Comments on: Backcountry Skiing Weather Predictions http://www.wildsnow.com/710/backcountry-skiing-weather-predictions/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nick http://www.wildsnow.com/710/backcountry-skiing-weather-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-6073 nick Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:45:38 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=710#comment-6073 Great stuff Lou. I've been using the point forecasts for sometime now, and have found that looking at the elevation helps. i just click around in my destination's general area until i get an elevation near what i want- say 13000ish feet. Great for spring and fall to see where the freezing level might be. Also, I've been using the mesowest station site to find detailed freeze line elevations to know how much of a freeze happened the night before. here is the link to red mountain pass' station: http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=RMPC2 Great stuff Lou. I’ve been using the point forecasts for sometime now, and have found that looking at the elevation helps. i just click around in my destination’s general area until i get an elevation near what i want- say 13000ish feet. Great for spring and fall to see where the freezing level might be.

Also, I’ve been using the mesowest station site to find detailed freeze line elevations to know how much of a freeze happened the night before.

here is the link to red mountain pass’ station:
http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=RMPC2

]]> By: Matt Berglund http://www.wildsnow.com/710/backcountry-skiing-weather-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-6072 Matt Berglund Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=710#comment-6072 Great weather info Lou! You are right about this sight haveing some very good weather tracking info and other types of information. I have been using this sight for a couple years now. While the forecast is not always 100% (can it ever be in CO?) its is usually quite accurate, and the radar images available are really handy. This ceratinly helped in getting a peak right outside of Crested Butte this past weekend. In addition to the "Weather Sysnopsis" link, I also look at "Forecast Discussion" link. It has another similar, maybe more detailed discussion that will give a little more lengthy talk about what might happen with the weather. The only downside I have discovered is that the radar image for Crested Butte, is not correct. The radar coverage area ends south of Aspen, and does not cover CB area. But one is still evaluate potential moisture. Great weather info Lou! You are right about this sight haveing some very good weather tracking info and other types of information. I have been using this sight for a couple years now. While the forecast is not always 100% (can it ever be in CO?) its is usually quite accurate, and the radar images available are really handy. This ceratinly helped in getting a peak right outside of Crested Butte this past weekend.

In addition to the “Weather Sysnopsis” link, I also look at “Forecast Discussion” link. It has another similar, maybe more detailed discussion that will give a little more lengthy talk about what might happen with the weather.

The only downside I have discovered is that the radar image for Crested Butte, is not correct. The radar coverage area ends south of Aspen, and does not cover CB area. But one is still evaluate potential moisture.

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