Is it true about the snow in town?

[Australian fan]

Someone on Facebook told me that the snow in Telluride is still 8-10 feet high and that it’s likely to still be pretty cold iand wet n June?

Is this true or are they pulling the Aussie’s leg?

Cause last year Bevin warned me it was going to rain a lot and I brought gum boots and a rain coat from Australia and well, you know I ended up in shorts, t shirt and thongs for ten days........just wondering if I really need to think about packing thermals, boots and puffer jacket. ( yes we beach people are scared of snow, brrrrr)

What’s the weather look like over there? ( Am up in tropical Darwin, it’s about 90degrees and I just got out of the pool. Winter is coming! )

 Listening to: Brandi Carlisle

[ToddG]

I'm not sitting in Telluride, or Colorado, but I'd bet whoever said theres 8ft of snow is half right. In town I can't imagine there being 8ft of sitting snow without a storm, but in the mountains yes probably more in places. There's been well over 300 inches of snow this season, which is quite a bit more than 8ft. Also I'd believe it hasn't begun the melt off process in the mountains. Here in Oklahoma we thought spring was in full bloom, and it was time to go hunt mushrooms, but lo-and behold it froze this weekend and flurried. Will Rogers always said "if you don't like the weather in Oklahoma just wait ten minutes".

 Listening to: Santana-Abraxas

[BuckeyeDog]

Someone on Facebook told me that the snow in Telluride is still 8-10 feet high and that it’s likely to still be pretty cold iand wet n June?

Is this true or are they pulling the Aussie’s leg?

Cause last year Bevin warned me it was going to rain a lot and I brought gum boots and a rain coat from Australia and well, you know I ended up in shorts, t shirt and thongs for ten days........just wondering if I really need to think about packing thermals, boots and puffer jacket. ( yes we beach people are scared of snow, brrrrr)

What’s the weather look like over there? ( Am up in tropical Darwin, it’s about 90degrees and I just got out of the pool. Winter is coming! )

I would recommend you always bring thermals and a good pair of waterproof boots. Therer will be a good melt this year, the river will be flowing fast and high. Don’t think there will be any snow in town, but there probably will be snow at elevation. Maybe less fire restrictions this year. But be prepared for cold, rain and snow if you are camping.

[dhand]

Checkout the live Telluride web cam. Still some snow. It’s Colorado- plan for all seasons.

[Maple Al]

Watching the live webcast makes me want to start packing for Telluride. The large amount of snow on the mountain tops will make for colder nights. As for rain and snow it's always possible. At least the waterfalls will be running, last year was the least amount of water flowing that I remember.

[alexbarbosa42]

The san juans got hammered this year. There will probably see snow left at high elevations, but nothing us festivarians will encounter unless you're going hiking up above 12,000 or so.
I agree with buckeyedog, the river will be running high & fast this year. Despite all of the snow in Telluride, it wasn't THAT cold this winter, so it will be interesting to see if late spring/early summer trends hotter than normal.

[Darkhorse]

The snow will probably still be hanging out around 11k.  Here is a link to town,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhj-oPwX1bo
Thats a live youtube stream I like to just watch when I am super bored.  Packs of snow in town pushed by plows are 8ft maybe still, but none are in that live feed.

This year I will not be doing the Wasatch connection this year because the snow pack is so high, usually the trail clears for the most part around mid June but this year I don't think it will clear until August.  I recommend no one tries that trail without gear, there are gtd to be some large patches of snow and last year an elderly women had to get helli vacced out and the pack will be twice as big this year. 

I'd pack for all sorts of weather it is an el nino year which means the summer could be warm and wet.

 Listening to: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Big Country

[Pass Port]

Someone on Facebook told me that the snow in Telluride is still 8-10 feet high and that it’s likely to still be pretty cold iand wet n June?

Is this true or are they pulling the Aussie’s leg?

Cause last year Bevin warned me it was going to rain a lot and I brought gum boots and a rain coat from Australia and well, you know I ended up in shorts, t shirt and thongs for ten days........just wondering if I really need to think about packing thermals, boots and puffer jacket. ( yes we beach people are scared of snow, brrrrr)

What’s the weather look like over there? ( Am up in tropical Darwin, it’s about 90degrees and I just got out of the pool. Winter is coming! )

Man, that's because you came on Tuesday.  If you were there on Saturday you might have worn them. No deluge but we put up some shelter for the crawfish boil.

And there's probably 8-10 up high, but all this is still wonderful. We have had good weather for a number of years,

[Australian fan]

This is what I loooooove about festivarians. Ask a question about weather ( or roads) and everyone has something interesting to say. Thanks so much.

Basically pack a complete wardrobe just like I do every year.

Wear same shorts and t shirt for a week.

Got it

[FaceOnMars]

Despite all of the snow in Telluride, it wasn't THAT cold this winter

While we certainly didn't get to "polar vortex" lows, I would respectfully disagree.  This past winter was persistently cold and never quite "warmed up" might be another way to put it.   It started in the beginning of November and the trend still hasn't released its grip.   I can probably count on both hands the total number of full on "corn" (slush) days on the ski mountain this season ... whereas we typically receive anywhere up to 1-2 months (cumulatively) of warm sunny 40+ days.  

But to AF's question:  there's definitely not 8-10 feet in town, maybe up at higher elevations on northern exposures.    If the macro pattern continues, I wouldn't be surprised to see rain and colder temps ... but who knows (aside from Tom, of course)?  

[FaceOnMars]

Despite all of the snow in Telluride, it wasn't THAT cold this winter

While we certainly didn't get to "polar vortex" lows, I would respectfully disagree.  This past winter was persistently cold and never quite "warmed up" might be another way to put it.   It started in the beginning of November and the trend still hasn't released its grip.   I can probably count on both hands the total number of full on "corn" (slush) days on the ski mountain this season ... whereas we typically receive anywhere up to 1-2 months (cumulatively) of warm sunny 40+ days.   So, there's still likely a lot of snow left that would normally have melted by now.

But to AF's question:  there's definitely not 8-10 feet in town, maybe up at higher elevations on northern exposures.    If the macro pattern continues, I wouldn't be surprised to see rain and colder temps ... but who knows (aside from Tom, of course)?  

[Maple Al]

Look at the current weather webcam to see what snow in Telluride looks like

 Listening to: Let it snow by Sam Bush