Found Snow!!!

[stingray719]

We went up and stayed on the Mesa at Grand Mesa Lodge. New owners there run a guided rental and also sled themselves and sent us to some huge deep powder fields. I suspect you need to stay with them to get the good info though as with all the sleds up there these fields were untracked

First day we went out on our own and found some rocks of course. Second day we listened to lodge owners and WOW did we have a blast. Two things about Grand Mesa Lodge that stood out...at least for us. First was they sell blended race fuel for boosted sleds, wish I had known that as there price was no more than what I paid for mine in the Springs and hauled all that way. Second was that the new owners knew where to send us for serious powder riding that it is unlikely we would have found on our own. Cabins are quite rustic but very clean, and I like the old cabin thing. If yuppie accommodations are your thing Grand Mesa is not it. The best thing was 5 people for 3 nights on a holiday weekend was just under $500.00

They even told us to go to TML for dinner, but as we had been by TML earlier and a guy came out and chased us off we decided against that. We parked our 5 sleds in a large lot next to 5 other sleds. We were told to move. Cannonman here is a suggestion, if you want that part of your lot to NOT have sleds in it post a sign?

Went by Alexander Lake Lodge about 10 pm new years night and some people put on a fireworks show on the lake. Looks like Alexander Lake Lodge is open again?

Was a terrific weekend even if I did bend up one of the Nytros. Anybody have a lower right BarkBusters for sale?

 

[manlye]

Thinking about going up there, thanks for the info. Not trucking up race gas is a biggg plus.

 

[tudizzle]

They even told us to go to TML for dinner, but as we had been by TML earlier and a guy came out and chased us off we decided against that. We parked our 5 sleds in a large lot next to 5 other sleds. We were told to move. Cannonman here is a suggestion, if you want that part of your lot to NOT have sleds in it post a sign?

Sounds weird....seems Mark would let you park IN the lodge if you asked?



Glad you had a great trip to the Meas and found some good snow. More awesome places on the Mesa just makes it that much better.

Do they have ride in and out sledding at the Mesa Lodge?

 

[stingray719]

Sounds weird....seems Mark would let you park IN the lodge if you asked?



Glad you had a great trip to the Meas and found some good snow. More awesome places on the Mesa just makes it that much better.

Do they have ride in and out sledding at the Mesa Lodge?

Guy about 5'9" small build was the one told us to move.

Yes, ride in and out sledding, Grand Mesa Lodge has big lot to park trailers in and you park truck and sleds at cabin. All 3 lodges up there you can ride from cabin.

 

[snorider075]

Guy about 5'9" small build was the one told us to move.

Yes, ride in and out sledding, Grand Mesa Lodge has big lot to park trailers in and you park truck and sleds at cabin. All 3 lodges up there you can ride from cabin.

I'm gonna take wild guess and say that wasnt him. He is a corn feed son of gun from the farmlands of midwest. But I'm glad to here there is snow up on the mesa still arriving there in less then 48hrs.

 

[BOOFIT]

How much can there be up there? Mesa lakes is saying 22 inches.

 

[Boston Racing]

Enough for him to have a great time

With all these snotel reports....Does anybody actually go check

You know you cant trust the weatherman in Colorado, but you trust a sensor that a weatherman placed

You guys keep checking on the snotel reports and I'll keep proving them wrong

 

[Boston Racing]

BTW, I am sure Cannonman would be shocked to hear that 5 folks were turned away over a parking dispute.

He is a great guy and runs his business like a true professional. We are all human and sometimes things can get by from time to time. I hope that you will give them another shot!

You did miss out the Billy's prime rib though....Its making me hungry thinking about it

 

[BOOFIT]

Enough for him to have a great time

With all these snotel reports....Does anybody actually go check

You know you cant trust the weatherman in Colorado, but you trust a sensor that a weatherman placed

You guys keep checking on the snotel reports and I'll keep proving them wrong

The snotel sites are wrong? So there is more than 22" at that site? Good info thanks. Please let us know which other ones are wrong too.

 

[Boston Racing]

That particular spot may have 22 inches. The ridge over in the trees may have 4 feet Hell 200 feet from the sensor could have 4 feet.

 

[Gmiller]

Enough for him to have a great time

With all these snotel reports....Does anybody actually go check

You know you cant trust the weatherman in Colorado, but you trust a sensor that a weatherman placed

You guys keep checking on the snotel reports and I'll keep proving them wrong

Thats like listening to the ski reports from local ski resorts. Its funny how i live at the base of a ski lift and they report 10" but yet on my deck there is only 3"??????? A quarter mile makes a huge difference in this town......

 

[BOOFIT]

That particular spot may have 22 inches. The ridge over in the trees may have 4 feet Hell 200 feet from the sensor could have 4 feet.

Ohh ok I get it now. Those things are just a huge waste of money then. Not even a rough idea of how much snow is there.

 

[Boston Racing]

It is a good rough idea. I can't even count the number of days we rode where snowtel showed 12 inches from a storm and we found 24-36 inches of fresh all around the snowtel site.

 

[BOOFIT]

I guess we should all head for Grand Mesa then!!! That is great news!

 

[skibreeze]

I found snow also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VfTf8dIo5s&feature=youtu.be

 

[BOOFIT]

Thats like listening to the ski reports from local ski resorts. Its funny how i live at the base of a ski lift and they report 10" but yet on my deck there is only 3"??????? A quarter mile makes a huge difference in this town......

Thats Breck for you!!! Trying to entice the tourists based on lies. All CSA ski areas are checked for there accuracy of snow reporting and can be fined for false reporting. fwiw. The snotel sites are not weathermen relaying the info with there bias. They are sensors that dont lie, they could be miscalibrated or faulty but they dont lie.

 

[allied1]

Sounds like that turbo is running spot on!

 

[skibreeze]

In a Barney Stinson voice, "Awesome!"

 

[black swan]

I suspect you need to stay with them to get the good info though as with all the sleds up there these fields were untracked




They even told us to go to TML for dinner, but as we had been by TML earlier and a guy came out and chased us off we decided against that. We parked our 5 sleds in a large lot next to 5 other sleds. We were told to move. Cannonman here is a suggestion, if you want that part of your lot to NOT have sleds in it post a sign?

Chased you off........at TML...really.... From my experience the folks at TML normally come outside to WELCOME you INSIDE!!...

If what you say is true, the folks at TML would probably love to talk to you directly.

 

[BOOFIT]

Chased you off........at TML...really.... From my experience the folks at TML normally come outside to WELCOME you INSIDE!!...

If what you say is true, the folks at TML would probably love to talk to you directly.

The other problem I have with the post is the DEEP snow and bent Nytro.