DIA Madness

ian · December 20th, 2006, 20:49

a big thank you for the delays at DIA today!!!! my flight to rome tomorrow morning got cancelled....did not get rebooked until the 24th

Maximillian_Jenius · December 20th, 2006, 21:20

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Originally Posted by ian

a big thank you for the delays at DIA today!!!! my flight to rome tomorrow morning got cancelled....did not get rebooked until the 24th

Feel for ya bro. But UAUA can't control the weather!

dingo222 · December 20th, 2006, 21:27

get used to it bro. THe good Air Force left me in Baghdad an extra 5 days becuase of "weather"

casey · December 20th, 2006, 21:31

ATCSCC ADVZY 045 DEN/ZDV 12/20/06 DEN AIRPORT CLOSED

THE DEN AIRPORT HAS BEEN CLOSED BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY DUE TO SNOW
ACCUMULATION AND POOR RUNWAY CONDITIONS. THE AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED
UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. NO ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME ON WHEN THE AIRPORT
WILL REOPEN. UPDATES WILL FOLLOW AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
202145-202359.
06/12/20 21:48 FSA./nfs/lxstn24a

JEP · December 20th, 2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by ian

a big thank you for the delays at DIA today!!!! my flight to rome tomorrow morning got cancelled....did not get rebooked until the 24th

What are you scheduling your flight for during a snow storm?

Christmas in Rome, that should be fun though. Family, friends, ec....????

planejay · December 20th, 2006, 21:52

Pretty good blizzard going on there...I can't even get in the state via highway.

ian · December 20th, 2006, 22:28

booked the tickets in July...no idea the snow storm would be here

im not blaming it on UA. the problem i had with UA was that i purchased a business class ticket, then they rebooked me on the 23rd in coach but would not refund the difference in a coach ticket. so i would have paid for a business class ticket, but flown in coach....did not sit well with me.
Going with the girlfriend

frog_flyer · December 20th, 2006, 23:09

zoomies like chicks?!

i kid i kid

JEP · December 21st, 2006, 00:06

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Originally Posted by ian

booked the tickets in July...no idea the snow storm would be here

im not blaming it on UA. the problem i had with UA was that i purchased a business class ticket, then they rebooked me on the 23rd in coach but would not refund the difference in a coach ticket. so i would have paid for a business class ticket, but flown in coach....did not sit well with me.
Going with the girlfriend

Did you eventually get rebooked in Business Class? I would think that if you booked in Business and rebooked in coach, they'd have to refund? Anyone else......

Champcar · December 21st, 2006, 00:27

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Originally Posted by JEP

Did you eventually get rebooked in Business Class? I would think that if you booked in Business and rebooked in coach, they'd have to refund? Anyone else......

Oh I would not let them get away with that crap...no way.

ian · December 21st, 2006, 00:50

funny funny frog

Yes i was rebooked after 2 hours of actual talking and finally getting someone nice. i was blatantly lied to about availability and this one gentleman finally fixed the situation. I have already written a 2 page letter to United customer service

tonyw · December 21st, 2006, 01:00

Hell, they cancelled the Nuggets game due to the snow. It must be really nasty there.

On the other hand, that season pass to Breck/A-Basin/Keystone is looking really good now!

Doug Taylor · December 21st, 2006, 01:08

Flying over DEN enroute to SLC this afternoon (wed.), center said that KDEN is closed until 7:30pm -->THURSDAY<--- and most of the diversionary airports around Denver are out of gas.

It's more or less the end of the world in Colorado.

aceflyley · December 21st, 2006, 01:11

Oh man, it was crazy over there today. Here are some pictures I took on the UAX ramp with my horrible camera phone around 11am. I'm sure it is WAY worse now. In the parking lot of my apartment complex (in Aurora) all you can see is bumps in the snow where cars should be. Thankfully I decided to make my escape around noon and I got home around 2 hours later (normally a 15 minute drive). I've got friends who decided to stick around for a while that are now stuck for who knows how long.

ian · December 21st, 2006, 01:22

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Flying over DEN enroute to SLC this afternoon (wed.), center said that KDEN is closed until 7:30pm -->THURSDAY<--- and most of the diversionary airports around Denver are out of gas.

It's more or less the end of the world in Colorado.

They are saying they dont know if they will open it tomorrow night....Snow at 3 in/hour. They sent in a plane from California to test the landing conditions at the airport...Later tonight they are supposedly attempting a take-off.
Good news is that a UA flight from SFO landed in Colorado Springs tonight...the first traffic the airport saw in over 12 hours.

tripleseven · December 21st, 2006, 02:38

Im in Aspen at the moment doing TDY for SkyWest. All of our flights to DEN cancelled today. Lots of diversions to HDN and GJT. I've got a positive space ticket back home on Friday via DEN...wish me luck!

Timbuff10 · December 21st, 2006, 03:18

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Originally Posted by tonyw

On the other hand, that season pass to Breck/A-Basin/Keystone is looking really good now!

Ahhh, not so fast my friend... it's a classic uplift storm... If you are west of the divide you probably aren't even experiencing much from this storm.

The low moving from the 4 corners area to the east brings winds from east that rub up agains the mountains. When the air rises up due to terrain (orographic uplift) is when you get the biggest storms on the Front Range but typically the mountains miss out.

On that note, I will be driving from So. Cal. tomorrow making my way back to Denver for the holidays. Hopefully they can get the plows out by tomorrow.

frog_flyer · December 21st, 2006, 03:40

Anyone know if snowmass is getting any of this wintery goodness? I'll be there in 2 weeks and wouldn't mind a couple inches of fresh powder....

wrxpilot · December 21st, 2006, 08:37

Here's a link to some pics I took starting yesterday when the storm hit:
http://community.webshots.com/slide...nsBox/Slideshow

Attached is a picture of my front porch from about 30 mins ago. Still snowing and we have at least 2 ft in my yard right now. There's 40 inches where I used to live (Conifer). No work for me today

A300Capt · December 21st, 2006, 09:51

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Flying over DEN enroute to SLC this afternoon (wed.), center said that KDEN is closed until 7:30pm -->THURSDAY<--- and most of the diversionary airports around Denver are out of gas.

It's more or less the end of the world in Colorado.

Hey Doug...I was also enroute to SLC from SDF. Wonder if we were there about the same time? I was suppose to go to DEN but was rescheduled to SLC instead due to DEN being closed. I was trying to figure out how I was going to do an autoland in a 37kt blizzard with RVR of 1000ft and 11 inches of snow...NOT!

killbilly · December 21st, 2006, 10:16

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Originally Posted by aceflyley

Oh man, it was crazy over there today. Here are some pictures I took on the UAX ramp with my horrible camera phone around 11am. I'm sure it is WAY worse now. In the parking lot of my apartment complex (in Aurora) all you can see is bumps in the snow where cars should be. Thankfully I decided to make my escape around noon and I got home around 2 hours later (normally a 15 minute drive). I've got friends who decided to stick around for a while that are now stuck for who knows how long.

There are worse airports than DIA to be stuck in, man. I've been stranded there and it was about as pleasant as it's possible to be stuck in an airport. Now, getting stuck in LGA or JFK would be hell on earth, and MDW before they renovated it. And MEM.

But DIA is all right...

tonyw · December 21st, 2006, 11:40

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Originally Posted by Timbuff10

Ahhh, not so fast my friend... it's a classic uplift storm... If you are west of the divide you probably aren't even experiencing much from this storm.

You are right! Breck got five inches over the last 24 hours and Denver's got two feet plus. Hardly seems right, eh? Throw in a wind chill of -12 and only the hardcore would be out there. Of course, that includes me. Throw on some thermals and a baclava and I'm good to go!

MidlifeFlyer · December 21st, 2006, 12:30

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Originally Posted by tonyw

You are right! Breck got five inches over the last 24 hours and Denver's got two feet plus. Hardly seems right, eh? Throw in a wind chill of -12 and only the hardcore would be out there. Of course, that includes me. Throw on some thermals and a baclava and I'm good to go!

You wear eastern phyllo pastries when you ski?

meritflyer · December 21st, 2006, 12:44

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

It's more or less the end of the world in Colorado.

Quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen you say.

SteveC · December 21st, 2006, 13:09

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Originally Posted by MidlifeFlyer

You wear eastern phyllo pastries when you ski?

December 20th, 2006, 20:49	#1
ian Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CO Posts: 221	DIA Madness a big thank you for the delays at DIA today!!!! my flight to rome tomorrow morning got cancelled....did not get rebooked until the 24th __________________ Ian

December 20th, 2006, 21:27	#3
dingo222 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The 'ville Posts: 455	Re: DIA Madness get used to it bro. THe good Air Force left me in Baghdad an extra 5 days becuase of "weather" __________________ It's ok to cry; this is going to hurt

December 20th, 2006, 21:31	#4
casey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: abe Posts: 849	Re: DIA Madness ATCSCC ADVZY 045 DEN/ZDV 12/20/06 DEN AIRPORT CLOSED THE DEN AIRPORT HAS BEEN CLOSED BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION AND POOR RUNWAY CONDITIONS. THE AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. NO ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME ON WHEN THE AIRPORT WILL REOPEN. UPDATES WILL FOLLOW AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 202145-202359. 06/12/20 21:48 FSA./nfs/lxstn24a

December 20th, 2006, 21:52	#6
planejay Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: from CO in tulsa, ok Posts: 230	Re: DIA Madness Pretty good blizzard going on there...I can't even get in the state via highway. __________________ captain 152heavy Join NIFA!!!!!!! Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, IGI

December 20th, 2006, 22:28	#7
ian Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CO Posts: 221	Re: DIA Madness booked the tickets in July...no idea the snow storm would be here im not blaming it on UA. the problem i had with UA was that i purchased a business class ticket, then they rebooked me on the 23rd in coach but would not refund the difference in a coach ticket. so i would have paid for a business class ticket, but flown in coach....did not sit well with me. Going with the girlfriend __________________ Ian

December 20th, 2006, 23:09	#8
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 3,906 Blog Entries: 1	Re: DIA Madness zoomies like chicks?! i kid i kid __________________ Charter Member - JC Pilot Motion Picture Society (JC PiMPS) "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor

December 21st, 2006, 00:50	#11
ian Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CO Posts: 221	Re: DIA Madness funny funny frog Yes i was rebooked after 2 hours of actual talking and finally getting someone nice. i was blatantly lied to about availability and this one gentleman finally fixed the situation. I have already written a 2 page letter to United customer service __________________ Ian

December 21st, 2006, 01:00	#12
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 14,989	Re: DIA Madness Hell, they cancelled the Nuggets game due to the snow. It must be really nasty there. On the other hand, that season pass to Breck/A-Basin/Keystone is looking really good now! __________________ http://www.photo.net/photos/tonywang for my photos

December 21st, 2006, 01:08	#13
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 39,271 Blog Entries: 1	Re: DIA Madness Flying over DEN enroute to SLC this afternoon (wed.), center said that KDEN is closed until 7:30pm -->THURSDAY<--- and most of the diversionary airports around Denver are out of gas. It's more or less the end of the world in Colorado. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

December 21st, 2006, 01:11	#14
aceflyley Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: DEN Posts: 158	Re: DIA Madness Oh man, it was crazy over there today. Here are some pictures I took on the UAX ramp with my horrible camera phone around 11am. I'm sure it is WAY worse now. In the parking lot of my apartment complex (in Aurora) all you can see is bumps in the snow where cars should be. Thankfully I decided to make my escape around noon and I got home around 2 hours later (normally a 15 minute drive). I've got friends who decided to stick around for a while that are now stuck for who knows how long.

December 21st, 2006, 02:38	#16
tripleseven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KSMX Posts: 181	Re: DIA Madness Im in Aspen at the moment doing TDY for SkyWest. All of our flights to DEN cancelled today. Lots of diversions to HDN and GJT. I've got a positive space ticket back home on Friday via DEN...wish me luck! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/18578656

December 21st, 2006, 03:40	#18
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 3,906 Blog Entries: 1	Re: DIA Madness Anyone know if snowmass is getting any of this wintery goodness? I'll be there in 2 weeks and wouldn't mind a couple inches of fresh powder.... __________________ Charter Member - JC Pilot Motion Picture Society (JC PiMPS) "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor

December 21st, 2006, 08:37	#19
wrxpilot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somewhere in FL Posts: 310	Re: DIA Madness Here's a link to some pics I took starting yesterday when the storm hit: http://community.webshots.com/slide...nsBox/Slideshow Attached is a picture of my front porch from about 30 mins ago. Still snowing and we have at least 2 ft in my yard right now. There's 40 inches where I used to live (Conifer). No work for me today

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