Thursday, March 24, 2011

MORE POWDER FOR POWDER LOVERS.

SQUAW VALLEY USA EL 6200 snowing operating the 12 lifts; at EL 8200 the CC and Funitel and all lifts are on standby; they have received a6 to 20” of new snow.

ALPINE MEADOWS they should operate 4 lifts today; the winds were 40 to 65 MPH. They received 18 to 19” of fresh powder.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN with 19 lifts possible today.

SUGAR BOWL is planning on the Gondola and 7 lifts. They received 10 to 14” of fresh powder.

HEAVENLY is planning on the CC Tram and 10 lifts in California, on the Nevada side 14 lifts. They did receive 14” of new powder.

KIRKWOOD 8 lifts are scheduled today; cross country has 60 K of track of MG track; with new snow fall of 14 to 18”.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT are planning on 4 lifts for day skiing and 2 for night skiing tonight. New snow fall of 13 to 19”.

SODA SPRINGS CLOSED TODAY AS THEY ARE DIGGING OUT.

MT ROSE 5 TO 6” of new snow; they plan on operating 3 lifts for today

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE there should be 15 lifts operating today; Cross Country has 18 Trails with 38 K of MG Track; 12” of new powder.

SIERRA AT TAHOE has 5 lifts planned for today. They received 18” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER has 5 lifts scheduled for today, and XC will be open 20 trails and 50 K of track. New snow fall of 12 to 15”.
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DIAMOND PEAK they did receive 2” of new snow; there lift operations today should be 4 lifts.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN should operate 6 lifts today; new snow fall of 8 to 12”.

THE WEATHER WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4:30 AM AND 6 AM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIFT OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO WIND WEATHER AND SNOW SAFETY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID TEENS TO THE MID 20’S; WINDS WERE LIGHT TO MODERATE 5 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS; SNOWING EVERYWHERE; THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE POWDER, POWDER AND MORE POWDER; M/G; AND SKIER PACKED POWDER. STAY WITHIN SKI AREA BOUNDRIES, DUE TO EXTREME AVALANCHE CONDITIONS!

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