Ears/Buff Forcast/Reports

[rotax]

#s are from now into Fri morning...

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...5009766&site=bou&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en
6-12 for the Dumont Lake area

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4404297&site=bou&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en
5-11 for Buff Pass area


Columbine snotel showing 9.6", almost 2" in last hour.
Rabbit Ears snotel showing 11.4".
Tower snotel is a POS, and not even worth looking at now.

Maybe I could ride out of Dumont lot? Just worried about wind blowing the roads clear..

Anyone see any issues with me driving in from the Grizzly Creek side and driving up the road as far as I can and unloading?

 

[rotax]

Best leave the yami at home.A turbo is the only sled we have not seen wrapped around a rock yet.Been up doing trail work on buff and ears. Still way thin. Lots off pretty plastic though....

yeah, i'll have a 2 stroke to break in then.

don't plan on any off road riding.

 

[mmaxcarver]

DJ, you are just chompin' at the bit to get that sled out aren't you??
Be careful if ya go.

 

[bushy]

Looks conservative! ride it like your payin for it

 

[rotax]

hmm calculating water to snow (snow to water) using tower value 5.3 puts tower at ~24", give or take due to settle.

checking a couple of the sites around the area shows ~4.5" of snow to each inch of snow/water content. thus, 4.5 * 5.3 = 23.85" of snow!

haha no idea if that stays consistant, but figured if using surrounding snotels, it should be a educated calculation if nothing else!

mb found a work around to broken tower snotel! hah..

 

[motoxxx009]

so are people still riding up at buff pass? got a sled that needs broken in and would like to go sunday if possible

 

[rotax]

so are people still riding up at buff pass? got a sled that needs broken in and would like to go sunday if possible

still riding? has it started? well it sorta has..

 

[rotax]

The ~40* temps can't be doing any good up at the Tower.... ugh...

 

[bushy]

Only two days above freezing in the last 11 though

 

[rotax]

Already 40* at 1000. =\

Some 15.2" snow depth readings...

Glad I got my itch scratched a lil last Saturday while their was snow.
Hey, this reminds me of MN....
Snows and cold and windy for few days, then summer the next 2 weeks. Repeat...

Blah.

 

[Mrs Snowrider]

Looks like another Thanksgiving ride will pass us by