Thursday, February 17, 2011

MORE WINTER TODAY

SQUAW VALLEY USA EL 6200 CC Funitel and 12 lifts, 5 to 10 MPH 6 TO 6 to 8” of fresh snow. EL 8200 5 to 10 MPH winds, 10 to 12” of fresh powder, all lifts are on hold for snow safety.

ALPINE MEADOWS snowing with 25 to 35” of fresh snow. They should operate 8 lifts today.

MAMOUTH MOUNTAIN 12” of fresh powder, 24 lifts possible today.

SUGAR BOWL has scheduled the Gondola and 7 lifts, with fresh snow of 24 to 30”.

HEAVENLY on the California side the Gondola, Cable Car and 10 lifts; on the Nevada side 14 lifts. They received 21” of fresh snow.

KIRKWOOD 12 lifts are scheduled today; cross country has 80 K of track with on going grooming. They did receive 38 to 40” of new snow,

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT 4 lifts for day skiing and 2 for night skiing tonight. They did receive 24 to 34” of new snow, snowing with calm wind.

SODA SPRINGS 5 lifts scheduled new fresh powder of 24 to 34”.

MT ROSE 26 to 32 of fresh snow; scheduled number of lifts is 4.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE there should be 15 lifts operating today; Cross Country has 18 Trails with 38 K of Track, with on going grooming. They did received 32” of new snow.

SIERRA AT TAHOE has 8 lifts planned for today; Sierra did receive 19” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER has 5 lifts scheduled for today, XC 50 trails with 102 K of track with on going grooming. Tahoe Donner did receive 24 to 37” of new snow
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DIAMOND PEAK has 4 lifts in operation; they received 14” of fresh snow.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN should operate 5 lifts today; with 22 to 32” of new snow.
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THE WEATHER WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4:30 AM AND 6 AM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIFT OPREATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO WIND WEATHER AND SNOW SAFTEY, THE TEMPRATURE RANGED FROM THE IN MID TEENS TO THE LOW 20’S; WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WERE 15 TO 30WITH HIGHER GUSTS; SNOWING EVERYWHERE. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE AT AREAS WERE POWDER AND MG PACKED POWDER. STAY WITHIN THE SKI AREA BOUNDRIES DUE TO EXTREAM AVALANCH DANGER.

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