Final Week of North America’s 23-24 Season
Final Week of North America’s 23-24 Season
Published : 11-Aug-2024 09:15
The final week of North America's 23-24 season, which began in Colorado in late October last year, has begun.
The Palmer Snowfield on Mt Hood in Oregon, above Timberline Lodge resort, has seen temperatures top 80F in recent weeks and its snowfield drop to about a mile of terrain left open. It says it will end its nine-month plus 23-24 season next Sunday. It's the last ski area still open in North America and normally has the continent's longest season every year.
Copper mountain in Colorado had been operating a hike-to terrain park through the summer but it too has reached the end of its 2024 run, with the last riders enjoying its delights over the past week (pictured above).
Timberline formerly had a 10+ month season staying open to the Labor Day long holiday weekend at the start of September then re-opening late October/early November for its next season, but with warming temperatures that has not happened for quite a few years now.
It is though only 8-10 weeks until the 24-25 season is expected to begin in North America with high ski areas in Colorado amongst those aiming to start snowmaking by the end of next month and hopefully open in late October, if conditions are right.
In the Alps the last resort that had still been open from autumn 2023, Les 2 Alpes, closed in early July and the first that will stay open into 2025, Saas Fee, opened less than a week later. There are also two year round glacier areas above Zermatt/Cervinia and Hintertux.
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