LEBANON, N.H., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions
Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry
Worldwide) As of Wednesday, Mar 30 2005, 6:02:10 AM EST
SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS
This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR.
The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language.
NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way
ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers).
New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or
continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to
base is reported.
Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over
the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined.
Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at
least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers.
Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions,
covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers.
Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not
been compacted.
Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has
been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer
fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.
Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly
packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly
compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a
pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.
Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly
groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP.
Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are
like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.
Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to
a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell.
Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been
previously packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall.
Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder
thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet.
This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow.
Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface
condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow
formed by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen
granular will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip
away and not support a pole.
Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after
rainfall or high temperatures.
Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed
surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow
and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain
or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it.
Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined,
variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter.
Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen
Granular, for example.
Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized
by large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then
warm up again and loosen during the day.
Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions.
It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open
for skiers.
Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind
into forming a base.
Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather,
skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT
Mohawk Mountain - Reopen 04/02; Call ahead
Powder Ridge - Reopen 04/02
Ski Sundown - Reopen 04/01
Woodbury - Mon 11:00p loose granular machine groomed 20 - 45 base 8
trails, 53% open, 2 lifts
MAINE
Big Squaw - Open Fri-Sun
Black Mountain - Reopen 04/01, Apr 03: Last day of operations
Camden Snow Bowl - Closed for Snow Sports
Eaton Mountain - No Report 03/29, last report 03/25
Lost Valley - Closed for Snow Sports
Mt Abram - Tue Open Thu-Sun; Apr 10: Last day of operations 6:25p wet
snow 40 - 60 base 44 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Saddleback - Wed 10:00p loose granular machine groomed 28 - 58 base 50
trails, 132 acres, 100% open, 5 lifts
Shawnee Peak - Closed for Snow Sports
Sugarloaf/USA - Wed 12:18a wet granular 44 - 86 base 133 trails, 55
miles, 100% open, 9 lifts
Sunday River - Tue 2:10p wet granular machine groomed 36 - 72 base 126
trails, 49 miles, 649 acres, 99% open, 11 lifts
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire East - Closed for Snow Sports
Catamount - Open Fri-Sun; Apr 03: Last day of operations
Jiminy Peak - Tue 9:30p packed powder machine groomed 25 - 70 base 36
trails, 10 miles, 143 acres, 80% open, 3 lifts
Otis Ridge - Open Fri-Sun
Ski Butternut - Tue 2:35p spring snow machine groomed 18 - 48 base 22
trails, 14 miles, 110 acres, 100% open, 3 lifts
Wachusett Mountain - Tue Not Open 03/29 due to weather 8:26a wet snow
25 - 40 base 22 trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Attitash - Tue 7:00a wet granular machine groomed 30 - 80 base 70 trails,
22 miles, 280 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
Balsams/Wilderness - Closed for Snow Sports
Black Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
Bretton Woods - Tue 3:13p loose granular machine groomed 20 - 80 base 96
trails, 31 miles, 430 acres, 97% open, 6 lifts
Cannon Mountain - Wed 6:00a spring snow machine groomed 22 - 46 base 54
trails, 98% open, 5 lifts
Cog Railway Ski Trains - Mon 7:00p wet snow machine groomed 25 - 70 base 2
trails, 1 mile , 12 acres, 100% open, 1 lift
Cranmore - Closed for Snow Sports
Crotched Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Dartmouth Skiway - Closed for Snow Sports
Granite Gorge - Reopen 04/01, weather and conditions permitting
Gunstock - Tue 8:00a wet packed snow 32 - 32 base 42 trails, 82% open,
4 lifts
King Pine - Closed for Snow Sports
Loon Mountain - Tue 2:37p spring snow machine groomed 25 - 44 base 49
trails, 98% open, 7 lifts
Mount Sunapee - Tue 3:45p loose granular machine groomed 16 - 42 base 60
trails, 93% open, 5 lifts
Pats Peak - Reopen 04/01
Ragged Mountain - Tue 8:00a wet packed snow machine groomed 24 - 60 base
50 trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Tenney Mountain - Tue 5:45p spring snow 10 - 45 base 37 trails, 75%
open, 3 lifts
Waterville Valley - Wed 3:09a wet packed snow machine groomed 12 - 56 base
43 trails, 89% open, 5 lifts
Wildcat - Tue 3:00p loose granular machine groomed 30 - 72 base 47 trails,
100% open, 3 lifts
NEW JERSEY
Hidden Valley - Reopen 04/02
Mountain Creek - Reopen 04/02
NEW YORK
Belleayre - Tue 7:31a wet granular 27 - 68 base 39 trails, 98% open, 8
lifts
Bristol Mountain - Tue 5:15p spring snow 30 - 42 base 31 trails, 97%
open, 1 lift
Buffalo Ski Club - Open Sat/Sun
Cockaigne - Open Sat/Sun
Gore Mountain - Tue 4:00p wet snow machine groomed 42 - 58 base 40 trails,
16 miles, 208 acres, 60% open, 5 lifts Apr 02-03: 11 lifts, 23 miles, 269
acres,
Greek Peak - Tue 5:00p loose granular machine groomed 28 - 52 base 24
trails, 80% open, 4 lifts
Holiday Valley - Tue 4:30p loose granular machine groomed 20 - 50 base 32
trails, 65% open, 6 lifts
HoliMont - Tue 7:50a frozen granular 30 - 56 base 52 trails, 98% open,
6 lifts
Hunter Mountain - Tue 3:50p wet granular machine groomed 16 - 94 base 52
trails, 95% open, 5 lifts
Kissing Bridge - Tue 9:58p loose granular machine groomed 2 - 22 base 22
trails, 59% open, 2 lifts
Labrador Mountain - Reopen TBA
McCauley - Sun 1:30p loose granular machine groomed 20 - 58 base 19
trails, 90% open, 2 lifts
Mt Peter - Open Sat/Sun
Peek'n Peak - Tue 7:00p loose granular machine groomed 20 - 50 base 24
trails, 90% open, 4 lifts
Plattekill - Open Fri-Sun
Royal Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
Snow Ridge - Open Sat/Sun
Song Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Swain - Tue 2:50p wet granular machine groomed 32 - 39 base 18 trails, 17
acres, 75% open, 2 lifts
Toggenburg - May reopen 04/02, weather and conditions permitting
West Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Whiteface - Wed 5:30a loose granular machine groomed 28 - 43 base 57
trails, 15 miles, 175 acres, 77% open, 4 lifts
Willard Mountain - Reopen 04/02-04/03
Windham Mtn - Tue 1:02p wet snow 25 - 65 base 41 trails, 16 miles, 243
acres, 98% open, 5 lifts Mar 30: 39 trails,
Woods Valley - Open Thu-Sun
PENNSYLVANIA
Bear Creek - Closed for Snow Sports
Blue Knob - Closed for Snow Sports
Elk Mountain - Tue 7:40a wet snow machine groomed 40 - 54 base 25 trails,
93% open, 4 lifts
Seven Springs - Open Sat/Sun
Shawnee Mountain - Tue 6:28p loose granular machine groomed 28 - 52 base
23 trails, 100% open, 2 lifts
VERMONT
Ascutney Mountain - Tue 5:00p wet packed snow machine groomed 27 - 39 base
30 trails, 54% open, 4 lifts
Bear Creek - Open Thu-Sun; Apr 03: Last day of operations
Bolton Valley - Wed 12:12a spring snow 24 - 40 base 54 trails, 90%
open, 5 lifts
Bromley Mountain - Tue 6:56a spring snow machine groomed 26 - 54 base 43
trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Burke Mountain - Tue 4:55p loose granular machine groomed 8 - 40 base 28
trails, 86% open, 3 lifts
Jay Peak - Wed 5:35a frozen granular 28 - 60 base 71 trails, 95% open,
8 lifts
Killington - Tue 4:18p loose granular machine groomed 42 - 58 base 129
trails, 61 miles, 65% open, 14 lifts
Mad River Glen - Tue 6:15a variable 16 - 32 base 41 trails, 91% open, 3
lifts
Magic Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
Middlebury College Snow Bowl - Closed for Snow Sports
Mt Snow Haystack - Tue 4:00p spring snow machine groomed 35 - 45 base 100
trails, 37 miles, 555 acres, 97% open, 8 lifts
Okemo Mountain - Tue 1:30p loose granular machine groomed 40 - 48 base 112
trails, 42 miles, 595 acres, 97% open, 11 lifts
Pico - Closed for Snow Sports
Quechee Lakes - Closed for Snow Sports
Smugglers' Notch - Tue 5:00p loose granular machine groomed 24 - 48 base
67 trails, 266 acres, 86% open, 7 lifts
Stowe - Tue 6:25a wet packed snow machine groomed 53 - 63 base 39 trails,
30 miles, 75% open, 7 lifts
Stratton Mountain - Tue 6:29a spring snow machine groomed 50 - 60 base 69
trails, 26 miles, 397 acres, 77% open, 6 lifts
Sugarbush - Tue 4:34p spring snow machine groomed 30 - 60 base 110 trails,
53 miles, 99% open, 13 lifts
SOUTHEAST
MARYLAND
Wisp - Closed for Snow Sports
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian - Closed for Snow Sports
Sugar Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
VIRGINIA
Massanutten - Closed for Snow Sports
Wintergreen - Closed for Snow Sports
WEST VIRGINIA
Canaan Valley - Closed for Snow Sports
Snowshoe Mountain - Wed 3:44a spring snow machine groomed 46 - 66 base 39
trails, 68% open, 6 lifts
Timberline Four Seasons - Tue 9:00a t loose granular machine groomed 48 -
80 base 32 trails, 89% open, 2 lifts
Winterplace - Closed for Snow Sports
MIDWEST
MICHIGAN
Big Powderhorn - Tue 4:30p loose granular machine groomed 14 - 46 base 26
trails, 96% open, 6 lifts
Blackjack - Closed for Snow Sports
Boyne Highlands - Tue 4:30p spring snow 36 - 77 base 38 trails, 76%
open, 4 lifts
Boyne Mountain - Tue 4:30p spring snow 36 - 80 base 40 trails, 60%
open, 9 lifts
Crystal Mountain - Tue 9:23a spring snow machine groomed 35 - 48 base 45
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Indianhead - Tue 7:15a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 54 base 24
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Marquette - Tue 10:44a w loose granular machine groomed 22 - 52 base 24
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Mont Ripley - Reopen 03/31
Mount Bohemia - Tue 6:56a spring snow 24 - 36 base 41 trails, 100%
open, 2 lifts
Norway Mountain - Reopen 04/02
Nub's Nob - Tue 6:26p spring snow machine groomed 10 - 74 base 49 trails,
100% open, 6 lifts
Pine Mountain - No Report 03/29, last report 03/25
Porcupine Mountains - Tue 6:56a spring snow 12 - 24 base 15 trails,
100% open, 3 lifts
Shanty Creek - Closed for Snow Sports
Ski Brule - Tue 6:50p loose granular machine groomed 48 - 56 base 17
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
MINNESOTA
Afton Alps - Tue 9:00a spring snow machine groomed 16 - 40 base 21 trails,
46% open, 4 lifts
Giants Ridge - Tue 4p tcisa spring snow 35 - 55 base 34 trails, 100%
open, 5 lifts
Lutsen Mountain - Tue 10:00a hard packed machine groomed 48 - 72 base 87
trails, 100% open, 8 lifts
Spirit Mountain - Tue 11:33a spring snow machine groomed 24 - 48 base 22
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Welch Village - Closed for Snow Sports
SOUTH DAKOTA
Terry Peak - Closed for Snow Sports
WISCONSIN
Devil's Head - Closed for Snow Sports
Granite Peak - Tue 12:15p spring snow 42 - 48 base 72 trails, 100%
open, 6 lifts
Tyrol Basin - Reopen 04/16-04/17
Whitecap Mountain - Tue 10:23p loose granular machine groomed 6 - 23 base
19 trails, 54% open, 6 lifts
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Arapahoe Basin - Tue 6:24a powder machine groomed 57 - 57 base 64 trails,
490 acres, 100% open, 5 lifts
Aspen Highlands - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 67 - 87 base 121
trails, 768 acres, 97% open, 4 lifts
Aspen Mountain - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 53 - 59 base 76
trails, 673 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
Beaver Creek - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 66 - 78 base 146
trails, 1625 acres, 100% open, 16 lifts
Breckenridge - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 54 - 76 base 146
trails, 2200 acres, 100% open, 26 lifts
Buttermilk - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 48 - 50 base 41
trails, 398 acres, 93% open, 6 lifts
Copper Mountain - Tue 5:14a packed powder machine groomed 65 - 73 base 131
trails, 100% open, 20 lifts
Crested Butte - Tue 6:05a powder machine groomed 64 - 80 base 109 trails,
100% open, 15 lifts
Durango - Tue 5:00a powder machine groomed 91 - 95 base 80 trails, 100%
open, 4 lifts
Eldora - Tue 7:20a packed powder machine groomed 60 - 60 base 53 trails,
680 acres, 100% open, 12 lifts
Keystone - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 43 - 51 base 110
trails, 2800 acres, 98% open, 18 lifts
Loveland - Tue 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 67 - 67 base 77 trails,
100% open, 8 lifts
Monarch - Tue 1:00p powder machine groomed 78 - 87 base 54 trails, 800
acres, 100% open, 4 lifts
Powderhorn - Closed for Snow Sports
Silverton Mountain - Tue Open Thu-Sun 10:51a powder 89 - 189 base 75%
open, 1 lift
Ski Cooper - Tue 1:00p packed powder machine groomed 56 - 57 base 26
trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Snowmass - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 59 - 89 base 87 trails,
3100 acres, 100% open, 18 lifts
SolVista Basin - Closed for Snow Sports
Steamboat - Tue 8:49a powder machine groomed 66 - 88 base 164 trails, 2965
acres, 100% open, 19 lifts
Sunlight - Tue 5:39a spring snow 54 - 60 base 67 trails, 470 acres, 70%
open, 3 lifts
Telluride - Tue 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 73 - 77 base 84
trails, 100% open, 16 lifts
Vail - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 57 - 79 base 193 trails,
5289 acres, 100% open, 34 lifts
Winter Park - Tue 5:55a packed powder machine groomed 67 - 82 base 115
trails, 2067 acres, 97% open, 24 lifts
Wolf Creek - Tue 2:30p powder machine groomed 157 - 178 base 77 trails, 42
miles, 1600 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
MONTANA
Big Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
Big Sky - Tue 5:13a powder machine groomed 60 - 86 base 150 trails, 100%
open, 17 lifts
Blacktail Mountain - Sun 6:41a powder machine groomed 48 - 48 base 13
trails, 675 acres, 68% open, 3 lifts
Bridger Bowl - Tue 4:00p powder machine groomed 79 - 79 base 69 trails,
100% open, 7 lifts
Discovery - Open Fri-Sun
Great Divide - Sun 6:30a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 35 base 80
trails, 1000 acres, 62% open, 3 lifts
Lost Trail - Reopen 04/02-04/03, Apr 03: last day of operations; Mar 29:
8" new
Montana Snowbowl - Closed for Snow Sports
Moonlight Basin - Tue 6:32a powder machine groomed 49 - 78 base 76 trails,
100% open, 5 lifts
Red Lodge - Tue 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 26 - 56 base 71
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Showdown - Sun 8a msr packed powder machine groomed 51 - 55 base 34
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Teton Pass - Closed for Snow Sports
NEW MEXICO
Angel Fire - Closed for Snow Sports
Pajarito - Sun Open Fri-Sun 8:00a powder machine groomed 78 - 78 base 40
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Sandia Peak - Closed for Snow Sports
Sipapu - Sun Open Sat/Sun 7a nmsr powder machine groomed 54 - 65 base 33
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Ski Apache - Tue 7a nmsr powder machine groomed 90 - 98 base 55 trails,
100% open, 11 lifts
Ski Santa Fe - Tue 4:29a packed powder machine groomed 132 - 132 base 56
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Taos - Tue 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 96 - 120 base 110 trails,
1294 acres, 100% open, 12 lifts
UTAH
Alta - Tue 5:30a powder machine groomed 172 - 172 base 115 trails, 25
miles, 100% open, 12 lifts
Beaver Mountain - Tue 6a usr powder machine groomed 97 - 97 base 30
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Brian Head - Tue 6:10a packed powder machine groomed 114 - 144 base 53
trails, 100% open, 8 lifts
Brighton - Tue 5:32a powder machine groomed 175 - 175 base 66 trails, 26
miles, 1050 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
Deer Valley - Tue 6:00a powder machine groomed 140 - 140 base 90 trails,
100% open, 21 lifts
Park City - Tue 5:10a powder machine groomed 113 - 145 base 100 trails,
100% open, 13 lifts
Powder Mountain - Tue 6a usr powder machine groomed 104 - 104 base 85
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Snowbasin - Tue 6:30a powder machine groomed 151 - 180 base 53 trails,
100% open, 11 lifts
Snowbird - Tue 4:30a powder machine groomed 194 - 194 base 85 trails, 100%
open, 13 lifts
Solitude - Tue 7:15a powder machine groomed 180 - 184 base 64 trails, 100%
open, 8 lifts
Sundance - Tue 4:00a variable machine groomed 130 - 133 base 38 trails,
79% open, 3 lifts
The Canyons - Tue 4:12p powder machine groomed 114 - 140 base 128 trails,
88% open, 15 lifts
WYOMING
Grand Targhee - Wed 3:00a 10 new powder machine groomed 95 - 95 base 64
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Hogadon - Sun 8:00a loose granular machine groomed 16 - 30 base 17 trails,
94% open, 2 lifts
Jackson Hole - Tue 4:30p packed powder machine groomed 74 - 84 base 96
trails, 100% open, 11 lifts
Snowy Range - Tue Open Thu-Mon 5:30a powder 60 - 60 base 29 trails,
100% open, 5 lifts
White Pine - Tue 5:33a packed powder machine groomed 71 - 71 base 25
trails, 100% open, 2 lifts
PACIFIC SOUTH
ARIZONA
Arizona Snowbowl - Tue 6:24a powder machine groomed 82 - 142 base 32
trails, 777 acres, 100% open, 4 lifts
Sunrise Park - Tue 6:00a spring snow 87 - 127 base 50% open, 3 lifts
CALIFORNIA
Alpine Meadows - Tue 5:50a powder machine groomed 142 - 226 base 100
trails, 100% open, 12 lifts
Badger Pass - Closed for Snow Sports
Bear Mountain - Tue 5:30a hard packed machine groomed 36 - 60 base 31
trails, 17 miles, 748 acres, 100% open, 8 lifts
Bear Valley - Tue 3:00p powder machine groomed 128 - 174 base 67 trails,
100% open, 8 lifts
Boreal - Tue 5:52a powder machine groomed 142 - 226 base 36 trails, 80%
open, 5 lifts
Dodge Ridge - Tue 5:45a packed powder machine groomed 111 - 179 base 59
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Heavenly - Tue 8:30a powder machine groomed 72 - 120 base 85 trails, 93%
open, 25 lifts
Homewood - Tue 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 89 - 149 base 59
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
June - Tue 6:45a powder machine groomed 132 - 156 base 50 trails, 100%
open, 6 lifts
Kirkwood - Tue 5:20a powder machine groomed 166 - 220 base 65 trails, 2300
acres, 100% open, 11 lifts
Mammoth - Tue 6:45a powder machine groomed 192 - 216 base 150 trails, 100%
open, 26 lifts
Mountain High - Tue 6:00a loose granular machine groomed 48 - 72 base 41
trails, 89% open, 10 lifts
Mt Baldy - Tue 6:30a packed powder machine groomed 72 - 120 base 22
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Mt Shasta - Tue 6:00a variable machine groomed 75 - 109 base 31 trails,
97% open, 4 lifts
Northstar at Tahoe - Tue 6:30a powder machine groomed 96 - 160 base 72
trails, 100% open, 14 lifts
Royal Gorge - Tue 6:00a powder machine groomed 180 - 204 base 76 trails,
160 miles, 7000 acres, 100% open, 4 lifts
Sierra at Tahoe - Tue 6:10a powder machine groomed 125 - 200 base 43
trails, 2000 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
Sierra Summit - Tue 5:30a t powder machine groomed 72 - 120 base 45
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Snow Summit - Tue 5:30a hard packed machine groomed 36 - 60 base 31
trails, 18 miles, 240 acres, 100% open, 10 lifts
Snow Valley - Tue 7:00a t hard packed machine groomed 36 - 84 base 30
trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Soda Springs - Tue 5:55a powder machine groomed 142 - 226 base 16 trails,
80% open, 3 lifts
Squaw Valley USA - Tue 5:15a powder machine groomed 85 - 195 base 177
trails, 4000 acres, 100% open, 21 lifts
Sugar Bowl - Tue 7:40a w powder machine groomed 126 - 150 base 78 trails,
93% open, 7 lifts
Tahoe Donner - Tue 7:00a w packed powder machine groomed 110 - 110 base 12
trails, 120 acres, 100% open, 3 lifts
NEVADA
Diamond Peak - Tue 6:55a w powder machine groomed 95 - 131 base 30 trails,
97% open, 4 lifts
Las Vegas Ski - Tue 7:40a packed powder machine groomed 132 - 132 base 5
trails, 50% open, 2 lifts
Mt Rose - Tue 8:05a w packed powder machine groomed 90 - 168 base 52
trails, 87% open, 3 lifts
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Bogus Basin - Reopen 04/01 w/ 3 lifts
Brundage - Tue 4:45a powder machine groomed 43 - 95 base 42 trails, 100%
open, 4 lifts
Lookout Pass - Reopen 04/02-04/03; Mar 27: 8" new, Mar 29: 4" new
Pomerelle - Tue 7:08a packed powder machine groomed 68 - 99 base 24
trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Silver Mountain - Plan to Reopen 04/02; Mar 29: 20" new
Sun Valley - Tue 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 49 - 71 base 75
trails, 100% open, 13 lifts
Tamarack - Tue 7:00a powder 26 - 80 base 13 trails, 70% open, 4 lifts
OREGON
Anthony Lakes - Sun 5:00a variable machine groomed 50 - 56 base 100% open,
2 lifts
Mt Ashland - Tue 5:00a powder 73 - 109 base 23 trails, 100% open, 4
lifts
Mt Bachelor - Tue 4:18a powder 80 - 90 base 60 trails, 85% open, 10
lifts
Mt Hood Meadows - Tue 5:17a packed powder machine groomed 45 - 55 base 76%
open, 5 lifts
Timberline - Tue 7:36a w powder 68 - 68 base 49% open, 3 lifts
WASHINGTON
Crystal Mountain - Wed Reopen 04/02 1:00a 10 - 18 new powder machine
groomed 35 - 59 base 100% open, 6 lifts
Mt Baker - Tue 5:30a powder 61 - 71 base 100% open, 5 lifts
White Pass - Tue Reopen 04/02 2:00p powder machine groomed 28 - 78 base
100% open,
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Mountain - Tue 4:20a powder 49 - 50 base 60 trails, 95% open, 3
lifts
Big White - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 90 - 90 base 90
trails, 76% open, 14 lifts
Fernie Alpine - Tue 8:00a powder machine groomed 102 - 104 base 98 trails,
99% open, 9 lifts
Panorama Mountain - Tue 5a alb packed powder machine groomed 8 - 8 base 65
trails, 54% open, 9 lifts
Silver Star - Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 76 - 76 base 88
trails, 87% open, 10 lifts
Sun Peaks - Tue 1:55p spring snow 59 - 60 base 90 trails, 75% open, 10
lifts
Whistler/Blackcomb - Tue 6:45a powder machine groomed 69 - 69 base 170
trails, 6900 acres, 85% open, 21 lifts
Whitewater - Tue 4:58a powder machine groomed 96 - 96 base 42 trails, 98%
open, 3 lifts
MANITOBA
Asessippi Ski Area - Tue 7:00a spring snow 24 - 31 base 21 trails, 100%
open, 4 lifts
Falcon Ridge - Open Sat/Sun
QUEBEC
Camp Fortune - Tue 6a qsr loose granular machine groomed 18 trails, 90%
open, 6 lifts
Edelweiss Valley - Open Sat/Sun
Gray Rocks - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 19 trails, 86% open, 5 lifts
Le Massif - Tue 3:48p spring snow machine groomed 41 trails, 98% open, 4
lifts
Mont Avila - Open Sat/Sun
Mont Belu - Mon Open Fri-Sun 11p qsr loose granular machine groomed 9
trails, 90% open, 1 lift
Mont Blanc - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 39 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Mont Gabriel - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 18 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Mont Gleason - Closed for Snow Sports
Mont Glen - Open Thu-Sun
Mont Habitant - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 49 - 49 base 10 trails, 91%
open, 1 lift
Mont Olympia - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 22 trails, 92% open, 6 lifts
Mont Orford - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 37 trails, 66% open, 2 lifts
Mont Rigaud - Closed for Snow Sports
Mont Sainte-Anne - Tue 9:17a spring snow 16 - 40 base 63 trails, 100%
open, 5 lifts
Mont Saint-Sauveur - Tue 6a qsr spring snow 19 trails, 50% open, 3
lifts
Mont Ste-Marie - Tue 6a qsr loose granular machine groomed 23 trails, 96%
open, 2 lifts
Mont Sutton - Wed 5:00a frozen granular machine groomed 15 - 45 base 53
trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Owl's Head - Tue 10:29p spring snow 24 - 32 base 44 trails, 100% open,
4 lifts
Pin Rouge - Sat Open Fri-Sun 8p qsr loose granular machine groomed 22
trails, 96% open, 1 lift
Ski Bromont - Tue 10:01p spring snow 5 - 13 base 32 trails, 12 miles,
60% open, 2 lifts
Ski Morin Heights - Open Sat/Sun
Stoneham - Wed 5:15a spring snow machine groomed 12 - 18 base 28 trails,
91% open, 7 lifts
Tremblant - Wed 5:43a frozen granular machine groomed 35 - 37 base 78
trails, 40 miles, 505 acres, 12 lifts
Val D'Irene - Sun Open Fri-Sun 4:50p spring snow machine groomed 31 - 39
base 18 trails, 69% open, 4 lifts
ONTARIO
Blue Mountain - Tue 2:30p wet packed snow 28 - 28 base 24 trails, 70%
open, 5 lifts
Calabogie Peaks - Tue 6a osr loose granular machine groomed 24 - 24 base
20 trails, 91% open, 2 lifts
Devil's Elbow - Tue 6a osr loose granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 10
trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Glen Eden - Open Fri-Mon
Hidden Valley - Closed for Snow Sports
Horseshoe Resort - Tue 6a osr loose granular machine groomed 27 - 27 base
9 trails, 39% open, 2 lifts
London Ski Club - Closed for Snow Sports
Mansfield Ski Club - Reopen 04/02-04/03
Mountain View - Open Fri-Sun, No Report 03/25
Mt Pakenham - Closed for Snow Sports
Mt St Louis-Moonstone - Closed for Snow Sports
Oshawa Ski Club - Open Wed, Sat/Sun
Searchmont Resort - Closed for Snow Sports
Snow Valley - Closed for Snow Sports
Talisman Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
NOVA SCOTIA
Ski Martock - Closed for Snow Sports
NEW BRUNSWICK
Crabbe Mountain - Reopen 03/29
ALBERTA
Canada Olympic Park - Tue 5a alb hard packed machine groomed 24 - 24 base
3 trails, 100% open, 6 lifts
Lake Louise - Tue 6:15a packed powder machine groomed 73 - 77 base 113
trails, 100% open, 10 lifts
Marmot Basin - Tue 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 50 - 58 base 84
trails, 100% open, 9 lifts
Nakiska Ski Area - Tue 5a alb spring snow 24 - 52 base 28 trails, 100%
open, 5 lifts
Pass Powderkeg - Sun Open Thu-Sun 5a alb packed powder machine groomed 32
- 32 base 12 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Ski Banff @ Norquay - Tue 5a alb variable 34 - 67 base 26 trails, 93%
open, 5 lifts
Sunshine Village - Tue 6:00a powder machine groomed 79 - 84 base 107
trails, 100% open, 12 lifts
ALASKA
ALASKA
Alpenglow/Anchorage Ski Club - Open Sat/Sun
Alyeska Resort - Tue 8:00a powder machine groomed 28 - 165 base 85 trails,
85% open, 6 lifts
Birch Hill - Sun Open Fri-Sun 11:20a hard packed machine groomed 16 - 29
base 12 trails, 33 acres, 100% open, 2 lifts
Eaglecrest - Mon Open Thu-Mon 6:30a powder machine groomed 22 - 135 base
31 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
PR NEWSWIRE (Lebanon, NH) Latest Cross Country Skiing Conditions
Information
as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry
Worldwide)
As of Wednesday, Mar 30 2005, 6:02:11 AM EST
Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather,
skier traffic
and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
NORTHEAST
MAINE
10th Mountain Center XC Tue 6:25p spring snow grmg14--26 base 8 trails,
26 km,
Bethel Inn XC Mon 8:20a corn snow 25--28 base 11 trails, 39 km,
Caribou Ski Trails XC Wed 11:32p 3-newSC 8--20 base 5 trails, 16 km,
Carters Bethel XC Closed for Snow Sports
Carter's Oxford XC Closed for Snow Sports
Five Fields Farm XC Closed for Snow Sports
MASSACHUSETTS
Notchview Reservation XC Mon 8:30a icy 5--18 base 5 trails, 43 km,
Stump Sprouts XC Closed for Snow Sports
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bear Notch XC Tue 9:14a loose granular grmg18--32 base 29 trails, 65
km,
BrettonWoods XC Tue 7:07a wet granular grmg10--18 base 60 km,
Granite Gorge XC Reopen 04/01
Jackson XC Wed 4:21a wet granular grmg3--18 base 60 trails, 149 km,
Sunset Hill XC No Report 03/28; last report 03/19
Waterville Valley XC Tue 8:00a wet granular 4--14 base 31 trails, 67
km,
Windblown XC Tue 6:50a loose granular grmg3--14 base 40 km,
NEW YORK
Garnet Hill Lodge XC Tue 3:43p spring snow 4--12 base 28 trails, 50 km,
Lapland Lake XC Tue 6:30a wet packed snow grmg6--10 base 50 km,
Olympic Sports Complex XC Mon 9:00a frozen granular 6--8 base 15 trails,
50 km, Open Wed-Sun
Osceola Tug Hill XC Wed 5:47a spring snow grmg2--10 base 18 trails, 40
km,
Salmon Hills XC Not Open 03/29 due to weather
VERMONT
Blueberry Lake XC Tue 9:30a corn snow 12--16 base 9 trails, 24 km,
Bolton Valley XC Tue 7:30a spring snow 8--20 base 37 trails, 100 km,
Burke XC Tue 8:12p packed powder grmg4--9 base 10 trails, 50 km,
Hazen's Notch XC Tue 9:30p loose granular grmg12--20 base 31 trails, 70
km,
Mountain Top XC Closed for Snow Sports
Stowe Mountain XC Tue 5:00p loose granular grmg16--33 base 26 trails,
45 km,
Trapp Family Lodge XC Tue 10:30a spring snow 10--25 base 23 trails, 30
km,
Wild Wings XC Closed for Snow Sports
Woodstock XC Closed for Snow Sports
SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA
White Grass XC Closed for Snow Sports
MIDWEST
MICHIGAN
Crystal Mountain XC Closed for Snow Sports
Hickory Hills XC Mon 9:15a spring snow 4--8 base 4 trails, 5 km,
MINNESOTA
Lutsen Tofte XC Mon 10:05a corn snow grmg10--20 base 140 km,
Pincushion Mtn XC Mon 6:00a spring snow grmg18--25 base 10 trails, 19
km,
WISCONSIN
Trollhaugen XC Closed for Snow Sports
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Aspen/Snowmass XC Tue 7:30a packed powder grmg12--12 base 6 trails, 30
km,
Crested Butte XC Mon 9:36a spring snow 30--45 base 18 trails, 28 km,
MONTANA
Izaak Walton Inn XC Tue 11:20a powder 3--15 base 8 trails, 15 km,
PACIFIC SOUTH
CALIFORNIA
Bear Valley XC Tue 10:30a powder grmg120--144 base 33 trails, 61 km,
Kirkwood XC Mon 12:00p packed powder grmg100--252 base 21 trails, 80
km,
Montecito-Sequoia, Inc XC Tue 11:30p powder grmg24--48 base 80 km,
Royal Gorge XC Tue 6:00a packed powder grmg180--204 base 89 trails, 268
km,
Tahoe Cross Country XC No Current Information
Tahoe Donner XC Tue 8:00a packed powder grmg60--80 base 49 trails, 120
km,
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
North Valley XC Tue 6:30a powder grmg26--28 base 52 trails, 100 km,
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Silver Star XC Tue 6:23a packed powder grmg76--76 base 28 trails, 42
km,
Apex Mountain XC Tue 4:00a powder grmg43--43 base 56 km,
Sovereign Lake XC Tue 10:15a packed powder grmg24--24 base 16 trails,
46 km,
QUEBEC
Camp Mercier XC Tue 5:00p wet granular grmg28--37 base 79 km,
Gaspesie National Park XC Tue 9:20a wet granular grmg39--55 base 64 km,
Mont-Megantic National Park XC Mon 8:54a icy 22--39 base 28 km,
Mont-Orford National Park XC Tue 8:55a spring snow 12--16 base 70 km,
Mont Sainte Anne XC Tue 9:30a spring snow 8--10 base 21 trails, 202 km,
Open Sat/Sun
ONTARIO
Arrowhead Provincial Park XC Closed for Snow Sports
QUEBEC
Gatineau Park XC Mon 8:30a spring snow grmg6--10 base 140 km,
ONTARIO
Haliburton XC Closed for Snow Sports
Hardwood Hills XC Tue 6:30a loose granular grmg4--8 base 8 trails, 33
km,
Highland's XC Closed for Snow Sports
Horseshoe Resort XC Closed for Snow Sports
Mansfield Outdoor Centre XC Closed for Snow Sports
Scenic Caves Nordic Closed for Snow Sports
Skyloft XC Closed for Snow Sports
Wasaga Beach XC Closed for Snow Sports
Wye Marsh Wildlife XC Closed for Snow Sports
ALBERTA
Strathcona Wilderness Center XC Tue 9:00a hard packed grmg1--2 base 12
km,
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