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I love a good springtime upslope! The models are still all over the place but starting to come together. We're certain to get at least a foot by the time it's over. But the potential still exists for four feet or more. Bring it, we'll take all the water we can get.
For weather nerds:
https://www.weather5280.com
https://www.bouldercast.com
GilpinGuy
03-09-2021, 17:09
Always a good idea to be prepared and hope the weather guessers are wrong again.
'Historic' potential with incoming snowstorm in Colorado, feet of snow possible (https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/historic-potential-with-incoming-snowstorm-in-colorado-feet-of-snow-possible/article_24e56f14-80f5-11eb-ac48-5f0d66e3c9b0.html)
Snowmageddon 2021
[Plow]
Just in case, if anyone missed the Snowmageddon 2019 thread
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/173207-Snowmageddon-2019?highlight=snowmageddon
Good advice GG. We're seriously hoping for several big, historic level snowstorms over the next six weeks. It would be okay to get 6 feet like we had in when, 2003? when it buried the truck to the roof top. We cleared the driveway by hand shoveling 3 days before the state opened the highway. Now I have a snowthrower.
It's terribly shy on snowpack this year. I was scanning through photos I took in 2017 when we had three times the snow that we do now. And after the historic fires that forced us to evacuate last October, most all the mountain folk here want as much water we can get in the drainages before summer. Bring it on, we're ready.
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BladesNBarrels
03-09-2021, 18:11
Well, I listened to the news about the snow.
We got provisions from the store.
We filled the water containers.
We filled the gas tanks in the vehicles.
We checked the spare propane tanks.
Damn, I jinxed it all and the storm will move north now.
More fun and games in the Land of Ice and Snow.
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BladesNBarrels
03-09-2021, 18:19
Had to Google Search
Peaceful Valley Campground is situated in a glacial valley, on the banks of the Middle Saint Vrain Creek at an elevation of 8,500 feet in northern Colorado.
The campground has some conifer trees with open grassy areas.
Yes, we're below the terminus of a glacial moraine that holds beaver ponds in a willow carr. Here, the river plunges in rocky cascades. It's in a vortex where snow dumps after crossing the Continental Divide. We typically get twice as much snow as 3 miles downstream.
2 different threads started a minute apart.. which one is going to prevail?
My weather app says 40 degrees for Saturday with 2-3 feet possible.. hmmm, we shall see.
Good advice GG. We're seriously hoping for several big, historic level snowstorms over the next six weeks. It would be okay to get 6 feet like we had in when, 2003? when it buried the truck to the roof top. We cleared the driveway by hand shoveling 3 days before the state opened the highway. Now I have a snowthrower.
It's terribly shy on snowpack this year. I was scanning through photos I took in 2017 when we had three times the snow that we do now. And after the historic fires that forced us to evacuate last October, most all the mountain folk here want as much water we can get in the drainages before summer. Bring it on, we're ready.
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We had 8', in Nederland, in the 2003 storm. Good times.
GilpinGuy
03-09-2021, 22:58
Good advice GG. We're seriously hoping for several big, historic level snowstorms over the next six weeks. It would be okay to get 6 feet like we had in when, 2003? when it buried the truck to the roof top. We cleared the driveway by hand shoveling 3 days before the state opened the highway. Now I have a snowthrower.
It's terribly shy on snowpack this year. I was scanning through photos I took in 2017 when we had three times the snow that we do now. And after the historic fires that forced us to evacuate last October, most all the mountain folk here want as much water we can get in the drainages before summer. Bring it on, we're ready.
Ha! I had a similar experience. Took me 2 days to just dig out the driveway, $300 to get a guy to bulldoze the 200 yards of unmaintained road, and 9 days before the maintained road was cleared. Got a snowblower that summer. Got quite a workout.
For all the older guys, don't forget that peak heart attack season is right during/after winter snows. Don't let ego get in the way of hiring someone where needed, shoveling epic amounts of snow is a lot harder on the body than our body will let on. Really be careful if you honestly haven't ran, biked, or done real cardio workouts in years.
buffalobo
03-10-2021, 00:27
Merged the Snowmageddon 2021 threads.[Snow][Plow][Freeze][snowboard]
Wolfshoon
03-10-2021, 02:08
For all the older guys, don't forget that peak heart attack season is right during/after winter snows. Don't let ego get in the way of hiring someone where needed, shoveling epic amounts of snow is a lot harder on the body than our body will let on. Really be careful if you honestly haven't ran, biked, or done real cardio workouts in years.
Truth in that, dated a ER nurse years ago and she would have daily stories of "old guys" coming in with heart attack symptoms after shoveling snow from a big storm. She stated it was her number 3 patient killer after illegal drug OD's on a yearly basis. Forgot what the other big killer was but that statement has always stuck with me.
Good times coming.....
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SuperiorDG
03-10-2021, 06:04
Got the first 3" this morning.
hollohas
03-10-2021, 07:28
Some models showing possible 40" in Denver?!?! Dang, that'd be something.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210310/2209dd4401c5d0a42e6831940986b112.jpg
Rondog, where was that picture takin'? I wonder how or why the snow blower is throwing snow out of the shoot in that top pic.?
I bought a new PTO drivin' blower for the tractor earlier this winter. Sounds like I may finally get to put it into action. Yippeee.!
BladesNBarrels
03-10-2021, 08:50
....I bought a new PTO driven blower for the tractor earlier this winter. Sounds like I may finally get to put it into action. Yippeee.!
So, you are the one!
I always heard those were pictures out of Canada.
wow, 40" is a monster storm; heck, anything over 12 will cause some major issues.
I wonder how much will get to the springs.....mostly it will depend on when it hits; rain or snow or both or neither. Reports are for 8" to 2 feet.
Time to make sure that the cars cover the area I need clear....
BladesNBarrels
03-10-2021, 09:08
A real meteorologist was on last night and explained the differing predictions for the week-end snow.
All of the models are using satellite information and reports from buoys while the storm is over the ocean, which can not be used to predict potential snow fall.
It is not until the storm hits land when sensors and weather balloons can be launched into the storm that the models start predicting with any accuracy.
And so, no one knows what the snow fall will be. It is all guesswork until data is available.
Much like anything else science related.
The exact path is in question as well, but *sources seem to agree that the storm won't miss Colorado completely.
*I only read one place that said it won't miss Colorado completely.
Rondog, where was that picture takin'? I wonder how or why the snow blower is throwing snow out of the shoot in that top pic.?
I bought a new PTO drivin' blower for the tractor earlier this winter. Sounds like I may finally get to put it into action. Yippeee.!
Could be Japan.. they have a pretty famous snow zone that gets huge dumps and deep roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8gLFJG6UpY&t=201s
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Rondog, where was that picture takin'? I wonder how or why the snow blower is throwing snow out of the shoot in that top pic.?
I bought a new PTO drivin' blower for the tractor earlier this winter. Sounds like I may finally get to put it into action. Yippeee.!
That was in Fulton, NY, about 12 yrs ago or so. Sent to me by a co-worker at the time. Some BITCHIN' lake effect snow off Lake Ontario, not uncommon up there. And that's not a "snowblower", that's a full-size industrial front-end loader with a blower attachment on it. Blow up the photo.
That's some serious shit up there. Colorado thinks they know snow, HAH! Talk to upstate NY, and many other places. Yeah, we get snow - but other places get SNOW!
Rucker61
03-10-2021, 10:12
For all the older guys, don't forget that peak heart attack season is right during/after winter snows. Don't let ego get in the way of hiring someone where needed, shoveling epic amounts of snow is a lot harder on the body than our body will let on. Really be careful if you honestly haven't ran, biked, or done real cardio workouts in years.
I have an 18 year old and a 15 year old who will be protecting Pa.
I have an 18 year old and a 15 year old who will be protecting Pa.
In that case, make sure you have them do the neighbors too [Beer]
Our power just went out, but I can't imagine it's related.
hollohas
03-10-2021, 15:40
Our power just went out, but I can't imagine it's related.Even your power is scared by the predictions.
Just like the consistent 7-8 deep line of cars at 8 costco gas lanes yesterday for at least 4 hours (that I saw).
beast556
03-10-2021, 16:18
I'm always skeptical seems like everytime the media hypes a storm up it is nothing. Sucks because I really wanted to hit the gun club this weekend.
The best job in the world is being a tv weathercaster. Make a bunch of money, be wrong a lot and don’t worry about loosing your job LOL.
I hit two Costco yesterday before noon and they were both very busy, but I don't know if its related.
BladesNBarrels
03-10-2021, 16:40
I hit two Costco yesterday before noon and they were both very busy, but I don't know if its related.
Yep, I was in the line, and it was related.
Experience talking - do not want to be out in a snow storm with no gas. Nope, nope, nope!
Short story - was doing weather research in northeastern Colorado in the early 70's.
Government provided truck had a faulty gas gauge.
Snowing hard,
Gas gauge full
No Gas
5 mile walk in moderate snow, not the fabled blizzard, but still miserable enough.
Learned from my mistake.
Ha-ha, almost exactly a year since I filled a few cans with ethanol-free and sta-bil.
kidicarus13
03-10-2021, 17:52
ethanol-free
= rare
= rare
Really? Most of the things I own are ethanol free.
Great-Kazoo
03-10-2021, 18:15
Ha-ha, almost exactly a year since I filled a few cans with ethanol-free and sta-bil.
= rare
A maverick station down in prescott sells it. Usually $0.20 more per gallon. Check the Maverick stations, near you.
NFATrustGuy
03-10-2021, 19:07
A maverick station down in prescott sells it. Usually $0.20 more per gallon. Check the Maverick stations, near you.
There's a Murphy Express on Bromley in Brighton just east of Hwy 85 that sells ethanol free. Just checked my App and it's $2.98/gallon. It's 87 octane. I've got a 55 gallon drum with an electric pump on it that I try to keep full for my lawn tractor and various motorized equipment. If things seem unstable, I also fill another 40 gallons in jerry cans. If nothing else, it makes it easy to skip the lines when panic ensues.
I?ll just gas up on Saturday.
The weather should keep a lot of people indoors so I don?t anticipate big lines at the pumps.
I get my ethanol free stuff at the Mavericks at 112th and Colorado.
hollohas
03-10-2021, 21:40
Yeah, I didn't understand the rush for gas on a Tuesday for a Sat/Sun storm. Their cars aren't going to be full anymore come Sat. Wait in a super long line for gas only to have to do it again later in the week? No comprende.
Plus, if it's as big as they think it may be, they won't be driving during the storm anyway. It's not like the storm is going to sneak up on em and strand them without gas on their way home from work midweek. MAYBE during Friday rush hour. Maybe. But then filling up Thursday night or Friday morning would make much more sense.
I do however understand a running out to fill gas cans to run generators and snow blowers. Heavy wet spring snow measured in feet = potential power outages. But funny thing, I haven't seen any gas cans in any gas lines. Weird.
There's a Murphy Express on Bromley in Brighton just east of Hwy 85 that sells ethanol free. Just checked my App and it's $2.98/gallon. It's 87 octane. I've got a 55 gallon drum with an electric pump on it that I try to keep full for my lawn tractor and various motorized equipment. If things seem unstable, I also fill another 40 gallons in jerry cans. If nothing else, it makes it easy to skip the lines when panic ensues.
I go there, or the Maverick at 70 and Chambers. The generator has never seen anything but ethanol free gas or propane.
I'll fill up my van tomorrow, and maybe my Trooper. Most of my gas cans are full. I might fill my two empty ones, but I hate them so much I think I'll throw them in the trash and buy new ones instead.
kidicarus13
03-10-2021, 22:23
I'll just leave this here...
https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=CO
Nothing convenient for where I live.
The 2003 storm shaped up a lot like this one with a big difference: It had the remains of a tropical storm in the Gulf feeding it moisture. I'd be surprised if we get more than a foot. I did make sure the generator will start and run, though.
My kid says it won't even rain. I told her we'll have at least 12". I'm hoping for the full 48".
I'ma lovin' that snowblower I bought from Tresmonos!
hollohas
03-11-2021, 06:59
I'm going to be super disappointed when we get 10" instead of 40". I've been telling my wife all winter that I want a giant storm to hit. Maybe I'm a sick bastard, but I love huge winter storms. It's been too long.
UncleDave
03-11-2021, 08:27
.... I'm hoping for the full 48".
That is not the kind of thing I would say around here. It's a good way to get a new custom title ��
BPTactical
03-11-2021, 10:07
I'm hoping for the full 48".
but will take 6" 8 times....
BladesNBarrels
03-11-2021, 10:08
I'll just leave this here...
https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=CO
Nothing convenient for where I live.
Thanks for posting this.
I notice Chatfield Marina is listed for Littleton.
Closed until April and for boats only.
And, it is more than $1 per gallon more since they have to truck it in, store it with spill containment, and have a person unlock and pump it.
But, most boats won't drink anything but ethanol free.
Booo, weather used to show snow for 4 days straight, but now it's only showing Sat and Sun, then again on Weds. I already feel let down.
Might try stilts. Could be easier to get a hold of on short notice.
I'll just leave this here...
https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=CO
Nothing convenient for where I live.
Most Maverik stations have ethanol free for roughly the same price as premium unleaded.
Maverik is the big chain that seems to have the best support for that fuel nation wide - well; at lest from here to Wisconsin/Minnesota.
I do get a tad bit better performance in my truck when I run ethanol free...mostly I use that style fuel on long trips to extend my driving range.
We need snow; just not sure if we need it all at once.
WillysWagon
03-11-2021, 13:24
Fixed my neighbors snow blower today in exchange for him doing my driveway & sidewalks if we get a good amount [Beer]
I hadn't thought of that. Good thinking. Can't make any with price of lumber.
Drywall stilts would be the thing
You could stack them on top of the moms.
Anyone seen calf snorkels for sale? My baby cows aren't that tall.
You might try growing taller calves with long legs like moose, a genetically engineered cross and 6000 lbs. on the hoof.
It's snowing heavily here right now as darkness falls. One prediction is for 63" in Estes Park and we usually get more here.
buffalobo
03-11-2021, 19:14
The people who ran out and wrecked the grocery stores are a bunch of stupid fuks.
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SideShow Bob
03-11-2021, 19:46
The people who ran out and wrecked the grocery stores are a bunch of stupid fuks.
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They’re the same ones from the March 2020 COVID panic......
Watched the “Local News” and the reporter interviewed a hardware store manager, and he was saying that the asylum escapees were buying snow shovels 25 to 50 at a time each....... What do you do with 50 snow shovels ? .... Sell them from the back of your SUV at 5X the price to the folks you deprived them of at the hardware store ?
They’re the same ones from the March 2020 COVID panic......
Watched the “Local News” and the reporter interviewed a hardware store manager, and he was saying that the asylum escapees were buying snow shovels 25 to 50 at a time each....... What do you do with 50 snow shovels ? .... Sell them from the back of your SUV at 5X the price to the folks you deprived them of at the hardware store ?
If I don't have a snow shovel, and it's serious enough to need a snow shovel, it ain't getting shoveled.
hollohas
03-11-2021, 21:06
Counted 70 cars in the Costco gas line at 3:30 today.
None at the regular gas station down the street.
Like $0.10/g difference between the two.
Counted 70 cars in the Costco gas line at 3:30 today.
None at the regular gas station down the street.
Like $0.10/g difference between the two.
People are stupid. They would rather wait 30-60 mins than spend an extra $1.30 to fill up their prius.
Got all ethanol free, 20 gal at $2.88 (10 cents off), then filled the rest of the way up, at the Brighton Murphy's today. Wasn't really any busier than it usually is. Ethanol free is only 8 cents more than my required octane anyway for the tune in my F150. Was about $90 to fill.
GilpinGuy
03-11-2021, 23:14
I called ahead to see if the local Ace had propane left because I wanted to smoke some ribs tonight and knew my last tank was getting low. They had it. The clerks were talking about how crazy it was in there today. Same thing at the grocery store. People just don't learn.
Work wants me to fly out to Los Angeles on Sunday [facepalm]
Great-Kazoo
03-12-2021, 08:12
They issued a WINTER STORM WARNING for NAZ, today. Flagstaff area looks like it will get hit. Down here, maybe 3-5" But there's already an inch on the ground, in the last 30 min.
HunterCO
03-12-2021, 09:13
city folks make me laugh. Oh its covid the sky is falling I need to get all the charmin I can to stay alive. Oh its going to snow I need ten snow shovels to survive. Mean while I stay warm and have food to eat and its not toilet paper and snow shovels for dinner.[ROFL1]
I hit my local Walmart at 7 this morning and it looked like Black Friday.
HunterCO
03-12-2021, 10:05
Don't knock it until you've tried it. With some barbecue sauce it's not half bad.
I couldn't help it you made me laugh this is how stupid they are.
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funkymonkey1111
03-12-2021, 10:12
city folks make me laugh..[ROFL1]
well, we've got to do something with our time other than screw our cousins and cook meth
HunterCO
03-12-2021, 10:30
well, we've got to do something with our time other than screw our cousins and cook meth
cliche very original.[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1]
cliche very original.[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1]
How would you know?
funkymonkey1111
03-12-2021, 10:39
How would you know?
Cletus there knows that cousin Marvin brings it harder when he's had a few bumps of crank
I don?t have too many hobbies that are indoor friendly to occupy my time this weekend.
Maybe I?ll invite a cousin over.
HunterCO
03-12-2021, 11:30
I don?t have too many hobbies that are indoor friendly to occupy my time this weekend.
Maybe I?ll invite a cousin over.
Lots of indoor activities for us country folk if only you city folk would stop running out into the country to cook meth our LE would have a much simpler life. Today I'm loading and shooting out the window all day long with out any help or toilet paper. No I don't have air soft sorry.[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1]
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Well, I could shoot out of my window too if I wanted.
(If I wanted to hit the neighbors house or vehicles or whatever.)
Aloha_Shooter
03-12-2021, 12:39
FFS, yes, it looks like we're going to get dumped on (yay!). It also looks like the weather will warm back up next week so we'll have a bunch of melt. Jeebus, I'd be okay if it was a surprise storm and lasted for a couple weeks. I don't understand people that run on empty pantries and gas tanks only to swarm the grocery stores and gas stations at the slightest prediction (and even then, wait until the last danged minute to do so -- we knew about this pending storm a few days ago).
hollohas
03-12-2021, 13:46
Agreed. If you don't have enough provisions to last just 2 days, you're doing it wrong.
Do people really go grocery shopping that often that they have to stock up/clean the shelves to last a weekend?
buffalobo
03-12-2021, 14:05
Yes, they are THAT stupid.
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Alright, bumpkins. Let me tell you how some city folks roll.
Some people don?t cook or eat at home. The convenience of big city living makes grabbing food on the go or going to a restaurant quicker and easier than trying to keep food at the house. If your lifestyle is such that eating at home is not a regular occurrence and suddenly you might have to go for a couple of days without being able to get to your usual eating establishments then suddenly stockpiling groceries becomes a priority.
I can?t explain the gas thing though. Not sure why the rush is on to top off your tank in anticipation of possibly not being able to drive anywhere for a couple of days. I guess that?s the same logic as running out and buying condoms knowing full well that there is probably a zero percent chance you are going to be getting laid any time soon.
clodhopper
03-12-2021, 14:16
Some people don?t cook or eat at home. The convenience of big city living makes grabbing food on the go or going to a restaurant quicker and easier than trying to keep food at the house. If your lifestyle is such that eating at home is not a regular occurrence and suddenly you might have to go for a couple of days without being able to get to your usual eating establishments then suddenly stockpiling groceries becomes a priority.
Sounds expensive. You city folks are weird.
HunterCO
03-12-2021, 16:07
I ordered dinner for delivery redneck style. [Coffee]
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BladesNBarrels
03-12-2021, 16:24
Alright, bumpkins. Let me tell you how some city folks roll.
Some people don?t cook or eat at home. The convenience of big city living makes grabbing food on the go or going to a restaurant quicker and easier than trying to keep food at the house. If your lifestyle is such that eating at home is not a regular occurrence and suddenly you might have to go for a couple of days without being able to get to your usual eating establishments then suddenly stockpiling groceries becomes a priority.
I can?t explain the gas thing though. Not sure why the rush is on to top off your tank in anticipation of possibly not being able to drive anywhere for a couple of days. I guess that?s the same logic as running out and buying condoms knowing full well that there is probably a zero percent chance you are going to be getting laid any time soon.
I always get a kick out of the home search tv shows, where the homeseekers admit they do not cook and a kitchen is not a priority.
As for filling the gas tank before a cold spell, I always have done that to reduce moisture in the tank.
Always recommended for boat fuel tanks, and as I recall my days in shop in the 60's, that what we learned.
I ordered dinner for delivery redneck style. [Coffee]
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Fresh meat.
So I got back from my bidness trip before the weather started, but found King Soopers completely out of bananas!
Alright, bumpkins. Let me tell you how some city folks roll.
Some people don?t cook or eat at home. The convenience of big city living makes grabbing food on the go or going to a restaurant quicker and easier than trying to keep food at the house. If your lifestyle is such that eating at home is not a regular occurrence and suddenly you might have to go for a couple of days without being able to get to your usual eating establishments then suddenly stockpiling groceries becomes a priority.
I can?t explain the gas thing though. Not sure why the rush is on to top off your tank in anticipation of possibly not being able to drive anywhere for a couple of days. I guess that?s the same logic as running out and buying condoms knowing full well that there is probably a zero percent chance you are going to be getting laid any time soon.
I always try to top off my tank in the chance I need to leave the house for an emergency of to help others. I wouldn’t know how long I’d be in the road so having a full tank is important.
Yeah, for sure, filling up the tank is like disaster preparedness 101
My relatively new truck has an inverter in it which will produce AC Power if I need it, so makes sense to top it off, for more than one reason.
It's also good to top it off so we can all leave them idling for 24hours straight to sufficiently warm up the planet to help melt all the snow off .00001% faster, thereby maybe saving a fish in the streams from dying from excessive salting of the roads.
--progressive logic applied to things that aren't "progressive".
So, is anyone seeing any of this big global warning event yet?
Zero percent here in Thornton right now.
Aloha_Shooter
03-12-2021, 22:02
AI guess that?s the same logic as running out and buying condoms knowing full well that there is probably a zero percent chance you are going to be getting laid any time soon.
That reminds me of my first trip to Africa. 30 day overland tour going from Nairobi to Johannesburg, mostly camping along the way. One gal on the tour had brought a case of condoms; I forget the total count, 100, 150? She did think to bring a clothesline -- one of those 6 ft jobbies that stretches across a shower with suction cups on both ends. I took 2 lengths (100 ft each) of paracord so she got to hang her stuff up to dry anyway (as did the others on the trip).
FWIW, I get a lot of takeout through the week but I'd still keep more than 2 days worth of food in the pantry just in case.
hollohas
03-12-2021, 22:23
No precipitation here yet (Morrison/Littleton area).
But my fake LED fireplace is ready to keep me warm if I get snowed in like the shining. ;)
And I bought all the eggs bread and milk I could find so I don't starve when I can't get to chipotle. That's survival food. You can make anything with eggs bread and milk. Like french toast or even just dry toast. Possibilities are endless.
But seriously, buying eggs bread and milk is so boring. They should change the recommendation to steak potatoes and bourbon.
If I'm going to be stuck, I'm going to eat good.
GilpinGuy
03-12-2021, 23:26
Current radar. Nothing happening anytime soon. Maybe late morning. We'll see.
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So, is anyone seeing any of this big global warning event yet?
Zero percent here in Thornton right now.
A bit of mist from Watkins/Quincy to my house. Gonna freeze and make i70 fun
So I got back from my bidness trip before the weather started, but found King Soopers completely out of bananas!
Fake news. My wife said it was wall to wall bananas.
That reminds me of my first trip to Africa. 30 day overland tour going from Nairobi to Johannesburg, mostly camping along the way. One gal on the tour had brought a case of condoms; I forget the total count, 100, 150? She did think to bring a clothesline -- one of those 6 ft jobbies that stretches across a shower with suction cups on both ends. I took 2 lengths (100 ft each) of paracord so she got to hang her stuff up to dry anyway (as did the others on the trip).
FWIW, I get a lot of takeout through the week but I'd still keep more than 2 days worth of food in the pantry just in case.
You didn't say how many condoms she had left at the end of the trip.
Update. 11:29 pm and no snow yet.
(That?s 23:29 to some of you.)
Great-Kazoo
03-13-2021, 00:41
You didn't say how many condoms she had left at the end of the trip.
We also didn't hear how she was, as a fellow traveler, of course.
encorehunter
03-13-2021, 06:16
It rained down here in Trinidad for a good 5-10 minutes at around 2. Now it is just foggy.
Nothing up here at 5:25 am.
I'm just east of FoCo. National Weather Service (03/13 @ 0402) is calling for light snow starting at 0900 Saturday and the heavy stuff hitting at 2100 to 2100 Sunday. 18-24 for Windsor and 24-30 for FoCo.
GilpinGuy
03-13-2021, 06:58
Not a flake up here yet at 5:57.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 07:26
Nothing SW metro.
Worst snowpocalypse ever.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 07:44
This is what's currently on the 9news site front page. They are literally reporting snow totals as of last night at 11pm. Someone needs to tell them to look outside. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/29f34e3f0da1d1749971f0f4a90d3b19.jpg
Holger Danske
03-13-2021, 08:37
We have a dusting and light snow this morning in Black Forest
encorehunter
03-13-2021, 08:49
We had a blizzard start at 7:05. The ground is white, but it is barely snowing now. We might be .5 inch
it's like the forecasters can't figure out just how slow this thing is moving for some reason. They just keep bumping the timing back further and further.
Not a trace on the ground here yet either.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 09:11
We had a blizzard start at 7:05. The ground is white, but it is barely snowing now. We might be .5 inchA day late, but it finally made it into the state. Be curious to hear if it picks up again. Let us know!
hollohas
03-13-2021, 09:14
Good thing they cancelled all those flights today.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 09:19
All that liquid deicer they laid down on Thursday was put to good work.
All that liquid deicer they laid down on Thursday was put to good work.
OT is OT.
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StagLefty
03-13-2021, 09:28
Global warming is melting the snow before it hits the ground !!!
buffalobo
03-13-2021, 09:34
Light mist and 35? here in western Morgan county.
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clodhopper
03-13-2021, 10:11
9am. Must be on the snow line as it keeps switching back and forth from mist and snow.
JohnnyDrama
03-13-2021, 10:39
Snow on the ground this morning with intermittent flurries. Just enough to keep me from getting out to go shooting.
Serious question. Would today be a good time to seed my lawn?
SideShow Bob
03-13-2021, 11:35
No on seeding & fertilizing, the fast melting heavy snows will wash everything off down the gutter or to that low spot in the yard. Then you will have one heavily seeded/grassy spot or one spot burned from too much fertilizer when things warm up.
Finally snowing in Elizabeth
Just started snowing lightly in Highands Ranch.
No on seeding & fertilizing, the fast melting heavy snows will wash everything off down the gutter or to that low spot in the yard. Then you will have one heavily seeded/grassy spot or one spot burned from too much fertilizer when things warm up.
Okay, I was thinking more that the weight of a big, wet, snow would push the seeds into the soil, but I could see it going the other way as well.
With the recent and coming snowstorms the forest service, county and other mountain forest properties have been burning slash piles by the thousands to reduce fuels.
The latest NOAA weather forecast for our area is for 27-42 inches between now and Sunday night. Only have calm wind and light fog at this time. Waiting, waiting, waiting, tick-tock, waiting....
wctriumph
03-13-2021, 12:04
No snow yet in north Fort Collins.
It’s coming down pretty good right now in SE Aurora/Southlands.
tmjohnson
03-13-2021, 12:58
We have about 2 or 3 inches of heavy wet snow. but it has stopped
Sort of trying to snow here now.
Yesterday they said travel this time of the day would be difficult or impossible but my wife and I had no problem making the half mile journey to Old Chicago for lunch/drinks.
1700 flights canceled.... I’m sure there are some pissed off people who were slated to fly today... it’s simply not cold outside...
.455_Hunter
03-13-2021, 13:36
Starting to snow pretty good in Boulder now.
Bust!
Maybe weather guessers should have a talent other than looking purdy on tv
Starting to snow pretty good in Boulder now.
Same here in Thornton now. Coming down pretty decent. Maybe we will get a bit of accumulation.
At this pace I?ll probably shove the first few inches off my driveway around dinner time.
Snowing moderately, and I am planning to head out to Lafayette/Broomfield and comeback before snow sticks.
Snowing big fat pretty flakes in j town.
Melting fast too
buffalobo
03-13-2021, 14:27
Moderate snow here, just starting to stick on the grass.
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clodhopper
03-13-2021, 14:43
Hard snow here, easily 2 inch per hour. Started sticking about 30 minutes ago.
Coming down light in my little part of the world in Centennial. Only sticking to the grass, sidewalks/streets no accumulation yet.
GilpinGuy
03-13-2021, 15:42
Decent snow coming down now up here. Bring it on!
My wife and I were supposed to start setting up her space in a consignment shop and the "I've been in Colorado since 1978" owner (right) closed/cancelled this morning due to weather.
WTF? It's 32F here in parker and the roads are wet or a little slushy with no accumulation to speak of.
She works during the week and now will be lucky to have one day to setup before the shop opens and I'm booked for work next Saturday.
SuperiorDG
03-13-2021, 16:31
This doesn't seem like much of a blizzard, Im at 8300 ft West of Boulder and have about 5" since noon.
HunterCO
03-13-2021, 16:36
I bet everyone would shit them selves if they had to go through the blizzard of 82 that was a blizzard and a great time I might add.
Went through the '82 storm. Lots of shovel time involved digging out, but drove from Thornton to Glendale and back to bring my sister to family gathering. In a 76 chevy Malibu. Considered it an adventure.
Clean drawers then, yawning right now.
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HunterCO
03-13-2021, 16:48
Went through the '82 storm. Lots of shovel time involved digging out, but drove from Thornton to Glendale and back to bring my sister to family gathering. In a 76 chevy Malibu. Considered it an adventure.
Clean drawers then, yawning right now.
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it shut the city down for a week nobody drove anyplace period. snowmobiles are the only thing that was on the road.[ROFL1]
Accumulation is looking really lame so far in Colo Spgs
There’s plenty of snow falling, but it’s all just running down the gutters... bah.
I bet everyone would shit them selves if they had to go through the blizzard of 82 that was a blizzard and a great time I might add.
Last I heard this storm is supposed to be bigger and badder than that one.
Since I wasn?t here for that one I?m now thinking you guys that survived it are all a bunch of sallies and like to over exaggerate because it couldn?t have been too bad if this event is worse.
I was suppose to go to one of thorncreek/riverdale/legacy driving range today with my daughter.
I am just watching The Players' TPC Sawgrass (which I like better than US Open and Masters combined).
Latest I see in the DP . . . sounds like it's delayed and maybe a bit scaled back. "It's still coming, though" apparently.
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/13/denver-weather-snowstorm-saturday-sunday/
Update at 3:25 p.m.: Though Colorado’s highly anticipated snowstorm appeared calmer than expected Saturday afternoon, experts warn both intensity and accumulation will pick up in the evening hours.
Right now, the northern foothills and portions of the I-25 corridor in Larimer County are experiencing the most snow, said Zach Hiris, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder. But after sunset, the temperature will drop and conditions will be more favorable for upslope snow across the entire region from Denver to Wyoming.
“As the winds blow east to west, you’ll have this gradual rising motion and that helps generate extra snow because you cool the air as it goes up and that also makes it a little bit more moist,” Hiris said. “Accumulations haven’t been all that impressive today, but the set up for tonight and tomorrow looks favorable for long duration heavy snow.”
Meteorologists still expect up to a foot-and-a-half of snowfall in Denver, up to two feet in Boulder, and more than that in the foothills by the end of the weekend.
Lots of wiener comparing going on. Ya'll got nothing on 1913. https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/looking-back-86-inches-of-snow-falls-during-1913-blizzard-in-colorado/article_762efa70-3659-11eb-8281-7306667b31f2.html
And even then, 1913 had nothing on 1899 Breckenridge: https://www.breckenridgeassociates.com/blog/fun-fact-we-found-a-time-capsule.html
79 straight days of snow. No supplies or trains were able to make it in for something like two straight months. People didn't just dig out, they literally had tunnels coming out of some of the shops and homes. 40 foot drifts. And they still survived. Kids had fun. The hardiest Coloradoans would be the wildlife/livestock that "lived through it" not the warm and snuggly people.
HunterCO
03-13-2021, 17:30
Last I heard this storm is supposed to be bigger and badder than that one.
Since I wasn?t here for that one I?m now thinking you guys that survived it are all a bunch of sallies and like to over exaggerate because it couldn?t have been too bad if this event is worse.
Trust me it was a beast as a 14 year old boy the snow was chest high I have pics it was no joke and yes we survived just fine because back then we were not pussies. It shut the entire city of denver down for over a week nobody could even think of driving. The pics I have would blow your mind the snow was over 3 feet deep in the street unless you had a monster truck or a snowmobile your ass was stuck. I never walked to school both ways uphill either so try another cliche.
Trust me it was a beast as a 14 year old boy the snow was chest high I have pics it was no joke and yes we survived just fine because back then we were not pussies. It shut the entire city of denver down for over a week nobody could even think of driving. The pics I have would blow your mind the snow was over 3 feet deep in the street unless you had a monster truck or a snowmobile your ass was stuck. I never walked to school both ways uphill either so try another cliche.
Believe me, I wasn?t downplaying that event or your experience.
I was mostly pointing out the continuing misinformation and exaggeration that the ?media? insist on engaging in.
If you believe what you see and hear in the ?news? then this is worse than that storm in the 80?s.
I wasn't here until '84 but the storms in 1997 and 2003 were pretty intense as well. The bomb cyclone in March 2019 was pretty fun too-I had the older grandson at the Denver Museum and Science when they announced shortly before 10am the museum was closing. My son and his family live in Parker. My trusty old '03 Tahoe got us there pretty easily, sometimes I miss that vehicle.
1997 and 2003 was pretty intense. 2007? was crazy too.
1997 was fall, and 2003 was spring. I forgot 2007? season/month.
Yeah, the spring storm in 2003 had people using their kids' sleds to go grocery shopping at the King Soopers on Hampden/Monaco. Funny seeing people going down the middle of Hampden pulling the sleds.
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False. People drove all over during that storm. I was inutero and even I know that. Did the '82 storm even make the top three biggest storms on record?
1982 storm, I remember driving home in the snowstorm and thought I would wait till tomorrow to get beer.
Not a wise idea!
We had bought ourselves a Commodore 64 computer that Christmas and that helped pass the time for sure.
HunterCO
03-13-2021, 19:54
False. People drove all over during that storm. I was inutero and even I know that. Did the '82 storm even make the top three biggest storms on record?
why do you always insist on talking out your ass yes it did shut the city down you want to see the pics of a time you know nothing about?
OldFogey
03-13-2021, 20:05
About 2" on top of the hot tub here in Foco
I heard stories that back in the 60's, it got so cold in GJ that the power lines started snapping, they hadn't anticipated that level of negative temperatures even being possible and didn't put enough static sag into the lines. That said, I wasn't alive, so I can't vouch for it, and the historical weather records I'm finding on a brief online search seem to start with the weather satellites (70's) so I don't know if it is in fact, true. I don't know anyone living there in the 60s to ask anymore, either.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 20:15
By the numbers, in Denver at least, 2003 was bigger than '82. Parts of Aurora got 40" in 2003. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210314/d47c90827d14e26a26bcab152adfb93f.jpg
GilpinGuy
03-13-2021, 20:16
2003 is my benchmark. 7+ feet.
The Mayor took some heat for that '82 storm for using trash trucks to pack down the snow instead of removal. It must have been a mess in downtown Denver.
That was a butt kicker storm.
Okay, it was not 2007, it was 2006 December. Dec. 20-21, 2006 to be exact from website.
My wife's company let employees go home late, and she ended up sleep inside of her vehicle at Interlocken. Crazy thing is that she made it home next morning with Jetta. She said she saw about 6 vehicles total at hwy36.
https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/biggest-denver-colorado-snow-storms-blizzards/73-f455a7aa-9b32-48a6-9baa-646aae0f4527
https://www.westword.com/news/the-ten-most-spectacular-snowstorms-in-denver-8657201
Well, 7:30pm here in Parker and don't really have shee-it.....yet.
We moved here in '96, but I was here for a job a year or two earlier and there was a pretty good snowstorm. And we DAMN sure remember that one in Dec 2006! Wife still talks about how she felt lucky to get home alive. I can't seem to remember the 2003 storm though.....
Rain/snow now on the west slope, although we will be missing your big stuff. I have no idea which way things are moving so maybe it is , in fact, coming late....
HunterCO
03-13-2021, 21:29
The 82 storm was so bad because the city didnt do shit and the wind drifted it so bad. in 2003 the plows were out from the get go no wind and i have pics of that one also i chained up all four and got out after I snow blowed all day and night to keep up with it. each side of my drive way was over ten feet tall. If you would have had the wind of 82 in 2003 it would have been much worse. you cant always judge accumulation the wind can make it much worse.
hollohas
03-13-2021, 21:39
Agreed. Wind is a big deal. I can't seem to get a solid read on what the wind predictions are for tomorrow. Local weather says no significant wind. NWS says 35mph, which is no joke in a snowstorm.
Maybe 1.5" on the grass here in WSW Metro. Blacktop still clear. Hardly anything currently falling. Major let down.
BPTactical
03-13-2021, 22:07
Christmas 82 blizzard. I didn’t make it home for four days and got damn little rest during that period. I was driving a tow truck at the time for the company that had the Denver towing contract (C&C Towing).
The city was basically shut down for a solid week, even if you were able to dig yourself out you couldn’t get far because roads were impassable due to stuck cars. I started at 2am one morning clearing cars off of I25 heading north from I225. I finally finished 14 hours later at 58th Avenue. 400 some odd stuck cars pulled out of traffic lanes by any means and dumped on side streets at the closest exit. I didn’t bother taking them out of gear, hook it, skid it, shove it, drag it by the bumper it didn’t matter, had to get them cleared so the highway could get plowed. The Highway Department had fun helping clear the highway, a plow and loader can fuck some shit up.
The next night I had to do the same thing on 14th Avenue from Broadway to Yosemite, same mode of operation, clear the road by any means. I pulled over a light pole winching myself out causing about 6 blocks to go dark. That was 12 hours with just over 200 cars moved.
I had a guy flag me over at Hampden and Monaco, when I pulled over he said he needed a ride to the airport, I told him I wasn’t a taxi. 5 crisp Benjamin’s got him to the airport.
Even once they got the roads clear there was so much hard pack and ice on the roads you would get stuck in the ruts. I remember not being able to change lanes on Evans because the wheel track ruts were so deep.
That blizzard was instrumental in getting Federico Pena elected as Mayor of Denver, he pushed the narrative of McNichols mismanaging the response to the storm and Pena promised to use trash trucks with plows to clear residential streets.
Guess who got to pull out stuck trash trucks the next year?
Good times.
March of ‘03 was good, I was with CDOT and our patrol plowed 36, 287, 121 and 128. We fared ok, we chained up early and didn’t get any plows buried. A few other patrols got trucks stuck and once that happened they lost roads.
Agreed. Wind is a big deal. I can't seem to get a solid read on what the wind predictions are for tomorrow. Local weather says no significant wind. NWS says 35mph, which is no joke in a snowstorm.
Maybe 1.5" on the grass here in WSW Metro. Blacktop still clear. Hardly anything currently falling. Major let down.
We've got maybe an inch on the roads here and it's barely snowing right now. A lot can change overnight and this may yet hit hard tomorrow. But up to this point, it's much closer to "No-mageddon" than "Snowmageddon".
City plow just made a pass down my street. Centennial plows residential streets thankfully, still only about 2”, be interesting to see what the morning will be. Don’t forget to set your time keeping devices ahead an hour.
It has developed slowly and who knows what we'll end up with. Hardly historic yet but 7 inches here is a welcome start. More please.
.455_Hunter
03-13-2021, 22:55
The weather forecasters do a pretty good job of declaring "it will snow" or "it won't snow". However, their attempts at snow quantity estimations are awful. Asking the Magic 8 Ball would yield better results.
It stopped snowing at my house.
Who knows what will happen overnight, but so far it's more Fauxpocalypse than Snowpaocalypse here in east Aurora. Maybe 4 inches on the grass an inch or so of wet slush on the driveway. I was 16 during the 82 storm, and had to chain up my Datsun station wagon to get to my community service in Golden that following Monday.
Snowpocalypse fail.
Maybe 2" out here. Weather station wind spinny things are frozen, but have very slight wind.
Wind can determine the success or failure of a storm. Our "bomb cyclone" a few years back was a good example. 70+ mph winds, along with about 14" of snow. I left my car in a drift and walked to a friend's house about a mile out. Yard was empty of snow, except the 8ft tall drift across the driveway. 8hrs of shoveling got the 4 wheeler out. A tractor arrived and got my car out of the road.
Who knows what will happen overnight, but so far it's more Fauxpocalypse than Snowpaocalypse here in east Aurora. Maybe 4 inches on the grass an inch or so of wet slush on the driveway. I was 16 during the 82 storm, and had to chain up my Datsun station wagon to get to my community service in Golden that following Monday.
I even went through the shit today to trailer up the RZR to meet you on Monday. Even took out the seat so it wouldn't be all muddy when it gets there.
Stupid global warming
Yeah, so who remembers Weatherman Bowman? The longtime KMGH 7/KLZ weatherman who was one of the best Denver meteorologists that got it right maybe 30 percent of the time.
Back then the best they had was a few balloons and reports from pilots. Modern weathertech forecasting is amazing.
Rain/snow now on the west slope, although we will be missing your big stuff. I have no idea which way things are moving so maybe it is , in fact, coming late....
North. It's heading North. Gonna suck in Cheyenne.....
Rucker61
03-14-2021, 06:46
We have 16" on the back deck right now.
We had 3” or so when we put the kids to bed last night. Woke up to a foot or so. It’s still not frozen though... just slushy wet heavy stuff that’s gonna melt fast.
Coming down pretty good here, now. Haven't been out, yet, but neighbor across the street is shoveling and looks to have about 5 or 6 inches in his driveway. Plow just came through and did the obligatory pile-up in front of all the driveways.
Gonna give it an hour or so and will do a first run with the snowblower.
Right at 5”, off to do the first of many shoveling runs lol.
hollohas
03-14-2021, 08:33
We have 16" on the back deck right now.Sounds like you folks up north got the brunt of it.
Sounds like you folks up north got the brunt of it.
Yhea, it was originally forecast to be an "Albuquerque low" which pounds the 'springs, but ended up being a "Raton low" which hits Denver or points north.
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We have about 9 inches on the grass, about 5 on the driveway. It's coming down about an inch an hour so maybe the weather guessers will get lucky.
about 8 - 12" here - there was a bit of melt off during the snow storm so it is hard to tell. Now if the temps were about 10 degrees colder there would be feet of more snow out there today. I got out yesterday a few times to brush off the slush from the drive way.
The stuff here is real wet and packs well, and the snow fall amounts are based on what is on top of a bird feeder.
GilpinGuy
03-14-2021, 09:24
We got about a foot and a half so far. Its pounding down right now. Hummer and I are happy. Keep it coming.
Around 6” here in FoCo so...not that bad. Nothing like 2003 when it was over 30”.
Must be nice side of town. My 8am relief couldn't get here, work looking for replacement. 200 feet or so of knee high snow to the gate then 1/4 mile of private road to laporte ave to escape.
I've spent the last hour digging out a coworker from the property road and into a newly dug spot near the gate.
BPTactical
03-14-2021, 09:31
Every bit of 12-14” of heavy wet sloppy here. So far have lost 2 branches off of one tree.
Will wait until later today to fire up the blower.
buffalobo
03-14-2021, 09:46
Meh. Weather forecasters sensationalize early forecasts to promote themselves and their outfit. Then they backpedal and "splian" their inaccuracy after the fact.
PT Barnum would be proud.
The Weather Channel[emoji2961] was more accurate than local forecasters.
Out here we lucked out a little and wind never developed like forecast and our little area was in a window that storm split around. Friends a few miles away got twice as much snow.
Will see how rest of storm passes.
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hollohas
03-14-2021, 09:53
Only about 8in on the ground here this morning but wind is gusting 20mph so it seems worse out than it actually is.
babarsac
03-14-2021, 10:28
6-7 inches on the Arapahoe - Denver border. A little hard to tell with all the wind.
Time to call uber eat , doordash, instacart, and geubhub.
:)
Kidding. I don't do delivery nor delivery app.
I’m the same as BP. It’s coming down well now, probably 14” and climbing ~1” an hour. It’s still not that cold though, so as soon as it stops falling and the sun shines for a few, it will start running down the gutters fast again...
babarsac
03-14-2021, 11:33
Time to call uber eat , doordash, instacart, and geubhub.
:)
Kidding. I don't do delivery nor delivery app.
We don't do delivery either, but we do get takeout from a variety of spots around us.
I've got scallops and a bottle of good sauvignon blanc for tonight after the baby goes to bed.
Blizzard conditions in Highlands Ranch right now. Wind is whipping this up pretty good.
Worked late and went to bed at 0300 (clock forward) with about 2" on the ground here in Parker.
Woke up at 1030 to howling wind and it looks like 12" or so on my customary measurement device that doesn't drift up with wind (backyard grill).
Great-Kazoo
03-14-2021, 12:06
Blizzard conditions in Highlands Ranch right now. Wind is whipping this up pretty good.
Sounds like what we had the last 2 days, now the sun's out. Only more accumulation up there.
Mykidsdad
03-14-2021, 12:12
Over 30? of the storm that didn?t materialize. AND STILL SNOWING HARD! Wooooohooooo
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Martinjmpr
03-14-2021, 12:19
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Probably close to 8" here in Columbine/Littleton. Wind is nasty though.
Trying to shovel is like shoveling wet cement!
Yeah, damn wind. Can’t even tell I shoveled earlier, probably do it 3 more times before tonight.
.455_Hunter
03-14-2021, 12:48
Slow to get started, but seems to be producing now.
buffalobo
03-14-2021, 13:33
Out here we have lucked out. Less wind than predicted and wet heavy snow that does not blow along the ground once it hits. Drifts are smaller. May not even be drifted in.
Still have yet to venture out driveway or road to hwy.
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I really wanted to drive around in this storm, but we decided to work on the truck instead. Oh well.
funkymonkey1111
03-14-2021, 13:44
I-25 SB is closed at Ridgegate. NB I-25 between Ridgegate and Arapahoe is not great
Seems to be winding down here. Hard to measure how much we got with it packing down so much. On the snow stake, it says 24" but realistically we probably got 36", maybe more. Surprisingly only one power blip, not even enough to kick on the generator. A neighbor came by with his ATV and plowed our 300-foot driveway so yay for that!
We don't do delivery either, but we do get takeout from a variety of spots around us.
I've got scallops and a bottle of good sauvignon blanc for tonight after the baby goes to bed.
Scallop and wine sounds much better option than we are having.
We are settling it with costco lasagna tonight. :)
hollohas
03-14-2021, 14:46
Drifting a bit here. We've had steady 15mph winds. Gusts still 20mph max. Plenty still falling. Who knows how much has fallen, I can't find anywhere to measure that seems unaffected by the wind. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210314/dd21d3bf54806c42524efada419834a3.jpg
The wind is kicking up here. Hoping it will blow most of my snow away.
hollohas
03-14-2021, 15:47
Ugh. This stupid drift is going to be a PITA to clear. Pedal to the floor and hope it falls off the back??https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210314/0f43e3127d12b51fb9635c3857e6aee7.jpg
.455_Hunter
03-14-2021, 15:48
We are lower than Mtneer, and have depth measurements all over the place. My truck topper, which is open to the elements and has low thermal capacity, shows 14.5", but you can tell it has already auto compacted quite a bit. We had significant pre-snow moisture, which is also helpful for the water situation.
Check out my sweet JDM Camry.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dITpUTuv-OD99wbkl5j14IEA-uZ_Bs8A36YaxbwQMQrxJ0UYqISQ6T-ykXBvySal2MZv7KWQrKIFsVJyWzfGPPJ02nA-w7nMIijZee_ExN31l1dmVjQ1wudh7A2VJbhxwS8VtB7Vhl0qip IvfT9V01Wg=w1366-h616-no?authuser=0
SideShow Bob
03-14-2021, 16:14
Ugh. This stupid drift is going to be a PITA to clear. Pedal to the floor and hope it falls off the back??https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210314/0f43e3127d12b51fb9635c3857e6aee7.jpg
Self clearing traction weight. If you can go fast enough to blow it off, you don’t need it anymore.......
Damn snow ! Spent more than just a little bit of time clearing my driveway & sidewalk, also elderly lady next door. Now that I am done, there’s another 4” on them.....
We've got about a foot here in COS, drifting against the house to about 2.5-3 feet in places. I did the first run of the snowblower at 1030 this morning and it was extremely wet and heavy, my little single-stage honda was struggling to move it. I'll do another run tonight after dinner and then again in the morning if it keeps coming down. Good stuff, I hope it keeps falling like this, we need the moisture.
BPTactical
03-14-2021, 16:25
My deck is about 3.5’ above grade. The snow is level with it.85476
can one of the mods rotate that image please?
Getting out of the ‘hood may be a challenge in the morning- the only road out currently has 2 trees down on it.
Aloha_Shooter
03-14-2021, 16:29
More wind than snow in my area of the Springs. I've shoveled the driveway 3 times but I think total accumulation at my house has been around 5 or 6 inches.
My deck is about 3.5’ above grade. The snow is level with it.85476
can one of the mods rotate that image please?
Getting out of the ‘hood may be a challenge in the morning- the only road out currently has 2 trees down on it.
Let yer ol' buddy Ernest take care o' that for ya......
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BPTactical
03-14-2021, 16:57
Let yer ol' buddy Ernest take care o' that for ya......
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Thanks amigo!
I got out this morning to see if I could make it to the county road, and did. Then went to my neighbors to feed their horses for them, he just had knee surgery and can't hardly walk yet. Seemed like the snow was about 12" on the flat and the drifts weren't enough to stick the Tacoma. Not a chance to get out now. The storm decided to blizzard us for a few hours now, and the 'ol tractor and snow blower are going to get a workout in the morning. Yeehaw...at least we're got some much needed moisture.
16? in Stapleton with A ton of slush on the grass
The wind is blowing too fast in Aurora, close to blizzard conditions, if it was snowing harder. Probably 12" flat snow, and 24" drifts.
clodhopper
03-14-2021, 18:50
Lost power for 12 hours. Drifts from 6" to 6 ft. Gonna be busy tomorrow.
Last evening I measured 7" when I shoveled the walk, measured 19" more this morning, and another 3" fell through the day, so about 29 inches so far.
This morning I got out the Toro snowthrower to clear around the cabins and vehicles.
Knowing the snowplow would have a tough time moving so much and would constrict the driveway and parking areas. So, I opened the driveway with the snowthrower. My cousin pitched in to work the machine for the first time. Six hours with the snowthrower. We can get out now and the snowplow will be able to handle the rest.
Snow is to continue here through Thursday. With luck maybe we'll get a foot more.
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Ok, last night I was scoffing - right now, I'm fookin' tired of it! Ok Mike Nelson, you were right - you made yer point - can we be fuckin' done now?
GilpinGuy
03-14-2021, 19:50
Looks like it finally stopped up here. 3' or so I guess. No less. No sign of the damn plows yet though.
Lots of drifts here. 2'-3' so far.
Went out to shovel. Hod to go out the back door and trudge around as it was drifted about 3 feet deep against the front door. Cleaned off the front porch and a path to the garage but I'll get up at 0500 to shovel the rest, as the wind made shoveling an exercise in futility. Probably 16-18 inches of actual accumulation, but hard to tell with the wind.
hollohas
03-14-2021, 20:16
I'm thrilled right now. I really wanted a big storm. This is awesome.
I twice cleared my driveway, three neighbors' drives and 400-500 ft of sidewalk with the blower today. There's a whole bunch of snow out there. Kids love it. Dogs love it. But my brittany just isn't made for wet snow. This is after a 3 min trip outside. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210315/665e5cf25c9eab1723d5a8678b16c94d.jpg
Bout 12? in the morning. Another maybe 6? by this evening.
hollohas
03-14-2021, 20:35
Got a little drift here too. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210315/9f4f55b91efae9c7c027361d3dccd768.jpg
I'm thrilled right now. I really wanted a big storm. This is awesome.
I twice cleared my driveway, three neighbors' drives and 400-500 ft of sidewalk with the blower today. There's a whole bunch of snow out there. Kids love it. Dogs love it. But my brittany just isn't made for wet snow. This is after a 3 min trip outside. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210315/665e5cf25c9eab1723d5a8678b16c94d.jpg
Aw, poor pup. I'd have taken her into the tub and given a warm wash with the shower wand. Maybe she'll grow more hair and get custom snow booties. Yeah, great photo.
hollohas
03-14-2021, 21:09
Aw, poor pup. I'd have taken her into the tub and given a warm wash with the shower wand. Maybe she'll grow more hair and get custom snow booties. Yeah, great photo.She loves bouncing through the snow. I called her in after a few minutes because I knew she'd be covered and she reluctantly came. She got a warm shower right after this picture. ;)
Next trip out she wore her hunting chest guard and that helped.
My Snoop Dawg's like, "yeah, fuck that - I'll piss on your floor first....."
Our princesses have been roughing it all day. No, they're not spoiled at all...
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Still snowing here . . . albeit lighter and the wind has really died down. Also, the snow has switched over to a much lighter variety which helps. I have no idea how much we got in real numbers, but there's gotta be 3 ft in my front yard from the drifting. Back yard has 2 ft easily.
Just got back in from round four of clearing. There's a couple in their 80's on the opposite corner from me and I cleared their drive and walk when I did mine. Need to get over to my mom's tomorrow and get her dug out.
Don't forget, tomorrow is trash day.
buffalobo
03-14-2021, 23:46
Looks like I might have snow day tomorrow and I'm not the one snowed in.[gohome]
I spent 2 hours on the tractor making sure I have a good chance of getting out in morning.[facepalm]
I could have been playing on the quads. At least til I got em stuck.
Looks like I might have snow day tomorrow and I'm not the one snowed in.[gohome]
I spent 2 hours on the tractor making sure I have a good chance of getting out in morning.[facepalm]
I could have been playing on the quads. At least til I got em stuck.
Can I borrow the tractor? Haha
I have an appointment to take my RZR to TFOGGER tomorrow, but I just looked and there is a waist high drift on each side of my trailer and the RZR is full of snow to the top of the doors. This should be fun.
Side streets are garage be safe out there anyone commuting
I?m going to take the day off and deal with the snow some more.
Besides, I haven?t even tried to dig the company truck out yet.
The office closed today so I don't have to take the day off. My body is pretty damn sore today. I shoveled a half dozen times yesterday. Figured I'd rather shovel three inches of snow a bunch of times rather than a bunch of snow once. Had to clear a path from the backdoor to the yard so the dog could do her business.
OctopusHighball
03-15-2021, 07:57
I finally realized yesterday that I have the most expensive snow blower in the world... The kind that was given to me "free".
I've been struggling with this thing for about 10 years now because I had zero initial investment in it. I don't know how much money and time I've put into it, but it's more than care to tally up. Tuneups, both amateur (me) and professional ($$$), broken parts replaced, shear pins left and right, etc. So middle of last week, I get it out, make sure it starts and runs, I figure I'm all set. I briefly considered just biting the bullet and getting a new snow blower, but the cheapskate in me is like "naw, I got this".
So yesterday, I'm almost excited to get my "free" snowblower in action! It's at about a foot or maybe 18" as I make my first pass down the driveway and out along the sidewalk... And then it dies. Refuses to come back to life. Of course, it will start up after 10 pulls and run for 30 seconds, giving me false hope everytime, but I can't get it to stay running. I'm sure it's something little, and I'm sure it can be fixed for $5 in parts and $50 in know-how, but that was the last damn straw for me.
So in the middle of snowmegedon 2021, I'm driving to Lowes to pick up their second to last snow blower, which needs to be partially disassembled to fit into the back of the Jeep, because I figured it's cheaper than the heart attack I would incur shoveling.
Anyone want a free snow blower?
I finally realized yesterday that I have the most expensive snow blower in the world... The kind that was given to me "free".
I've been struggling with this thing for about 10 years now because I had zero initial investment in it. I don't know how much money and time I've put into it, but it's more than care to tally up. Tuneups, both amateur (me) and professional ($$$), broken parts replaced, shear pins left and right, etc. So middle of last week, I get it out, make sure it starts and runs, I figure I'm all set. I briefly considered just biting the bullet and getting a new snow blower, but the cheapskate in me is like "naw, I got this".
So yesterday, I'm almost excited to get my "free" snowblower in action! It's at about a foot or maybe 18" as I make my first pass down the driveway and out along the sidewalk... And then it dies. Refuses to come back to life. Of course, it will start up after 10 pulls and run for 30 seconds, giving me false hope everytime, but I can't get it to stay running. I'm sure it's something little, and I'm sure it can be fixed for $5 in parts and $50 in know-how, but that was the last damn straw for me.
So in the middle of snowmegedon 2021, I'm driving to Lowes to pick up their second to last snow blower, which needs to be partially disassembled to fit into the back of the Jeep, because I figured it's cheaper than the heart attack I would incur shoveling.
Anyone want a free snow blower?
Smart man.
Give the free one to your most disliked neighbors [emoji3]
Martinjmpr
03-15-2021, 08:11
Our house faces South, and after our first Winter here in 2017 I sold the snow blower because the snow never stayed around long enough for me to need it.
This storm is the only time since then that I've really regretted selling the snow blower. When we lived in Englewood we had a big driveway that was partially shaded so I used it a lot (I had to, if I didn't, the snow would turn to ice and then it would be there for literally months.)
What's worst is that we're on a corner, so I get to shovel TWO sidewalks.
Final measurement was about 18" here in Columbine.
Ugh. Right elbow is killing me from shoveling last night. Can?t hardly lift my coffee mug this morning without pain.
Note to all of you young guys- don?t ever get old.
I finally realized yesterday that I have the most expensive snow blower in the world... The kind that was given to me "free".
I've been struggling with this thing for about 10 years now because I had zero initial investment in it. I don't know how much money and time I've put into it, but it's more than care to tally up. Tuneups, both amateur (me) and professional ($$$), broken parts replaced, shear pins left and right, etc. So middle of last week, I get it out, make sure it starts and runs, I figure I'm all set. I briefly considered just biting the bullet and getting a new snow blower, but the cheapskate in me is like "naw, I got this".
So yesterday, I'm almost excited to get my "free" snowblower in action! It's at about a foot or maybe 18" as I make my first pass down the driveway and out along the sidewalk... And then it dies. Refuses to come back to life. Of course, it will start up after 10 pulls and run for 30 seconds, giving me false hope everytime, but I can't get it to stay running. I'm sure it's something little, and I'm sure it can be fixed for $5 in parts and $50 in know-how, but that was the last damn straw for me.
So in the middle of snowmegedon 2021, I'm driving to Lowes to pick up their second to last snow blower, which needs to be partially disassembled to fit into the back of the Jeep, because I figured it's cheaper than the heart attack I would incur shoveling.
Anyone want a free snow blower?
Ha ha, I sympathize, messing with finicky small engines is one of my least favorite things. But, I'll bet Irving would dig into it....
Ugh. Right elbow is killing me from shoveling last night. Can?t hardly lift my coffee mug this morning without pain.
Note to all of you young guys- don?t ever get old.
"Shoveling"
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