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Snow and Website

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2 years ago
by Chris in

This is the new team blog area, which we’ll use to keep in touch a little more often, and less formally, than the From the Editor section. Photos from the day’s sesh, random commentary, you name it. Right here.

After a few months of burning the midnight oil to get the new website designed, it’s finally done and up. There have been far too many nights where I’ve been up working on it until 4am, and I’m looking forward to resuming normal people hours. But it is done, and how cool to finish working on it, and then look outside to see the first snow of the season. We got out this morning for a quick walk in the snow and grabbed a few photos to share. (more…)

Squaw 12/15 Snow

Intense Sierra Storm Drops 3 Feet On Squaw Valley USA

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

[Squaw Valley USA] December 15, 2008- A strong cold North Pacific winter storm continues to fall today, accumulating at a rate of 1 inch per hour, with snow fall totals ranging between 22 and 36 inches at Squaw Valley USA. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Tahoe Basin and the National Weather Service is calling for another 18-30 inches by 10 pm tonight. Continued snow showers are in the forecast through Tuesday of next week (December 23) making for optimal skiing and snowboarding conditions for the holidays. (more…)

Steamboat New Snow

Steamboat Champagne Powder Snow Alert!

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

Mother Nature tallied her own election night results Tuesday & Wednesday nights blanketing the Yampa Valley with 10 inches of snow at mid-mountain from our first storm of the season–and it’s still snowing! Cold temperatures and low humidity in the air created the perfect recipe for Steamboat’s snowmaking crews to fire up the guns and begin laying the foundation for this season’s base. (more…)

Keystone fired up its snowmaking system in preparation for its Nov. 7 opening.

First Snow Signals Start of Another Epic Season for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge & Keystone

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

VAIL, Colo. – Oct. 22, 2008 – Mother Nature reminded skiers and snowboarders that the ski season is just around the corner with five inches of snow in Breckenridge this morning and a dusting of snow at the base areas of Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Chain laws have been in effect for parts of Interstate 70, including Vail Pass, since yesterday and cold temperatures have allowed Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone to fire up their snowmaking systems in preparation for their November opening days. (more…)

A-Basin 2008 Opening

Arapahoe Basin Opens for the Winter Season Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

Arapahoe Basin, Colorado – October 13, 2008 – Arapahoe Basin ski area officials announce that its opening day for the 2008-2009 ski season will be Wednesday, October 15, 2008. For the past two years the ski area has been the first to open in the nation and this year A-Basin continues that trend.

The Exhibition chairlift will open to the public at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Skiers and riders can look forward to an 18-inch base on the intermediate High Noon run and some features in the High Divide Terrain Park. There will be no beginner skiing at this time. (more…)

Sun Peaks Snow Guns

Snow Guns Blazing at Sun Peaks Resort

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

October 10, 2008 – Sun Peaks, BC – Snowmaking has started at Sun Peaks…the earliest start in the history of the resort and the first in the country to start the Snowmaking 2 – Corey Wiwcharprocess. “We believe we are the first resort in Canada to start snowmaking this season,” says Anne Haight, Marketing Director with Sun Peaks Resort Corporation.

Cold temperatures allowed mountain crews to fire up the snowmaking plant last night to start blanketing the OSV and Upper Cahilty runs. (more…)

mammothfirstsnow

Mammoth Mountain Receives First Snowfall of the Season

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

mammothfirstsnow 150x150 Mammoth Mountain Receives First Snowfall of the Season

Old Man Winter made an early appearance this weekend dropping about 3 inches of white on Mammoth Mountain. A warm-up is predicted next week. Enjoy it while you can.

For more info, visit mammothmountain.com.

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First Day of Fall or Winter? Snow Blankets Whistler Blackcomb Mountains

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3 years ago
by Press Release in

WHISTLER, BC, September 22, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb received over 5 centimetres of snow in the alpine overnight making Whistlerites wonder if Mother Nature forgot a season. The first day of fall, Whistler Blackcomb mountain tops are covered with at least six centimetres of snow. With 65 days until the winter ski season and 79 days until the opening of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola on December 12, the countdown is on. (more…)

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