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Panduh_Bayr
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Any word on snowmaking or anything? I have been hearing awful rumors that they won't open until mid november because of their new lift, as in after breck and key... wack.

Can anyone tell me otherwise? Anyone on the inside preferrably.

Sep 30 2010 7:37PM
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Big_Willy
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Looks like it's pretty much done. http://www.arapahoebasin.com/abasin/mountain/lift-construction-gallery.aspx
Sep 30 2010 8:57PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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any word on shnowmakin?
Oct 1 2010 12:05PM
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InitialG
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It depends on the weather at this point, it's just been too damn hot up here.

Oct 1 2010 1:15PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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Really? because loveland started snowmaking i guess.

its been mad hot in boulder so i believe it.

Oct 1 2010 2:45PM
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Queen_Selassie
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i've heard from quite a few people that it's opening the 15th of this month..could be wrong however.
Oct 1 2010 8:09PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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see i have heard the 15th of next month... because of lift building and snowmaking and whatnot
Oct 1 2010 10:10PM
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meeesh
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Heard the new lift was finished last weekend. They were posting on twitter as they were putting the last chair on... Loveland also posted snowmaking had started but I think they stopped. Its too warm.
Oct 2 2010 2:11AM
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Shpadoinkle
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It's too hot up here. It's gross.
Oct 2 2010 8:52AM
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Andrew93
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According to their website, they haven't started snowmaking yet, but the lift is built... If they gonna open on Oct. 15 then thats alot of snow to make in a short time!
Oct 3 2010 1:39PM
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Queen_Selassie
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Anyone know when loveland will open? In transworld it says the 7th of oct.
Oct 3 2010 2:20PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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yeah...thats not gonna happen unless we get a blizzard...way too hot.
Oct 3 2010 2:39PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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This is such a depressing thread :(
Oct 3 2010 8:06PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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it's just the weather
Oct 4 2010 4:43AM
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meeesh
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word on the street is they started blowing and have been blowing for about a week now... just haven't announced it. I haven't been up that way to confirm anything and the webcams don't show snow. But thought this hearsay might bring an uplifing note to the thread.
Oct 4 2010 1:52PM
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ThaLorax
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I'm pretty sure Loveland did that whole snowmaking this as a marketing ploy. Everybody knew there was a large high front coming in, which is finally starting to move out (what, two weeks ago?).

In other news, snow's in the forecast for above 11,000 so Abay will be gettin someeeee.
http://www.dontgetzapped.com/?utm_source=Don%27t+Get+Zapped&utm_campaign=1b6e9606f5-_Don_t_Get_Zapped_10_4_2010&utm_medium=email
Oct 4 2010 1:56PM
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MADDECENT
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RAAAAAAAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 4 2010 5:59PM
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ThaLorax
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You live in littleton, what did you expect for snow being forcasted 6,000ft above that?
Oct 4 2010 7:44PM
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meeesh
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Naw, its raining in summit. a low of 33 tonight. But a cold front is moving in! check the forecast and break out the jackets kids! its coming!
Oct 4 2010 7:52PM
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ThaLorax
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Fuckkk youuuu sierra nevadas. Hopefully it rolls out here. Looks like a good storm's brewin off the PNW though.
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Oct 4 2010 7:59PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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hopefully!
Oct 5 2010 1:32AM
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.nasty
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^most of that moisture is warm, and not snow. we're in an usual la nina dry pattern right now, so be thankful about the weather in the sense that it's setting us up for (hopefully) amazing conditions. This coming friday night looks to be a good shot at a tiny amount of snow down to 10k feet. After that it looks to be warm and dry again with the exception of a thunderstorm here or there. Not til the 17/18th of this month will be see the huge high pressure ridge in out west and the STRONG la nina low scale pressure starting to settle in. Just wait, come November it could be an entirely different scenario.
Oct 5 2010 3:30AM
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Panduh_Bayr
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weather man?
Oct 5 2010 11:48AM
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ThaLorax
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Sick, no worries on my part, just anticipation... or is it withdrawl? I can't really tell...

this high pressure needs to gtfo though.
Oct 5 2010 12:27PM
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willy_baller
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i am going to be so depressed if it takes until late october for abay to open....
Oct 5 2010 1:34PM
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.nasty
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no, just a weather enthusiast. snow's that important to me. haha
Oct 5 2010 1:35PM
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MidwestSteeze
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http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp116/Midweststeeze/DSC00923.jpg
Oct 9 2010 2:09PM
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MidwestSteeze
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my bad.
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but looking good.
Oct 9 2010 2:11PM
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Panduh_Bayr
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so beautiful
Oct 9 2010 2:29PM
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Barmski
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that is an uplifting photo
Oct 9 2010 4:52PM
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willy_baller
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Yay!!!! Any opening day estimates?
Oct 9 2010 5:43PM
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Barmski
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Its been dumping in breck on and off all day. Oct 20th for abay.
Oct 9 2010 8:13PM
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XtRemE11
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i bet next weekend..
Oct 10 2010 2:34PM
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Reed.
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rumors around here are saying next weekend, hopefully thursday or friday
Oct 10 2010 7:45PM
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XtRemE11
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looks like the highs will be in the 40's-50's during the days this week, is that low enough?
Oct 10 2010 7:48PM
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MCNUGGETS
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That would be a MIRACLE
Oct 10 2010 8:35PM
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bfnradford
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I seem to be hearing this Saturday as a possible open date. Loveland wont be till later next week.
Oct 11 2010 1:32PM
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doGelyst
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ribbon of fun!
Oct 11 2010 1:36PM
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SlickRick.
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itll be low enough at night. doubtful for this weekend however. a little bit of snow in the forecast, but theyre callin for almost every day snow next week. i doubt theyll take the chance this weekend, and just tough it out 1 more.
Oct 11 2010 1:49PM
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ThaLorax
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Abay won't open this weekend simply because Loveland isn't opening this weekend. It's too big a gamble. Not much snow is projected for next week save tuesday (I think) but with the temps being cold at night opening day could be weekend after this coming weekend but don't get your hopes on that either. Either way, we'll be skiing before the end of the month making fun of the rest of the country!
Oct 11 2010 2:02PM
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.nasty
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for night snow, yes. next week though snow levels are expected to drop even as low as 6000 feet. so in the high country it's gonna get coooold.
Oct 11 2010 2:07PM
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stephengillboy
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hells yea
Oct 11 2010 5:27PM
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ThaLorax
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are you referring to the low pressure building off the PNW or are you talking about the weak storm projected for tonight/tomorrow?
Oct 11 2010 7:56PM
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.nasty
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the one building. it'll swoop in from the gulf of alaska as i said above once the high pressure ridge breaks down later this weekend.
Oct 12 2010 12:27AM
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Queen_Selassie
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I heard from a loveland employee there opening this friday!!! hype or not? after looking around there today i'd believe it.
Oct 12 2010 12:39AM
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Panduh_Bayr
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AHHH
Oct 12 2010 12:58AM
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MidwestSteeze
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check their snowmaking page on their website, looks really promising. hopefully a basin is able to do the same.
Oct 12 2010 1:32AM
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ThaLorax
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i heard today from an employee that she wants to go to Moab with me because they're not opening yet....
Oct 12 2010 1:58AM
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ThaLorax
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and that's dope news. i've been following Joel's Colorado powder forcast. He seems to make pretty good predictions. he says we shouldn't take his word for it but it's looking to be a good winter.
Oct 12 2010 2:09AM
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.nasty
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Yeah I started looking at his forecasts last season. He's legit. Along with Chris Manly and snowforecast.com. Never miss a pow day.
Oct 12 2010 3:41AM
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Dustin.
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Joel's forecast are almost always close to spot on, there was only one bad forecast from him last year.
Oct 12 2010 10:13AM
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