CO>MtEvans Echo Lake>Post Superbowl Winter Hang>Feb 7,8,9

**OutandBack** · 02-12-2014, 20:24

Man, Big storms with lots of snow and high wind is hitting the divide and ski resorts tonight.
I sure hope this storm will be over by Friday.
There are avalanche warning everywhere but I don't think the area we will be camping in is affected.

**flexytoy** · 02-13-2014, 10:35

I am planning on coming up on saturday morning also. Looking forward to a weekend out and meeting lots, or a few, new people.

**OutandBack** · 02-13-2014, 10:54

Originally Posted by flexytoy

I am planning on coming up on saturday morning also. Looking forward to a weekend out and meeting lots, or a few, new people.

Thanks for letting us know. Looking forward to meeting you.

**rhinoman** · 02-13-2014, 11:04

I'm going to see about a trip up Saturday to say "hello."

O&B - What kind of condition do you expect Hwy 130 to be in?

**OutandBack** · 02-13-2014, 11:13

Originally Posted by rhinoman

I'm going to see about a trip up Saturday to say "hello."

O&B - What kind of condition do you expect Hwy 130 to be in?

That is a good question. I am hoping it will be scraped since there is a ski resort up there now.
You know they are on the phone all the time with the state.
I expect packed snow and ice in the shade.

Maybe we need a backup plan incase the road is closed do to the storm that hit the divide last night. Anyone have a suggestion?

**trailryder42** · 02-13-2014, 12:05

The traffic cam at I-70 and 103 show the roads wet but little new snow. The exit to 103 at least looks clear.

http://www.localconditions.com/weath...52/traffic.php

**OutandBack** · 02-13-2014, 12:11

Originally Posted by trailryder42

The traffic cam at I-70 and 103 show the roads wet but little new snow. The exit to 103 at least looks clear.

http://www.localconditions.com/weath...52/traffic.php

Wow I have more snow in my yard that Idaho Srings has. Looks very driveable. Almost have the car packed plan to leave tomorrow ~10AM

**waddy** · 02-13-2014, 12:33

I'm pretty certain no one will go hungry Sat. evening if they like beef stew. I'm pretty sure there will be "sufficient". I have not planned any side dishes of any kind, so if someone wants to do one of those, welcome to it...or we could all just eat stew until we swell up and bust!

(There just might be a fresh buttermilk biscuit available as well, frozen though, not from scratch.)

My young buddy and I are planning on grilling a hunk of meat cut off a dead cow Friday night. There is plenty of room on the grill of my fire pan if anyone wants to do likewise, no sense wasting good charcoal!

Right now we have severe-to-terrifying partly cloudy and partly sunny. Supposed to get a little snow tonight.

**waddy** · 02-13-2014, 19:43

Well, looks like we may have a few snow flakes and a few extra breezes, but it doesn't look like anything that should keep a bunch of crazy hammockers from winter camping, after all it is WINTER camping, right?

Definitely not as nasty as last weekend. O&B, do you see any value in having one of the Coleman two burner camping stoves and a coffee pot along? I'm getting a pretty fair load and while I had originally offered to bring one along, if we think it would be nice to have one, and someone else could bring one, that would be great.

**OutandBack** · 02-13-2014, 20:06

Originally Posted by waddy

Well, looks like we may have a few snow flakes and a few extra breezes, but it doesn't look like anything that should keep a bunch of crazy hammockers from winter camping, after all it is WINTER camping, right?

Definitely not as nasty as last weekend. O&B, do you see any value in having one of the Coleman two burner camping stoves and a coffee pot along? I'm getting a pretty fair load and while I had originally offered to bring one along, if we think it would be nice to have one, and someone else could bring one, that would be great.

Yes the weatherman wasn't very encouraging saying the front range will be getting 20-40mph winds with 80mph gusts tonite....
sounds interesting.

After listening to the weatherman about all the snowforecast for Wed and Thurs then seeing the I-70 shot TR42 posted with no snow.
I'm beginning to not believe them.
Weather channel is not calling for much wind and the temps will be Spring like.
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...O+COWAME:13:US

The campground is in a really thick group of pine trees so we should be shelterd from the wind and we can build up the snow around the tarps.

I would only bring the coleman stove if you think you need it.
I believe all of us will have winter backpacking stoves. I'm bringing 3 to do some testing at 11,000ft in the cold.