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Hehehe Lol Well for your infor Steve, I am locating...To Colorado Springs. What's your take on CS my friend?
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If you have to work in Denver, that could be trying on your nerves in the winter, as I25 traffic is heavy from all the people that do the 60 miles. Gas is cheaper in Colorado than most states. You run into a bit of a heavy religeous element in CS, but thats a topic for another thread. |
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I agree that for a big city CS takes the cake with pikes peak. It sort of reminds me of a Colorado version of Salt lake city only with a larger military vibe going on. Most of the city is suburban sprawl and there is only one main highway that runs north to south. Getting east to west is a nightmare at any time of day due to lack of proper transit and TONS of traffic signals. On the weather side, since thats what this thread is all about. It is a much more stable climate I believe than denver. During the summer it tends to stay a few degrees cooler as its higher in elev. and closer to the hills. During the winter they tend to also miss out on some of the major snow storms with mild snow totals. You never hear about blizzards shutting down Colorado Springs...
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I'm going to concentrate on the weather and climate of Colorado Springs. I will say that the weather there is my favorite feature of the Springs--the Springs metro area itself, unfortunately, I find a particularly loathsome example of modern American auto-dependent suburban crap. A pity, because Colorado Springs has one of the nicest physical settings in Colorado and a most interesting climate--which modern "progress" is doing its damnedest to destroy as quickly as possible. So, I love the weather in the Springs, but really dislike the town itself.
Now, the climate and weather. Colorado Springs does have somewhat milder winter weather than Denver, despite being higher in elevation. This is mostly due to the fact that the Palmer Divide often blocks severely cold air masses that affect Denver from reaching the Springs--they tend to slide off of the Palmer Divide eastward on to the plains. Colorado Springs can get severe snowstorms and blizzards, often with higher snow totals than Denver, under the right conditions. It usually happens when a "Trinidad low" (named because it passes over Trinidad, Colorado) scoots along the Colorado/New Mexico border. That sets up a "perfect storm" condition that fetches Gulf of Mexico moisture, brings it north and northwestward, and slams it up against the Rampart Range and Palmer Divide. It doesn't happen often, but can dump snow on the Springs measured in feet when it does. Now, in summer, the weather in Colorado Springs is much more capricious than in Denver. Once again, the Palmer Divide plays a role. Gulf moisture once again moves northward and bumps up against the Palmer Divide and Rampart Range. Summertime heating combines with orographic destabilization of the atmosphere to form the typical afternoon thunderstorms that then drift off of the Palmer Divide and Rampart Ranges and then over Colorado Springs. Some go severe, with heavy rain, large hail, and--out on the plains--the occasional tornado. This activity occurs on almost a daily basis in summer from the Palmer Divide south to around Fountain. It can also occur up toward Denver pretty frequently, but on a number of days, there is not enough moisture or winds to carry over the Palmer Divide. On those days, the Springs will get rain, but Denver and points north won't. That is why the Palmer Divide south over Colorado Springs is the most thunderstorm-prone area in Colorado. As a stormwatcher, I find that feature of Colorado Springs climate quite interesting. Too bad the town isn't worthy of its interesting climatic features. |
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It's worthy to me. I took a trip to Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Canon City last weekend. I really like the old parts of Colorado Springs (with the exception of the areas just south of downtown). Downtown Colorado Springs, while it could certainly improve, is a nice small city downtown. Old Colorado city is nice. Manitou Springs, while it's a tourist trap of course, is a great tourist trap. Tons of families there with little kids. Actually, Colorado Springs as a whole has a lot of charm. The far north sprawled out suburban areas by the Air Force academy, I don't really care for though.
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LA weather is boreing, No dramatics...just comfortable all day, every day, any given day. Then again, I read that Riverside (just East of LA) had a Tornado. So I guess anything can happen |
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