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April 14, 2009 —
After a gloomy Masters weekend The Beav' closed for the season with snow-riders enjoying more than six inches of new snow on the ground.
Vail enjoyed fresh snow as well as another spring storm moved through over the past weekend.
This week also looks active as another strong Pacific storm will move into the area Wednesday (April, 15) and stay through Friday (April, 17).
The weekend looks to bring sunny skies and warm temps for closing day at Vail. Temps will drop Wednesday as this storm moves in, expect on mountain temps to be in the mid 30's and dropping as the day continues.
Thursday we should see the brunt of this storm move through with gusty winds and moderate snowfall, temps will be much cooler with highs in the mid 20's.
Expect storm totals for Saturday April 18 to range from 4-8 inches. Saturday will begin cold and cloudy, transitioning to sunny and warm, as there will be many events taking place in Vail for their annual Spring Back to Vail party.
Closing day looks to be epic as we could see our warmest temps of the year with clear blue skies.
What a winter it has been. Enjoy the last days and please be safe.
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Massive, moisture-laden weekend snowstorm pounds the Vail Valley
April 3, 2009 —
It's puking snow in Edwards as I write this at 7:50 a.m., Friday, April 3, and radar shows lots of moisture to our west.
Looks like this storm hit a bit early and we should expect heavier snow throughout the day as a cold front will move through our area today.
Once again it looks like this weekend will be a great one for skiing as snow should fall for the next 36 hours or so. Snow totals for this storm will range from 10-16 inches by Sunday morning, April 5, as we will see clearing skies by mid-day Sunday.
Temps will remain on the cool side with highs on mountain in the low 20s and overnight lows in the teens. Winds will gust up to 40 mph over ridge tops, but will be fairly mild on the ski mountain, ranging between 15 and 25 mph.
Get out and enjoy some snow, as the countdown to closing day (April 19 at Vail, April 12 at the Beav') has begun.
3 Comments on "Massive, moisture-laden weekend snowstorm pounds the Vail Valley"
Joseph Mama — April 4, 2009
Puking snow? If I were your teacher I'd fail you on that lead paragraph. Really you should tone down your verbage. Somewhere else you write that a type of spirit is "bleeding" out of Vail -- while writing about an unfortunate, but violent, death. I grew up with this guy Risoli who used the appellation "Puke from DeBuque" when referring to idiots. Are you from DeBuque?
Reid — April 4, 2009
Joseph, thanks for tuning in, we appreciate your input. First of, I've always been a big fan of using the word "puke" when its snowing, it's classier than "pissing" and "vomiting" (but not really) and if you look in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to puke means to , and from vomit we get spew, and to spew is "to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity". And when it snows 2 inches per hour, its....puking. Second, I personally have never written about anything "bleeding" out of Vail, maybe Dave O, Tom Boyd, Scott Proper, or my favorite, Brook Portman aka "Ski Beaver" but not me. Finally, I am from Eagle-Vail...yes that's right a "townie" and proud of it. Sorry that you feel that way about my verbage, but I always liked English class and passed with flying colors. God Bless America and the First Amendment. Any way, thanks again for reading and hopefully you can get up and enjoy the "puke".
April Fool's snow in Vail no joke with more to come
April 2, 2009 —
April Fools! The snow report on the homepage left was the snow that had fallen all day Wednesday April 1, so don't get too excited for the 9 and 11 inches that was reported for today.
However, the skiing should be great today as I was lucky enough to ski The Beav' yesterday (April 1) and the skiing got better as the day progressed. Today the snow should be soft, and fresh tracks are available for those who venture.
Our weekend outlook looks great as another storm moves into our area by Friday (April 3) afternoon. A strong low pressure system and associated cold front will bring windy and wintry weather to the Western Slope by late Friday (April 3) and last well into Saturday (April 4).
Some models show that this storm may stall, but we will see significant snowfall by this weekend. Rain will fall in the lower valleys Friday evening before turning to all snow as temps will drop and winds will increase from the west/northwest.
Temps will be in the low 20's and high teens overnight Friday and Saturday as daily temps will be mild (mid 20's). Winds will be brisk ranging from 15-25 mph and gusts into the 40-50 mph range over exposed ridge tops.
As this storm moves out Saturday we will see residual moisture from the northwest favoring the Steamboat, Vail, and Winter Park areas. Expect snow totals for the Saturday report in the 4-8 range. Snowfall will continue Saturday (April 4) with daily totals in the 4-8 range as well.
Overall it looks like Sunday will be a bluebird day as this weekend could be our last shot at significant snowfall.
We have another shot at snow Tuesday and Wednesday (April 7-8) but not as active or potent. We will keep you posted as the weekend arrives, until then, Enjoy!
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March heading out like a (snow) lion in the Vail Valley
March 29, 2009 —
A short weekend of spring-like weather will be followed by colder air and active weather leading into the first week of April.
Tonight (Sunday, March 29) we will see a few cold fronts move through the northern and central mountains of Colorado. Strong winds will provide orographic lift, giving areas like Steamboat, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Aspen a chance for some good snowfall.
Moderate to heavy bands of snowfall will move through our area late Sunday and early Monday, with snow totals for the Monday report ranging from 4 to 8 inches.
Temps will be much colder as we will not see the mercury rise above 20 degrees on the mountain.
This system moves out by Monday evening, leading us into a calm Tuesday with another system moves in Wednesday, April 1(no fooling).
The first week of April looks active, as we see storms every other day or so, and models show that the first part of the month could be very active.
We will watch. In the meantime, we have 21 days until the end of the season, so get out and enjoy the last remaining days of the '09 season.
Enjoy!
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