Winter of 2015/2016 Going Well

After a month of traveling out-of-state, the Marbleski.org crew is back in the thick of things. We’re seeing storm after storm hitting the West Elk Mountains, exciting. A nicely bridged snowpack is yielding classic Colorado powder skiing, but the usual Colorado avalanche producers are always lurking underfoot. Our plan, stay aware of new snow accumulations, watch slope angles and terrain, and enjoy.

Know the Quarry Road could be easily closed by storms now that we’re getting a huge snowpack and possible over-road avalanches. Call the Quarry office to check on road, and it’s a good idea to stop in to the office before driving up, to see where the stone truck is (which is hard to pass). Phone numbers and such are available in menu above, FAQ.

Merry Christmas 2015!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Major storm in Marble area last night, continuing with heavy snowfall this morning. Road was plowed yesterday but probably not passable by automobile today due to wind drifting and at least 12 inches of new since last evening. We feel there is also avalanche danger on road due to possibility of avy paths such as Mud Gulch running to road.

Quarry will not be plowing today (Christmas) but says they’ll probably plow tomorrow (Saturday), depending on avalanche danger and conditions of course. Marblecam worked this morning, check it out (menu above).

Consistent Snow Accumulation Working Magic

Been looking good. Nearly daily accumulations. See Marblecam (via menu above).

Marblecam is UP for 2015-2016

Took some work but we’ve got the Marblecam working again. Last night and today is the second real snowfall of this year at HQ elevation of 9,000 feet. The last snowfall did not stick; this one will perhaps stay on north shaded areas at this elevation, with more accumulation at higher elevations.

We’ll experiment with different camera views over coming weeks.

Click here for Marblecam, or use menus above.