~~**-- The Weather Thread --**~~

[Road Guy]

That's our normal mode of operations I just figured the interstate will be hell in the morning tomorrow even up until lunch westbound

 

[Sapper PE LS]

But, you said -20 degrees... does... not... compute....

Did you see the thing about the dude's face, and it hurting... that's all I can think of

 

[Road Guy]

I don't think it'll be that cold but just that we would take the -20° sleeping bag and crash in the car so we would be warm..

We have seen a lot of people that go up at two in the morning and crash in their car until the lifts open

 

[csb]

I used to leave here at 4AM and get to Mary Jane around 6. I'd settle in for a nap until the lifts opened.

 

[mudpuppy]

I think the worst of winter is over. It was -18 this morning. It can only get better from here. Right???

 

[NJmike PE]

I think the worst of winter is over. It was -18 this morning. It can only get better from here. Right???

I'm of the same opinion, except that technically there is still a week of February left. Winter usually eases up here after Feb.

 

[Sapper PE LS]

This has been the most miserable winter of my life. Ridiculously cold and expensive as hell to heat my home. Holy shit, how do people do it every year.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Some of the ski resorts are expected to get up to 2 feet of snow over the weekend.

I'm going to see how the road report looks tonight but my older son and I are giving strong consideration to throwing our -20° sleeping bags in the car driving up tonight and spending the night in the car so we can get in on some of that powder action

Good luck. The freeway is already closed...

http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/02/20/multiple-crashes-heavy-snow-closes-i-70/23760629/

Multiple crashes and heavy snow has closed westbound Interstate 70 from Georgetown to Silverthorne.The Colorado Department of Transportation closed the interstate at 2 p.m. There is no estimated time for reopening.

Wesbound traffic is backed for several miles in the area. CDOT says road conditions are icy with poor visibility.

 

[Road Guy]

That sucks, I'm going to be stuck at work for at least another hour so it probably would not have happened anyway :-(

 

[Road Guy]

http://youtu.be/qJUFTm6cJXM

If we had some global warming..... Lol...

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

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[Supe]

Mid 40's this morning feels like a heat wave.

 

[csb]

Wait, wait, wait...you guys only have winter until the end of February?!

We're hitting our worst time of year for snow.

 

[NJmike PE]

Wait, wait, wait...you guys only have winter until the end of February?!

We're hitting our worst time of year for snow.

not necessarily. That's just when things begin to ease up, we have still had shit hit the fan in March

 

[Road Guy]

It's 8° and I'm venturing out to a work meeting that 70 miles away, I guess you could say treated roads, already passed at least 10 flipped over or wrecked vehicles on the side of the road this should be a high pucker factor trip... Posting from the gas station not driving.....

 

[MA_PE]

it must be a life-or-death engineering meeting. Good luck RG.

 

[engineergurl]

I think I will sit by the pool today, maybe head to the beach

 

[NJmike PE]

I think I will sit by the pool today, maybe head to the beach

I hope you get a crotch full of sand! J/k

 

[engineergurl]

I think I will sit by the pool today, maybe head to the beach

I hope you get a crotch full of sand! J/k

Well that isn't very nice lol...

 

[envirotex]

2-hour delay! Whoop!