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Jon Roubik

Surf/skate/snow aficionado. Flow Junkie. Storm Chaser. Weather nerd.

Navigating the Chaos: The White Ribbon of Death

White Ribbon of Death

You either love it or hate it. The snowy strip of snowsport survivalism. The pitiful path of piss-drunk plankers. The frozen freeway of flailing fools. The White Ribbon of Death! Some see it as a trap to be avoided at all costs. Some see it as a chaotic opportunity to start their season before most others. In my opinion, the […]

Jon Roubik | November 1, 2024
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What’s the Angle? Know Before You Go

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As winter returns and the excitement for skiing and riding powder begins to ramp back up, it’s important to remember that avalanche conditions are doing the same as well. Avalanche conditions occur due to several factors, including recent weather, snowfall, temperature fluctuation, wind speed/direction, slope pitch, slope aspect (or orientation), underlying terrain, and cumulative snowpack conditions. When the right, or should we […]

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Jon Roubik | December 14, 2021
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Don’t Get Run Over by a Reindeer and Avoid These 16 Other Common Winter Injuries

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This time of the year when the snow is steadily falling, us humans tend to start doing a bit more falling of our own. This trend even increases right around the holidays. Our minds are on lists and shopping, and cooking and decorating, traveling and far from where they should be to keep ourselves safe. Winter is full of added […]

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Jon Roubik | January 10, 2020
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VIDEO: Aspen Highlands Closing Day Party 2019

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Jon Roubik | April 26, 2019
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VIDEO: LA Rams Running Back John Kelly Says Skateboarding is Harder than Football

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Jon Roubik | April 19, 2019
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Arapahoe Basin, CO Report: Winter Conditions on the East Wall

* Report from April 7, 2019. Following an excellent March that brought 60″ of new snow, conditions at Arapahoe Basin are looking good. Continuing the above average trend the area has seen for the entire season, Arapahoe Basin is currently at 127% percent of average annual snowfall to-date.  All ski area zones remain open and with a 70″ base, continuing to […]

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Jon Roubik | April 12, 2019
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CDOT Unveils Plan for Vehicle Conveyor on EB I-70 at Eisenhower Tunnel

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CDOT unveiled their intention to move forward with a newly proposed plan to help relieve congestion of weekend traffic around the I-70 corridor. The plan includes installation of a vehicular conveyor in the right lane on eastbound I-70 in the final four-mile approach to the tunnel. This stretch of highway is notorious for major backups due to ill-equipped motorists attempting […]

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Jon Roubik | April 1, 2019
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Jake Phelps, Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Passes Away

News broke this evening that universally-loved skateboard legend and Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Jake Phelps, has passed away.  Tony Vitello, the owner of Thrasher Magazine, has issued the following statement:  Jake Phelps was 100% skateboarder, but that label sells him way too short, because beyond his enormous influence in our world, he was truly an individual beyond this world. When loved ones […]

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Jon Roubik | March 14, 2019
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Telluride, CO Report: Not a Flake Out of Place

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* Report from 3/9 and 3/10. Telluride, Colorado has been having an exceptional season. Since ramping up in January, the snowfall has taken little time to slow down, as evidenced by historical avalanche conditions throughout the state. A monumental run of storms dropped 52″ in the first 10-days of March. To put that into perspective, that’s about 1/6th of the average […]

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Jon Roubik | March 12, 2019
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Developer Receives Approval for Road on Public Land at Wolf Creek

It’s the classic story of Quaint Ski Area Community Battles Out-of-Town, Billionaire Developer. In an effort to maintain identity, character and protect the natural surroundings, concerned environmentalists have been going to great lengths to maintain what makes Wolf Creek Ski Area special in the first place. For years there has been a looming threat that a rich Texan will move in […]

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Jon Roubik | March 8, 2019
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Aspen Snowmass, CO Report: Party in the Whiteroom

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Report from March 3rd, 2019. With forecasts hinting that the storm of the season was possibly about to descend on Colorado, the gears of the hype machine started to turn.  Moisture was abundant, but the certainty of timing and location of heaviest storm cells was moderate at best. Fortunately for anyone hoping to find themselves in the right spot, this wasn’t much […]

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Jon Roubik | March 6, 2019
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Crowds are the Constant in Colorado

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Colorado was pretty Coloradical until it became Crowdarado. Whether you like to admit it or not, the reality is the Centennial State is becoming increasingly more crowded and it doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. Between 2010 and July 2017, the population in Denver and its suburbs increased by an average of nearly 51,000 annually. What we’ve been experiencing is significant […]

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Jon Roubik | February 28, 2019
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Breckenridge, CO Report: Sunny With a Side of Stashes

We’d made it from Monarch back to Park County, but were still dealing with car trouble from the day before. Our friend Nikki came through huge and drove a new alternator over Hoosier pass from Silverthorne. After spending the morning getting it replaced and enjoying a stout in the sun, our battery was staying charged and we were back on […]

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Jon Roubik | February 26, 2019
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Monarch, CO Conditions Report: Caught in the Clouds

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*Report from Feb. 23, 2019. My alternator inconveniently died en route to Telluride, about a mile from the summit of Monarch Pass Friday night.  My heart sank right along with my voltage gauge. The roads were an icy mess; cars were flipped, in ditches, spun out everywhere. A lot of people needed help that night, and so it wasn’t going […]

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Jon Roubik | February 24, 2019
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Snowbird, UT Conditions Report: The Bird is Getting Absurd (Amounts of Snow!)

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*Report from Monday 2/18/19. Our plans for first tram for Saturday’s 12″ powder day were derailed due to a closure on I-80 Friday night. We quickly adjusted, pointed north and grabbed first tram at Jackson Hole Saturday. Following an outstanding day in the Tetons, we got back on track and down to Utah. The first half of February brought some […]

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Jon Roubik | February 22, 2019
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VIDEO: Nicolas Müller in “Stay Tuned”

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Jon Roubik | February 22, 2019
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Bluebird Before the Snow

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With a 58″ base, Crested Butte is sitting right about at 100% of average annual snowpack to-date. The recent snowfall was enough to open some additional terrain that’d been waiting for a deeper base. Related: Crested Butte, CO Opens Famed ‘Extreme Limits’ Terrain | Unlike Any Other Inbounds Terrain Sunday lived up to its name, providing endless rays to offset […]

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Jon Roubik | February 15, 2019
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North America’s Highest Restaurant Opens at Arapahoe Basin

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Arapahoe Basin has announced the grand opening of America’s highest restaurant. The new Il Rufigio at Snow Plume, which sits at 12,456′, first opened its door to the public on January 19th, 2019. Il Rifugio, or The Shelter, in Italian is located at the top of Lenawee Mountain Lift, where it shares a building with the ski patrol hut.  The […]

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Jon Roubik | February 15, 2019
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Two Bodies Recovered from Grand Mesa Lake, CO after Sno-Cat Falls Through Ice

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The Delta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the bodies of two men have been recovered from Island Lake near Grand Mesa, Colorado.  One of these men has been identified as 30-year old, Ryan Wells. Also 30 years of age, Richard Colton, was reported missing by the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. However, the identity of the second man has yet to be […]

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Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019
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Copper Mountain, CO Report: Transitioning into a Stormy Pattern

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Sunday was one of those days that transitioned the entire spectrum of conditions at Copper Mountain, CO. The day started out warm, but breezy with nearly bluebird skies. Mild temperatures, as has been the story over the last few days, continued with the freezing point already reached before the sun even came over the ridge. Despite those recent warm temperatures and lack […]

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Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019
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