Much Needed Snowfalls Bring Powder Conditions to North America
Much Needed Snowfalls Bring Powder Conditions to North America
Published : 07-Jan-2024 11:46
Unfortunately it has arrived too late for the key Christmas and New Year holiday weeks, but Canadian and US ski areas are finally seeing what is for most their first big snowfalls and resulting powder days of the season so far.
Ski areas in the Rockies posted the most snowfall, with 30-50cm (12-20 inch) totals for centres in Alberta, Colorado and Utah reported. Steamboat was one of the big winners, with Aspen and Snowbird getting over a foot of snowfall each.
There has also been more snowfall on the East Coast where there's more snowfall forecast over the next few days.
North of the border Whistler Blackcomb reported 42cm (17 inches) of snowfall and now has 75% of its terrain open, finally having the most available in North America, having previously been behind Vail and Park City which had had more terrain open until this recent snowfall.
Although the snowfall is very welcome, the warm dry/wet first 6-8 weeks of North America's ski season means that on average snow depths are below half what they would normally be at this point in the season, and similarly less than half the country's terrain is open, so there's some catching up required.
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