danger
The avalanche danger for the Front Range zone is CONSIDERABLE (Level 3) on north, northeast, east, southeast, and south aspects near treeline. The danger is MODERATE (Level 2) on north, northeast, east, southeast, and south aspects above treeline, on south aspects near treeline, and on north, northeast, east, and southeast aspects below treeline. Elsewhere, the danger is LOW.
Snow & Avalanche Discussion
Strong west-southwest winds continued on Thursday across the Front Range zone. Many windward fetches are blown clean resulting in fresh loading on north through southeast aspects. The wind slabs are forming on a variety of older snow surfaces including old wind slabs, icy crusts, surface hoar, low-density storm snow, or near surface facets. Underneath all this is a very weak foundation of large facets.
An observer in the James Peak Wilderness west of Rollinsville found extremely variable conditions especially above treeline. A natural hard slab slide (2'x125'x100') occurred on a southeast aspect above treeline.
A snowboarder triggered a soft slab on an east aspect at treeline Thursday east of Loveland Pass (No one caught). This failed into our well known faceted grains. Dimensions were reported as 2' X 150 wide X 300 vertical.
Another human triggered slide was reported above Nymph Lake on a northeast aspect but we have no other details.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to travel off compacted trails near and below treeline as the snowpack continues to loose structure and weaken.
Moderate to strong winds continue Friday. Winds this strong tend to create greatest wind loading near treeline. The highest avalanche danger is hence near treeline on north through east to southeast aspects where human-triggered slides are likely. The snowpack is highly variable due to the winds. As widespread as the weak snow is, it is not everywhere, and some slopes have stronger snow. That means you will need to carefully evaluate the terrain and snowpack as you travel.
Harder, persistent slabs in the upper half of the snowpack are the secondary avalanche concern. You are most likely to find these slabs in highly wind affected areas above treeline. Many of these slabs are supportable in start zones, but become weaker down lower where you could trigger a large slide. Triggering a persistent slab is unlikely, but still a possibility. It is also possible for a smaller, wind-slab avalanche to trigger a deeper persistent slab resulting in a large slide that could bury you.
Backcountry Avalanche Forecast for Front Range
Issued: 01/20/2012 6:02 AM by Scott Toepfer
Highlights
Very strong westerly winds continue to rake the Front Range zone. In general 1 to 8" of new snow is showing up across the zone this morning. Observers are reporting some significant wind transported snow and developing wind slabs. Some below treeline locations were reporting a light rain on Thursday. This will likely develop into a crust for the next storm cycle to interact with. Probably not in a positive way.
Humans continue to trigger slab avalanches.
The first Colorado avalanche-related fatality of the season occurred on Wednesday in the backcountry near Snowmass. Our condolences go out to family and friends. A CAIC accident investigation team visited the site on Thursday. The web site has the latest known details.
Avalanche Danger
The avalanche danger for the Front Range zone is CONSIDERABLE (Level 3) on north, northeast, east, southeast, and south aspects near treeline. The danger is MODERATE (Level 2) on north, northeast, east, southeast, and south aspects above treeline, on south aspects near treeline, and on north, northeast, east, and southeast aspects below treeline. Elsewhere, the danger is LOW.
Snow & Avalanche Discussion
Strong west-southwest winds continued on Thursday across the Front Range zone. Many windward fetches are blown clean resulting in fresh loading on north through southeast aspects. The wind slabs are forming on a variety of older snow surfaces including old wind slabs, icy crusts, surface hoar, low-density storm snow, or near surface facets. Underneath all this is a very weak foundation of large facets.
An observer in the James Peak Wilderness west of Rollinsville found extremely variable conditions especially above treeline. A natural hard slab slide (2'x125'x100') occurred on a southeast aspect above treeline.
A snowboarder triggered a soft slab on an east aspect at treeline Thursday east of Loveland Pass (No one caught). This failed into our well known faceted grains. Dimensions were reported as 2' X 150 wide X 300 vertical.
Another human triggered slide was reported above Nymph Lake on a northeast aspect but we have no other details.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to travel off compacted trails near and below treeline as the snowpack continues to loose structure and weaken.
Moderate to strong winds continue Friday. Winds this strong tend to create greatest wind loading near treeline. The highest avalanche danger is hence near treeline on north through east to southeast aspects where human-triggered slides are likely. The snowpack is highly variable due to the winds. As widespread as the weak snow is, it is not everywhere, and some slopes have stronger snow. That means you will need to carefully evaluate the terrain and snowpack as you travel.
Harder, persistent slabs in the upper half of the snowpack are the secondary avalanche concern. You are most likely to find these slabs in highly wind affected areas above treeline. Many of these slabs are supportable in start zones, but become weaker down lower where you could trigger a large slide. Triggering a persistent slab is unlikely, but still a possibility. It is also possible for a smaller, wind-slab avalanche to trigger a deeper persistent slab resulting in a large slide that could bury you.
Sweet Truck!! Coyoteman needs one like this and he could get more dogs.
That guy has a place in the Rambler. There is at least one other set up like that in the Rambler that I know of - last year it was a blue tahoe, but this year I heard they put the tracks onto a dodge diesel to get back and forth to their cabin. Nice setups.
I'd estimate probably 6 to 8" new everywhere we went today. 130 was 95% covered to Libby Creek (alot better than it has been). Went around back, then up north, it's much better today than yesterday, the new snow took the ice out that we battled yesterday, yea! We're getting there, not epic by any stretch of the imagination, at least we're gaining.
We were up last Friday and Saturday the 13th and 14th. The first day we worked across the front side and looped around to the back side near lake marie. Stayed south of NO and worked our way back across the back side of widow and came back through the gap to the truck. Yeah green rock and libby flats sucked and well...the whole front side sucked for that matter. But hell, I'm from Iowa so we are used to that kind of crap. Back side of widow wasn't too bad though.
Second day was much different.
We said forget the front side trails and jumped off trail right at green rock. Shot north working our way somewhat parallel to O. Crossed over O about a mile north of NO. Worked northwest from there and found and crossed K right where it loops to the northwest. Went north from there a mile or so before starting to loop back to the west and then south. Crossed back over K and then X. Took X sill it turns west and then jumped off and shot south to N ending up at Quealy hut. We ran into a group at the warming hut that was waiting for Search and Rescue with a woman with a broken arm. Being an EMT, I stopped in and checked on her and stayed till rescue got there(hope she is doing well). By then it was getting pretty dark so we ended up just heading back across the front side to get back to green rock.
The sleds we saw at quealy were the ONLY other sleds we saw all day other than when unloading and we didn't see a single new track anywhere we went and very few old tracks either. Found plenty of hood deep powder in the trees. A few landmines here and there but those areas were pretty easy to spot. For the most part...miles and miles of untracked fun in the trees! So like I said...very different from the first day and the front side!
Sorr for the long post! Lol. Just thought i'd let everyone know...the fluffy fun stuff is there. You just have to look for it!
Boone
Second day was much different.
We said forget the front side trails and jumped off trail right at green rock. Shot north working our way somewhat parallel to O. Crossed over O about a mile north of NO. Worked northwest from there and found and crossed K right where it loops to the northwest. Went north from there a mile or so before starting to loop back to the west and then south. Crossed back over K and then X. Took X sill it turns west and then jumped off and shot south to N ending up at Quealy hut. We ran into a group at the warming hut that was waiting for Search and Rescue with a woman with a broken arm. Being an EMT, I stopped in and checked on her and stayed till rescue got there(hope she is doing well). By then it was getting pretty dark so we ended up just heading back across the front side to get back to green rock. The sleds we saw at quealy were the ONLY other sleds we saw all day other than when unloading and we didn't see a single new track anywhere we went and very few old tracks either. Found plenty of hood deep powder in the trees. A few landmines here and there but those areas were pretty easy to spot. For the most part...miles and miles of untracked fun in the trees! So like I said...very different from the first day and the front side!
Sorr for the long post! Lol. Just thought i'd let everyone know...the fluffy fun stuff is there. You just have to look for it!
Boone
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Ritfire73
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Rode out of Albany today. Found some good snow SOUTH... much to my suprise. We found a few places where the snow was 8 to 10 inches. One meadow was bumber deep. Get off the main trails and you can find plenty of fun. On our way out it was snowing. Coming down at a fairly good rate!!
road out of Albany today and found some good snow. If you know where to look you can find some hood deep snow. It was snowing as we pulled out of the parking lot. Still need the big snow.
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JDToys
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Jake, want to thank you again for the ride a week ago Fri. Had a great time out of Greenrock Sat. and Sun. except for the four miles on O but that's a small price to pay for unmarked meadows past the warming hut. Will be at winter creek Feb. 10-13. Hope to see you guys and plan on super. We even had 3" at home yesterday. Praying for snow. John
Jake, want to thank you again for the ride a week ago Fri. Had a great time out of Greenrock Sat. and Sun. except for the four miles on O but that's a small price to pay for unmarked meadows past the warming hut. Will be at winter creek Feb. 10-13. Hope to see you guys and plan on super. We even had 3" at home yesterday. Praying for snow. John
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miko
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Just got home from Albany. We lucked out and it snowed hard while we were there. The picture was taken yesterday in a meadow off T just south of W. The trail out of Albany was thin but got better every day. We found great snow on the edges of meadows and in the trees. We had two guys with us that are new to the mountains and are probably hooked for life like the rest of us!
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Got a foot up above keystone last night
Keep it comin
Keep it comin
That's because I don't want to listen to you tell me the samething 9 times in a hour
Ritfire, we know what you really want to do to Newmy
Got a foot up above keystone last night
The 2' mark is finally covered, now let's see the 3,4,5 gondie
http://dayweather.com/keystone/crittercam2/current/camera2-1-0.jpg
Gentlemen and women, the snow is back in the Snowies. There was plenty of over-the-hood and windshield, goggle-packing snow all day Sunday. I don't know the official snowfall Saturday night but it was a great day. We stayed with the awesome folks at the Old Corral. Get your trailers loaded up and head west! PS I-80 is currently closed between Laramie and Cheyenne.
I'm having trouble getting the pics uploaded while riding down the interstate but if they worked as attachments for now, they are all off the N trail Sunday morning. Enjoy.
I'm having trouble getting the pics uploaded while riding down the interstate but if they worked as attachments for now, they are all off the N trail Sunday morning. Enjoy.
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