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Loveland Pass, CO, in MAY...

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derpina
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Looks more like January...


For non-Colorado residents, the real snow doesn't start until 1:35.


May 25 2011 6:39PM
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SeanTom
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hey, hey there, fuck you and your snow

east coast represent
May 25 2011 6:53PM
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E.FARR
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why are you not skiing that right now!! i would be hikin up one of those hills and shredding some late may snow..
May 25 2011 6:54PM
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derpina
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Hahaha I'm actually not even stoked on it... I want to dirtbike / hike / kayak / fish. My mind is just blown... I bet east coast is prime right now.
May 25 2011 6:55PM
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skier_boy26
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Paradise (keep in mind Paradise is only 5400') still has over 200 inches. Mt Baker (at only 4200') still has over 200 inches.


It is going to be a good summer in the Cascades.
May 25 2011 6:55PM
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Bodhisattva_
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This is why I
May 25 2011 6:56PM
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derpina
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Haha don't have to hike... ABasin is right at the end of the video and is open through June. I've been shredding for like two years straight with a month break (work at summer camps) so I'm kind of over it. I want me some sun and beaches and tanning and fishing and dirtbiking! Fam just bought a place in San Diego on the beach so I'm going to be heading there for awhile. Infinite winter gets old.
May 25 2011 6:59PM
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Bodhisattva_
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GTFO
May 25 2011 7:01PM
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Jib-Ninja
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Your supposed to park at 1:38 and ski down....
May 25 2011 7:02PM
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McFellon
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But seriously, hopefully i'll be moving out there for college.
May 25 2011 7:02PM
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McFellon
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clarification- the video was directed at colorado residents, not those of us on the east coast
May 25 2011 7:05PM
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SeanTom
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haha, it's prime for..... i don't even know what. I wish our snow had lasted longer. Summer set-ups since april =/
May 25 2011 9:19PM
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Peter.
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well my life sucks
May 25 2011 9:20PM
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skithesprings
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been riding my dirtbike in the mountains out here on the east coast for a solid 2 months now.

you jelly?
May 25 2011 9:25PM
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chuck_testa
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east coast represent. Shit I took my last hike turns 2 weeks ago. fuck you.
May 25 2011 9:31PM
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PeeDuBzz
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fuckin miss this place so much.. my dad used to live 20 min from the loveland pass, now he moved to south dakota ):
May 25 2011 9:38PM
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saucybiscuits
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Aspen is reopening this weekend. Fuck you all!!
May 25 2011 9:39PM
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yourthemannowdog
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I think you broke the speed limit buddy. How you managed to take those turns is amazing, but you definitely broke the speed limit.
May 25 2011 10:43PM
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derpina
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Not my vid. It was sped up though... thought that was pretty obvious. Haha!
May 25 2011 11:27PM
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derpina
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Hahaha, fo sho!


But we have places not too far that are open and the private MX track in Dillon, CO is opening this week. FINALLY.
May 25 2011 11:28PM
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MADDECENT
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Fuck yes. Abay open July 4 this year
May 25 2011 11:34PM
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tripnip
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well kidds i skied abasin yesterday and the pass today. 17 new inches at abasin not to long ago i am sorry for all you east costers i still have my powder skis out :-) this season has ROCKED
May 25 2011 11:39PM
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Get.Kronk
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still skinning berthoud pass once or twice a week. and getting solid runs in, nbd. The best part is, is that I can do all the summer stuff, then drive an hour and still ski pow. Love CO soo much
May 26 2011 12:18AM
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derpina
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lolercoaster @ Independence Pass


http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110525/NEWS/110529886/1077&ParentProfile=1058
May 26 2011 11:34AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Lets just say it's made me a much better and much more conscious driver.
May 26 2011 11:42AM
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derpina
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Keystone too! Keystone SummerMix FTW. Park is probably gonna be sick.

Woodward At Copper's park is going to be SILLY this summer.
May 26 2011 11:45AM
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KendamaCo
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ive been at the basin twice a week since spring break, their park crews gotta get their shit together tho its kinda getting boring with the same lame set up. Especially when you can see like 10 rails sitting next to the park unused. Gotta love spring skiing though!!!!! That is just my only complaint
May 26 2011 11:52AM
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introvert
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east coast represent. Mtns closed 2 months ago.
May 26 2011 11:53AM
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pmsnow
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When was this??? I was there saturday and sunday and all it did was shit snow all over our trip! We were craving the blue bird day like in that vid. Actually sunday wasn't too bad.
May 26 2011 12:13PM
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derpina
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Pic for emphasis:


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May 26 2011 12:14PM
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derpina
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Hahaha that's May for you. I know... yesterday evening there were hardly any clouds and I was freaking out for a couple hours without snow for once. Not sure exactly what day it was taken.
May 26 2011 12:16PM
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Toasty.
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stubai austria is still open, goin this weekend.
May 26 2011 12:16PM
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derpina
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Video was taken May 5th. So a few more feet have actually fallen since this video was taken.
May 26 2011 12:27PM
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mistahfabbydavis
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Dachstein Gletscher Austria, dope ass park and some say till mid July open.
May 26 2011 12:37PM
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PacificRimJob
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Tahoe's still got it.
May 26 2011 12:52PM
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Mr.Huck
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Loved that video Gee. I was pretending I was riding a motorcycle and holding my cursor on the center of the lane. Pretty fun.
May 26 2011 12:53PM
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pmsnow
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O shit i thought that was more recent. Ya saturday a basin claimed 7 inches but up top it was nearly knee deep in places. It was the biggest pow day of my season lol.
May 26 2011 1:05PM
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stupendous-man
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threads for when im not at school
May 26 2011 1:11PM
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Mr.Huck
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If time wasn't a consideration, I would prefer to drive over the pass instead of staying on I-70 and going through the tunnel. Sometimes it's actually faster to go over the pass when CDOT is metering traffic. They stop traffic going East bound for about 20 minutes to spread the traffic out on the road. Not sure whether it helps or not.

I have driven over Loveland pass when visibility was about 15 feet past your front bumper. It's terrifying but fun, and at least you aren't parked on I-70 waiting for CDOT to open the tunnel. I love driving in crap weather like that, and taking the back roads sometimes helps you to avoid the parade of idiots.
May 26 2011 3:03PM
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Daph
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Loveland pass is my favorite place in the world. When I die I def want my ashes spread there.
May 26 2011 3:12PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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so does this spell an epic whitewater kayak season for you folks out there or what? I heard you CO folks are real dependant on the snowmelt out there for high water.
May 26 2011 4:03PM
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utt
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hell yeah! we got the land of endless snow. this seasons been siiiiiick
May 26 2011 4:05PM
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derpina
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Yes and no... I posted another thread a few days ago about all the flooding concerns in the west now because of the catastrophic levels of snow we have. A resevoir in Nebraska that gets a lot of the snow melt is 94% full with a capacity of 1 million square feet, but it's estimated that the snow still left in the rockies is well over 2 million.

It will be epic but it will also be dangerous.
May 27 2011 11:17AM
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