*Thunder Mountain - Grand Mesa 2010 CONTINUED HERE FOR FREE USERS

[corpeleven]

Since I can't even view the thread I started last fall, I'll continue it here for the next 50 posts.

Rode both days this weekend, excellent conditions up there.

Yesterday 12-14" fresh snow - go anywhere traction and base.

Today another 12-14" for a total of 2 feet fresh in the trees.

The wind howled up there overnight, so any meadow was severly blown and drifted. Trees and sheltered northerly meadows were soooo good. The most delicous, lightest, blower pow we've had all year. Get up there!

 

[black swan]

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thanks Ryan! 4m ride in CB yesterday!!



Good time 4 sho!

bushy killin it!!

area 64, thanx Mark!

backcntry skier on a HCR!

Bushy, bohica, sldhed

 

[SSWIM]

Looks awesome. Wish we had headed up there Sunday. Hit the Mesa instead. It was good, but not like that. That would have been a blast on the Turbo.


Sam

 

[Qreiff]

Sunday was one for the record books............great time this weekend. Cabin 149 "Salmon Fly" was a great time!

 

[corpeleven]

Pic from Sunday

Wifey shreddin' ultra blower pow on Grand Mesa for Valentines day!

 

[black swan]

nowhere inparticular...............



Winter Storm Warning
Avalanche Watch
Hazardous Weather Outlook


This Afternoon: Snow. High near 24. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 24. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 11. West southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow. High near 18. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 6.

 

[corpeleven]

Should be epic

Gonna be deep. Hopefully you will be able to see where yer goin'.

I'm heading south to the San Juans with wifey. They are getting pounded right now.

 

[black swan]

be careful Ryan, the avy danger will be EXTREME......

 

[SSWIM]

Sunday will be DEEP!!!!!!!!! Doing a little dialing on the turbos tomorrow. Then look out Sunday. Hope this storm produces like they say it is supposed to.


Sam

 

[CANNONMAN]

A good solid 18" at Thunder Mountain Lodge overnight. It is fairly wet and heavy. Still snowing also, looks like we will be in for it all day.

 

[Summit 800]

A good solid 18" at Thunder Mountain Lodge overnight. It is fairly wet and heavy. Still snowing also, looks like we will be in for it all day.

Cannonman - did you get the pm I sent you on the 16th?

 

[Bauer]

Rumor has it that it was epic today.. Which figures since I was at work.. But I am looking forward to digging out the Apex a time or two tomorrow..

 

[CANNONMAN]

Sorry, never received your pm, just checked and I see all of the pm's I have had are gone. Wondering if it has anything to do with only being a basic free member? Anyway I pm'd you or if you would like give me a call at 970-856-6240 Tnaks, Mark

Cannonman - did you get the pm I sent you on the 16th?

 

[Summit 800]

Sorry, never received your pm, just checked and I see all of the pm's I have had are gone. Wondering if it has anything to do with only being a basic free member? Anyway I pm'd you or if you would like give me a call at 970-856-6240 Tnaks, Mark

ya I wondered if the "changes" were the issue. I got your pm and will give you a call. Thanks,

 

[mcvick1548]

Thanks to Mark at Thunder Mtn.

Had an awesome time at Grand Mesa and Thunder Mtn Lodge on Feb 11-16! Thanks to Mark for his hospitality. Powder was deep and not too far from the lodge. We will be back! Here's a few pics.

 

[black swan]

little vid from today......riding below the 'rim'........9700--bonham area.....
didnt need to climb up on top...snow was good from 9k up...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9q3Eex6a24


it was warm 25deg today and settlin...began snowing hard when we left at 300pm
base is gettin stupid deep!

 

[corpeleven]

Couldn't climb up on top...snow was too deep from 9k up...

Fixed that for ya! Ridin' this weekend? We are planning to head up to "Area 40" on Sunday. Got some beta that it's EPIC right now.....

 

[bam530]

Mark here is some vid of the day Duffy rode with us. I will have more posted later.Thanks again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F-ldLxAKvE

Jason why do you have the one picture of me being stuck? You need to post your man cave you created when you got stuck. Or should I call u spin cycle?
Bruce

 

[AverageJoe]

Fixed that for ya! Ridin' this weekend? We are planning to head up to "Area 40" on Sunday. Got some beta that it's EPIC right now.....

Where are you headed this weekend? Maybe I'll make the trip over from Marble... Saturday looks like the better day, since snow will be moving in Sunday... Jason

 

[corpeleven]

A sincere thanks

To Powderpatrol and Bohica. Both volunteered immediately to help find a buddy of mine (whom they don't even know) in the dark on Monday night. We recieved a "help" message from his SPOT at 5pm and both Ray and Mark were ready to go right away. My buddy ended up walking out and the mission was aborted just before we got out of GJ on the way up to the Mesa.

Ray and Mark are not only great riders, but great fellow sledders and stand-up guys. I feel very lucky to have people like them as friends. Thanks guys.

Here are the pics of the sled - Mason, myself and our buddy went in yesterday afternoon to recover it. We fixed it on the trail and even got in a few hours of riding in Hidden Valley!