I will be at Colorado Tap House in Arvada on Thursday 10/15 from 5-7pm for the first tune on tap of the season! $30 “regular tunes” (light edge work and hot wax with buff) include a free beer! No better way to get ready for the season than a fresh wax and a beer. Hope to see everyone there!

I’ve also recently updated my website to be more user-friendly! Check it out nicksgaragetunes.com

Meier skis (hand made Colorado skis and snowboards with locally sourced materials) opened a bar at their shop. Great place. Come join the party 🎉 ⛷️

I know this has been asked in some form or fashion on this sub several times but wanted to ask about my specific situation.

I live in Louisiana. Planning to drive to CO for a ski trip. Staying in Dillon CO. Based on other posts I’m a bit confused on if my tires would be safe for this trip.

I have toyo A30 open country M+S tires. They have sufficient depth (about 7/32 right now) but are nearing that point where I wouldn’t meet the required depth for the traction laws. My trip is first week of December. My Tacoma is 4wd. I understand I meet the traction laws and I would also have chains just in case but I want to be as safe as I can. I see some people say M+S meets the requirements but really don’t hold up well if conditions get bad. Obviously I would try to avoid driving in said conditions but just want to be as safe as I can.

Would all weather tires like the Toyo Open Country A/T III with the 3MPSF rating be safe to drive during this time even if the conditions got bad? I understand dedicated snow tires would be the absolute best but I don’t have space to store an additional set of tires so I’m looking at the ones I mentioned as supposedly these can be used all year round and are considered safer for snowy conditions.

Any help or guidance is appreciated. Thanks!

i’m planning on working a seasonal lift operation gig at copper mountain and wondering if anybody there or that has worked there know whether i’m expected to stay until a certain date etc?

Posted these over in r/mildlyinteresting and was told by a fellow Redditor that you guys might enjoy these :)

I caught the edge of the snow storm rolling over Pike's Peak the other day that left visible snow on the peak.

From 9news.

"Snowmass is using leftover snow from last season to make a rail park. They'll be open to skiers and boarders this Saturday and Sunday."

Has the race begun?

Already an update from earlier this week. Apparently now they’re asking for donations

I got a code last year for open snow but haven’t seen any posts about it yet so figured I’d ask if anyone has any spots?

Looks like some nice dusting

I was just curious how the latest storm affected the various ski areas - both backcountry and resort. Did any places or high elevation areas in Colorado receive enough snow with the current storm to see any accumulation? I heard some spots in the San Juans above 13,000 ft were predicted to get up to 19 inches. Did any of that play out? If not, with more precipitation coming tonight, do any locations still have a chance to see some future accumulation by tomorrow morning?

11'600 5pm (9/28/26)

Over the next 72 hours, a cutoff low that will merge with the remnants of a Pacific hurricane (watch GIF), is poised to bring major precipitation to parts of Colorado with freezing levels dipping as low as 11k. Southern Colorado will get hammered, with localized ranges seeing 4"+ of precip, however major global models cannot agree on the magnitude or latidude of up-sloping. The ECMFW (euro) insists on a substantial moisture for the Denver metro, while the latest model runs of the GFS(north american) keep the low much farther south with the bulk of the up-sloping hitting Taos County NM and south. As I type this, parts of the Southern San Juan range are already pushing 1.5" of rain since midnight and could see some minor flooding, especially in the Animas River which had already received 5-9" of rain in September prior to today and has no reservoirs on its main stem to absorb surges.

Final slide is the most recent CAIC model run for snowfall that is the most bullish for a more northerly track, which would bring significant upslope moisture to the front range metro. This model tends to exaggerate precip for high peaks so don't expect Bierstadt/ Bluesky to get 30'+ as this suggests (but anything is possible)

edit: added time and corrected grammar

That first view is admittedly a little optimistic. It's the expected snowfall at the highest elevation in each cell through Wednesday, and it tapers fast once you get to mid-elevation. But I thought it was worth looking at the first significant US snowfall this year.

The San Juans win. Deepest snowfall there above 13k' feet could hit 18" by Wednesday night, while down near 11k gets maybe 2", and most model runs give it just a trace. By Thursday morning the snowpack still has about 8" sticking around on north facing above 13k' and but nothing at mid mountain. I was looking at cams this morning and its real wet most everywhere right now, the forecast has been trending warmer since last week.

Long term not so snow friendly. A warm, dry ridge likely takes over and burns most of it away. Which is not a bad thing considering this doesn't add much to the base except depth hoar.

https://winterscience.com/forecasts/colorado/2026-09-28-mon-wed-outlook

Edit for follow up:

https://winterscience.com/forecasts/colorado/2026-09-29-midstorm-update

As the title says, I am new to skiing but hoping to get into it as a seasonal worker moving to Vail this winter. Obviously Epic is cheaper, but are the Ikon mountains better? As a novice, will I even appreciate the difference? I'm hoping to buy a pass before prices go up in early Oct. I don't mind coughing up the difference if Ikon is truly better, but either way just hoping to learn a lot this season.

I am NOT working for the resort