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11-14-2007, 04:42 PM
Utah resorts are hoping for snow so they can open this week as planned.
SALT LAKE CITY —
"We don't need a huge miracle," said Connie Marshall at Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon. "But we do need a couple of substantial storms."
Alta received 54 inches of snow in October, but much of it has melted. It got 4 inches Sunday night. Next door, at Snowbird, Saturday's opening day may be postponed.
"We're just going to watch the weather for a while," Laura Schaffer said.
At Park City resort, Friday's start likely will be put on hold. Recent overnight temperatures have been too warm to make snow, but that could change this week.
"We won't open unless we have good conditions for our guests," spokeswoman Paula Fabel said. "We'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for snow."
Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon will open Friday as announced. Three runs have enough manmade snow.
"A dry spell like we're having right now is not unprecedented," spokesman Dave DeSeelhorst said. "We just hope it translates into an early and wet winter."
Snowbasin Resort, east of Ogden, is sticking with a Thanksgiving Day opening.
"The weather pattern is looking good for colder temperatures. Our snow-making magicians are right on it," Mary Rowland said.
From http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2004011733_webutahsnow13.html?syndication=rss
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Colorado ski resorts opening, but mega-resort Vail has scanty snow
By Associated Press
Six Colorado resorts have already opened, with the help of chilly temperatures that allowed for snowmaking operations. But mega-resort Vail, due to open Friday, may only have one trail available because of scanty snow.
Arapahoe Basin on the Continental Divide was the first to open Oct. 10 and had a base of 18 inches Monday. Keystone opened Nov. 2, a week earlier than scheduled, after a series of October storms. It had an 18-inch base
Flurries fell on the Colorado mountains Monday as a cold front moved through, good news for ski areas that have been experiencing dry, warmer-than-average weather this month. It could bring 3 to 6 inches of new snow to the Continental Divide.
But Ellen Heffernan with the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction wasn't holding out a lot of hope for Vail, where the ski resort is set to open Friday. She said a dry pattern hanging over Vail is likely to persist into late November.
Vail plans to start the season with only one trail open. The last two years, early snow allowed Vail to open with more trails.
Two other resorts are scheduled to open this week. Winter Park is due to open Wednesday and Crested Butte expects to open Saturday.
From http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2004011219_webcoloski13.html
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B.C.'s Whistler Mountain opening early for skiing
By Kristin Jackson
Seattle Times Travel staff
Whistler Mountain in British Columbia is opening on Saturday for skiing, almost a week earlier than planned, thanks to a big storm that dropped almost three feet of snow on the mountain on Monday. More snow and cold weather is expected this week and next.
The adjacent Blackcomb Mountain will open as planned on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22.
Whistler Mountain will have access from both its Whistler Village and Creekside bases with a limited number of upper lifts open. A rail park will be set up near the Emerald Express lift.
There's currently a base of about 43 inches of snow in the alpine area, with a dusting down in Whistler Village. Skiers and boarders should be cautious since it will be early-season conditions.
More information: www.whistlerblackcomb.com
From: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2004014329_webwhistler14.html
SALT LAKE CITY —
"We don't need a huge miracle," said Connie Marshall at Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon. "But we do need a couple of substantial storms."
Alta received 54 inches of snow in October, but much of it has melted. It got 4 inches Sunday night. Next door, at Snowbird, Saturday's opening day may be postponed.
"We're just going to watch the weather for a while," Laura Schaffer said.
At Park City resort, Friday's start likely will be put on hold. Recent overnight temperatures have been too warm to make snow, but that could change this week.
"We won't open unless we have good conditions for our guests," spokeswoman Paula Fabel said. "We'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for snow."
Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon will open Friday as announced. Three runs have enough manmade snow.
"A dry spell like we're having right now is not unprecedented," spokesman Dave DeSeelhorst said. "We just hope it translates into an early and wet winter."
Snowbasin Resort, east of Ogden, is sticking with a Thanksgiving Day opening.
"The weather pattern is looking good for colder temperatures. Our snow-making magicians are right on it," Mary Rowland said.
From http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2004011733_webutahsnow13.html?syndication=rss
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Colorado ski resorts opening, but mega-resort Vail has scanty snow
By Associated Press
Six Colorado resorts have already opened, with the help of chilly temperatures that allowed for snowmaking operations. But mega-resort Vail, due to open Friday, may only have one trail available because of scanty snow.
Arapahoe Basin on the Continental Divide was the first to open Oct. 10 and had a base of 18 inches Monday. Keystone opened Nov. 2, a week earlier than scheduled, after a series of October storms. It had an 18-inch base
Flurries fell on the Colorado mountains Monday as a cold front moved through, good news for ski areas that have been experiencing dry, warmer-than-average weather this month. It could bring 3 to 6 inches of new snow to the Continental Divide.
But Ellen Heffernan with the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction wasn't holding out a lot of hope for Vail, where the ski resort is set to open Friday. She said a dry pattern hanging over Vail is likely to persist into late November.
Vail plans to start the season with only one trail open. The last two years, early snow allowed Vail to open with more trails.
Two other resorts are scheduled to open this week. Winter Park is due to open Wednesday and Crested Butte expects to open Saturday.
From http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2004011219_webcoloski13.html
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B.C.'s Whistler Mountain opening early for skiing
By Kristin Jackson
Seattle Times Travel staff
Whistler Mountain in British Columbia is opening on Saturday for skiing, almost a week earlier than planned, thanks to a big storm that dropped almost three feet of snow on the mountain on Monday. More snow and cold weather is expected this week and next.
The adjacent Blackcomb Mountain will open as planned on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22.
Whistler Mountain will have access from both its Whistler Village and Creekside bases with a limited number of upper lifts open. A rail park will be set up near the Emerald Express lift.
There's currently a base of about 43 inches of snow in the alpine area, with a dusting down in Whistler Village. Skiers and boarders should be cautious since it will be early-season conditions.
More information: www.whistlerblackcomb.com
From: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2004014329_webwhistler14.html