Thursday, March 3, 2011

MORE POWDER FOR YOU POWDER HOUNDS!

SQUAW VALLEY USA EL 6200 CC Gondola plus 10 lifts they did receive 4” of fresh snow; at 8200 14 lifts are scheduled with 8” of new powder.

ALPINE MEADOWS should operate 9 lifts today new snow fall of 3”. The winds over the peaks and ridges were 43 MPH.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN with 18 lifts possible today. The winds were 35 to 30 MPH with higher gusts.

SUGAR BOWL is planning on the Gondola and 9 lifts; new snow fall of 9”.

HEAVENLY are planning on the CC Gondola and 10 lifts in California, on the Nevada side 14 lifts, they did receive 8” of fresh snow.

KIRKWOOD 12 lifts are scheduled today; cross country has 60 K of track of MG track, with on going grooming. Kirkwood did receive 10 to 12” of fresh powder;

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT 6 lifts for day skiing and 2 for night skiing tonight. Boreal and Soda did receive 12 to 15” of fresh powder.

SODA SPRINGS 5 lifts are scheduled today.

MT ROSE did receive 6 to 8” of fresh snow they will operate 5 lifts today.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE there should be 15 lifts operating today; Cross Country has 18 Trails with 38 K of MG Track with on going grooming. Northstar did receive 13” of fresh powder.

SIERRA AT TAHOE did receive 4” of fresh snow; they have 7 lifts planned for today.

TAHOE DONNER has 5 lifts scheduled for today, and XC has 41 trails with 91 K of track of MG track, with on going grooming; fresh snow fall of 5 to 7”.
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DIAMOND PEAK received 8” of new snow: they will have 4 lifts in operation.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN should operate 5 lifts today. Homewood did receive 5 to 10” of fresh powder.
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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 UPPER 20’S TO THE LOW 30’S; WINDS WERE 10 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS; MOSTLY CLOUDY SNOWING MOST EVERYWHERE. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE POWDER, M/G POWDER, AND SKIER PACKED POWDER; STAY WITHIN THE SKI AREA BOUNDARIES DUE TO EXTREME AVALANCHE DANGER.

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