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LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Following are the latest skiing
conditions information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of
Monday, Dec 5 2005, 6:07:32 AM EST.
Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather,
skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
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.
NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT
Mohawk Mountain - Sun Reopen 12/10 8:30a packed powder machine groomed
10 - 20 base 2 trails, 9% open, 1 lift
Mt Southington - Plan to Open 12/10
Powder Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Sundown - Plan to Open TBA
Woodbury - Sun 6:45a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 25 base 4 trails,
27% open, 4 lifts Dec 03: 4 trails, 4 lifts, tubing,
MAINE
Big Rock - Plan to Open 12/10
Big Squaw - Plan to Open TBA
Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/26
Camden Snow Bowl - Plan to Open 12/17
Eaton Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Lost Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Abram - Plan to Open 12/18
Mt Jefferson - Plan to Open TBA
New Hermon - Plan to Open TBA
Saddleback - Plan to Open 12/17
Shawnee Peak - Plan to Open 12/10
Sugarloaf/USA - Sun 1:16p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base 9
trails, 5 miles, 80 acres, 7% open, 4 lifts
Sunday River - Sun 6:55a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 30 base 27
trails, 8 miles, 118 acres, 21% open, 7 lifts
Titcomb Mountain - Plan to Open 12/17
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire East - Plan to Open 12/10
Blandford - Plan to Open 12/26
Blue Hills - Plan to Open TBA
Bousquet - Plan to Open TBA
Bradford - Plan to Open TBA
Catamount - Plan to Open 12/10
Jiminy Peak - Reopen 12/08
Nashoba Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Otis Ridge - Plan to Open 12/10
Pine Ridge - Plan to Open 12/17
Ski Butternut - Reopen 12/09
Ski Ward Ski Area - Sun 10:00a packed powder machine groomed 6 - 12 base
1 trail 14% open, 1 lift
Wachusett Mountain - Sun 5:24p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 16 base
4 trails, 18% open, 3 lifts
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Arrowhead - Plan to Open TBA
Attitash - Sun 2:30p loose granular machine groomed 12 - 20 base 7
trails, 10% open, 3 lifts Dec 05: 3 Lifts, 8 Trails,
Balsams/Wilderness - Plan to Open TBA
Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Bretton Woods - Sun 3:30p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 24 base 6
trails, 2 miles, 6% open, 2 lifts
Cannon Mountain - Sun 3:15p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base 3
trails, 5% open, 1 lift
Cog Railway Ski Trains - Plan to Open TBA
Cranmore - Plan to Open 12/10
Crotched Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Dartmouth Skiway - Plan to Open 12/10
Granite Gorge - Plan to Open 12/17
Gunstock - Sun 5:00p frozen granular machine groomed 12 - 18 base 3
trails, 6% open, 1 lift Dec 08: 4 trails, 2 lifts,
King Pine - Plan to Open 12/16
Loon Mountain - Sun 7:50a packed powder machine groomed 6 - 12 base 11
trails, 22% open, 5 lifts
McIntyre Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/10
Mount Sunapee - Sun 3:45p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 6
trails, 3 miles, 10% open, 1 lift Dec 10: 5 Lifts; 15 trails,
Pats Peak - Reopen 12/10
Ragged Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Storrs Hill - Plan to Open 12/26
Tenney Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Waterville Valley - Sun 3:49p packed powder machine groomed 5 - 15 base
12 trails, 23% open, 3 lifts
Wildcat - Open Sat/Sun
NEW JERSEY
Campgaw Mtn - Plan to Open 12/17
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Mountain Creek - Plan to Open 12/10
NEW YORK
Belleayre - Sun 7:29a powder machine groomed 8 - 30 base 5 trails, 12%
open, 3 lifts
Bobcat Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
Brantling Ski Slopes - Plan to Open TBA
Bristol Mountain - Sun 8:10p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 16 base 9
trails, 5 miles, 28% open, 1 lift
Buffalo Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Cockaigne - Sat 3:30p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 20 base 10
trails, 67% open, 2 lifts
Dry Hill - Reopen 12/10
Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/10
Gore Mountain - Sun 3:42p powder machine groomed 12 - 35 base 9 trails,
12% open, 2 lifts
Greek Peak - Reopen 12/09, conditions permitting
Holiday Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Holiday Valley - Sun 4:50p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 9
trails, 5% open, 3 lifts
HoliMont - Plan to Open TBA
Hunter Mountain - Sun 2:37p packed powder machine groomed 4 - 42 base 19
trails, 37% open, 4 lifts
Kissing Bridge - Plan to Open TBA
Labrador Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Maple Ski Ridge - Plan to Open 12/09
McCauley - Plan to Open 12/10
Mt Peter - Plan to Open 12/10
Mt Pisgah - Plan to Open TBA
Oak Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Peek'n Peak - Sun 7:30p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 5
trails, 20% open, 2 lifts
Plattekill - Plan to Open 12/10
Royal Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sawkill Family Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
Snow Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Song Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sterling Forest - Plan to Open TBA
Swain - Sun 9:00p 1 new packed powder machine groomed 6 - 12 base 1 trail
5% open, 1 lift
Thunder Ridge - Plan to Open 12/09
Titus Mountain - Sun 4:30p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 12 base 3
trails, 11% open, 3 lifts Dec 10: 4 Lifts, 7 trails,
Toggenburg - Plan to Open TBA
West Mountain - Reopen 12/10
Whiteface - Sun 6:40a packed powder machine groomed 4 - 12 base 6 trails,
3 miles, 9% open, 3 lifts
Willard Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Windham Mtn - Sun 1:49p packed powder machine groomed 15 - 32 base 9
trails, 2 miles, 50 acres, 19% open, 3 lifts Dec 05: 9 Trails, 3 Lifts,
Woods Valley - Plan to Open TBA
PENNSYLVANIA
Alpine Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10-11; Reopen 12/16 for daily operation
Bear Creek - Plan to Open TBA
Big Boulder - Plan to Open 12/17
Blue Knob - Plan to Open TBA
Blue Mountain - Sun 9:00p 3 new wet packed snow machine groomed 18 - 30
base 8 trails, 27% open, 3 lifts
Camelback - Plan to Open TBA
Eagle Rock - Plan to Open TBA
Elk Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Jack Frost - Plan to Open 12/10
Liberty Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Montage - Plan to Open 12/09
Mystic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Seven Springs - Sun 5:05a loose granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 13
trails, 35% open, 7 lifts
Shawnee Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Ski Big Bear - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Denton - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Roundtop - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Sawmill - Plan to Open TBA
Spring Mountain - Plan to Open 12/17
Tanglwood - Plan to Open TBA
The Springs at Laurel Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Tussey Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Whitetail - Plan to Open TBA
Willowbrook Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/15
RHODE ISLAND
Yawgoo Valley - Plan to Open 12/09
VERMONT
Ascutney Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Bear Creek - Plan to Open TBA
Bolton Valley - Sun 5:30p powder machine groomed 15 - 28 base 4 trails,
6% open, 2 lifts
Bromley Mountain - Sun 6:43a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 16 base 5
trails, 11% open, 3 lifts
Burke Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Jay Peak - Mon 5:50a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 6
trails, 8% open, 3 lifts
Killington - Sun 2:30p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 32
trails, 11 miles, 21% open, 8 lifts
Mad River Glen - Plan to Open TBA
Magic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Middlebury College Snow Bowl - Plan to Open TBA
Mount Snow - Sun 1:57p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 18 base 17
trails, 8 miles, 125 acres, 16% open, 4 lifts
Okemo Mountain - Sun 2:20p loose granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 33
trails, 12 miles, 179 acres, 28% open, 8 lifts
Pico - Plan to Open TBA
Quechee Lakes - Plan to Open TBA
Smugglers' Notch - Sun 3:45p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 30 base 8
trails, 38 acres, 12% open, 4 lifts
Stowe - Sun 2:45p powder machine groomed 24 - 40 base 28 trails, 23
miles, 300 acres, 58% open, 7 lifts Dec 10 - Dec 12: 10 lifts, 40
trails,
Stratton Mountain - Sun 2:20p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 20 base
25 trails, 11 miles, 134 acres, 27% open, 6 lifts
Sugarbush - Mon 5:40a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 4 - 24 base 5
trails, 2 miles, 18 acres, 5% open, 2 lifts
Suicide Six - Plan to Open TBA
SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA
Cloudmont - Plan to Open TBA
MARYLAND
Wisp - Sun 7:30a variable machine groomed 12 - 26 base 9 trails, 5% open,
4 lifts
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian - Sun 7:52a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 28 base 4
trails, 44% open, 4 lifts
Cataloochee - Open Wed-Sun
Hawksnest - Plan to Open 12/05
Sapphire Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Beech - Mon 3:55a wet snow 6 - 12 base 4 trails, 30% open, 4 lifts
Sugar Mountain - Sun 10:00p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 5
trails, 25% open, 1 lift
Wolf Laurel - Plan to Open TBA
TENNESSEE
Ober Gatlinburg - Plan to Open 12/09
VIRGINIA
Bryce Resort - Plan to Open TBA
Massanutten - Open Sat/Sun
The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
Wintergreen - Sun 6:15p packed powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 5
trails, 21% open, 2 lifts
WEST VIRGINIA
Canaan Valley - Mon 3:30a frozen granular 20 - 28 base 3 trails, 8%
open, 1 lift
Snowshoe Mountain - Mon 4:30a frozen granular 22 - 32 base 12 trails,
20% open, 4 lifts
Timberline Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/08
Winterplace - Plan to Open TBA
MIDWEST
ILLINOIS
Chestnut Mountain - Sun 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 26 base
17 trails, 100% open, 9 lifts
Four Lakes Village - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Snowstar - Plan to Open TBA
Villa Olivia - Plan to Open TBA
INDIANA
Paoli Peaks - Plan to Open TBA
Perfect North Slopes - Sun 9:30a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 50
base 14 trails, 70% open, 8 lifts
IOWA
Fun Valley - Plan to Open 12/10 for weekend
Seven Oaks - Plan to Open TBA
Sundown Mountain - Mon 4:00a loose granular machine groomed 12 - 30 base
21 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
MICHIGAN
Alpine Valley - Mon 1:00a loose granular machine groomed 15 - 20 base 8
trails, 32% open, 4 lifts
Apple Mountain - Reopen TBA
Big Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/09
Bittersweet - Sun 12:00p w packed powder machine groomed 19 - 19 base 4
trails, 20% open, 5 lifts
Blackjack - Plan to Open 12/10
Caberfae Peaks - Open Sat/Sun
Cannonsburg - Sun 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 2 - 12 base 14
trails, 82% open, 3 lifts
Crystal Mountain - Open Fri-Sun
Hanson Hills - Plan to Open TBA
Hickory Hills - Plan to Open 12/22
Marquette - Open Thu-Sun
Mont Ripley - Reopen 12/09
Mount Bohemia - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Brighton - Sun 2:45p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 20 base 10
trails, 38% open, 3 lifts
Mt Holiday - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Holly - Open Fri-Sun
Norway Mountain - Sat 8:00p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 24 base 4
trails, 25% open, 3 lifts Dec 04: 6 Trails,
Nub's Nob - Reopen 12/08
Porcupine Mountains - Plan to Open TBA
Shanty Creek - Plan to Open 12/09
Ski Brule - Mon 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 36 - 48 base 11
trails, 65% open, 6 lifts
Snow Snake - Plan to Open 12/10
Swiss Valley - Plan to Open TBA
The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
Timber Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Treetops - Plan to Open 12/16
MINNESOTA
Afton Alps - Sun 11:30a variable 18 - 24 base 30 trails, 60% open, 9
lifts
Andes Tower Hills - Open Wed-Sun
Buena Vista - Open Thu-Sun
Coffee Mill - Open Fri-Sun
Hyland Ski Snowboard - Sun 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24
base 9 trails, 65% open, 7 lifts
Lutsen Mountain - Sun 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24 base 11
trails, 20% open, 5 lifts
Mount Kato - Sun 11:20a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 32 base 11
trails, 58% open, 5 lifts
Spirit Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
SteepleChase - Open Wed-Sun
Welch Village - Sun 6:30p packed powder machine groomed 15 - 30 base 25
trails, 75% open, 4 lifts
MISSOURI
Snow Creek - Plan to Open 12/10
NORTH DAKOTA
Bottineau Winter Park - Plan to Open TBA
Huff Hills - Plan to Open TBA
OHIO
Alpine Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Boston Mills/Brandywine - Plan to Open 12/09
Clear Fork - Plan to Open TBA
Mad River - Plan to Open TBA
Snow Trails - Sun 5:20p packed powder machine groomed 22 - 24 base 4
trails, 25% open, 2 lifts
SOUTH DAKOTA
Terry Peak - Sun 9:30a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 24 base 5
trails, 19% open, 2 lifts
WISCONSIN
Alpine Valley - Sun 1:00a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 18 base 10
trails, 30% open, 3 lifts
Camp 10 - Plan to Open TBA
Cascade Mountain - Sun 8:35a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 26 base
19 trails, 60% open, 3 lifts
Christie Mountain - Open Fri-Sun
Christmas Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16 at 12p
Devil's Head - Mon 1:00a packed powder machine groomed 17 - 19 base 7
trails, 25% open, 5 lifts
Highlands of Olympia - Plan to Open 12/09
Little Switzerland - Plan to Open 12/09
Mountain Top at Grand Geneva - Plan to Open 12/17
Nordic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sunburst - Sun 12:00p powder 14 - 23 base 7 trails, 70% open, 7 lifts
Trollhaugen - Sun 7:45a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 15 base 16
trails, 90% open, 7 lifts
Tyrol Basin - Open Fri-Sun
Whitecap Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Wilmot Mountain - Sun 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 7
trails, 35% open, 5 lifts
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Arapahoe Basin - Sun 8:14a powder machine groomed 52 - 52 base 55 trails,
480 acres, 98% open, 6 lifts
Aspen Highlands - Plan to Open 12/10
Aspen Mountain - Sun 5:30a powder machine groomed 40 - 43 base 42 trails,
409 acres, 61% open, 5 lifts
Beaver Creek - Sun 6:00a powder 33 - 51 base 45 trails, 845 acres, 52%
open, 9 lifts
Breckenridge - Sun 6:00a powder 49 - 66 base 116 trails, 1820 acres,
83% open, 21 lifts
Buttermilk - Plan to Open 12/10
Copper Mountain - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 53 - 63 base 86
trails, 1321 acres, 54% open, 12 lifts
Crested Butte - Sun 6:08a powder 38 - 46 base 49 trails, 43% open, 7
lifts
Eldora - Sun 8:30a powder machine groomed 42 - 42 base 20 trails, 40%
open, 7 lifts
Keystone - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 49 - 50 base 98 trails, 2650
acres, 92% open, 19 lifts
Loveland - Sun 5:30a powder machine groomed 48 - 48 base 70 trails, 857
acres, 63% open, 7 lifts
Monarch - Sun 12:55p powder machine groomed 50 - 50 base 53 trails, 85%
open, 4 lifts
Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/10
Purgatory at Durango - Plan to Open 12/10; Dec 02: 2" new; Dec 01: 5"
new; Nov 30: 3" new
Silverton Mountain - Plan to Open 12/15
Ski Cooper - Open Sat/Sun
Snowmass - Sun 5:30a powder machine groomed 43 - 56 base 30 trails, 669
acres, 22% open, 4 lifts
SolVista Basin - Plan to Open 12/14
Steamboat - Sun 8:20a powder 51 - 68 base 87 trails, 54% open, 10
lifts
Sunlight - Sun 1:50p powder machine groomed 28 - 30 base 40 trails, 60%
open, 3 lifts
Telluride - Sun 5:00a powder machine groomed 34 - 38 base 6 trails, 10%
open, 5 lifts
Vail - Sun 6:00a powder 40 - 56 base 168 trails, 3714 acres, 70% open,
24 lifts
Winter Park - Sun 5:45a packed powder machine groomed 54 - 61 base 85
trails, 1280 acres, 43% open, 19 lifts
Wolf Creek - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 28 - 34 base 27 trails, 2
acres, 6 lifts Dec 04: 87% open,
MONTANA
Big Sky - Sun 7:39a powder machine groomed 28 - 45 base 47 trails, 1800
acres, 50% open, 10 lifts
Blacktail Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Bridger Bowl - Open Sat/Sun
Discovery - Open Sat/Sun
Great Divide - Sun 6:30a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 30 base 9
trails, 20% open, 2 lifts
Lost Trail - Open Thu-Sun
Maverick - Plan to Open 12/10-11
Montana Snowbowl - Open Thu-Sun
Moonlight Basin - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 27 - 45 base 70
trails, 94% open, 6 lifts
Red Lodge - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 12 - 26 base 20 trails, 28%
open, 4 lifts Dec 03: 15 trails; 4 lifts,
Showdown - Plan to Open 12/09
Teton Pass - Plan to Open 12/10
Turner Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
NEW MEXICO
Angel Fire - Plan to Open 12/16
Pajarito - Plan to Open TBA
Red River - Open Fri-Sun
Sandia Peak - Plan to Open 12/10
Sipapu - Open Sat/Sun
Ski Apache - Plan to Open 12/10
Ski Santa Fe - Plan to Open 12/10
Taos - Sun 5:30p packed powder machine groomed 15 - 17 base 5 trails, 12%
open, 3 lifts
UTAH
Alta - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 66 - 66 base 87 trails, 76% open,
7 lifts
Beaver Mountain - Plan to Open 12/13
Brian Head - Sun 6:05a usr powder machine groomed 21 - 21 base 3 trails,
6% open, 1 lift
Brighton - Sun 5:45a packed powder machine groomed 72 - 72 base 30
trails, 25% open, 5 lifts
Deer Valley - Sun 6:06a usr powder machine groomed 31 - 31 base 17
trails, 19% open, 5 lifts
Park City - Sun 6:08a usr powder machine groomed 36 - 36 base 39 trails,
39% open, 8 lifts
Powder Mountain - Sun 6:08a usr powder machine groomed 44 - 44 base 9
trails, 11% open, 2 lifts
Snowbasin - Sun 12:00p packed powder machine groomed 33 - 45 base 30
trails, 39% open, 5 lifts
Snowbird - Sun 4:30a powder machine groomed 41 - 57 base 56 trails, 66%
open, 5 lifts
Solitude - Sun 7:20a powder machine groomed 62 - 62 base 59 trails, 90%
open, 7 lifts
Sundance - Plan to Open 12/09; Dec 04: 12" new
The Canyons - Sun 5:54a powder machine groomed 43 - 60 base 80 trails,
50% open, 10 lifts
WYOMING
Big Horn - Plan to Open 12/16
Grand Targhee - Sun 7:30a powder machine groomed 75 - 75 base 72 trails,
100% open, 5 lifts
Hogadon - Open Wed-Sun
Jackson Hole - Sun 4:00p powder machine groomed 23 - 54 base 18 trails,
16% open, 3 lifts Dec 24: Pipe and Park,
Snowy Range - Plan to Open 12/10
White Pine - Sun 5:54a powder machine groomed 25 - 25 base 22 trails, 88%
open, 2 lifts
PACIFIC SOUTH
ARIZONA
Arizona Snowbowl - Plan to Open 12/16
Sunrise Park - Plan to Open TBA
CALIFORNIA
Alpine Meadows - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 10
trails, 65% open, 3 lifts
Badger Pass - Plan to Open 12/17
Bear Mountain - Reopen 12/07
Bear Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Boreal - Sun 6:37a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 28 base 10 trails,
65% open, 3 lifts
Dodge Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Donner Ski Ranch - Open Sat/Sun
Heavenly - Sun 1:45p powder machine groomed 36 - 72 base 25 trails, 50%
open, 16 lifts
Homewood - Plan to Open 12/09
June - Plan to Open 12/05
Kirkwood - Sun 5:18a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base 24
trails, 37% open, 5 lifts
Mammoth - Sun 8:30a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 45 trails,
60% open, 16 lifts
Mountain High - Sun 6:00a hard packed machine groomed 12 - 18 base 4
trails, 7% open, 3 lifts
Mt Baldy - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Shasta - Plan to Open TBA
Sierra at Tahoe - Sun 7:19a packed powder machine groomed 43 - 43 base 27
trails, 53% open, 5 lifts
Sierra Summit - Reopen 12/10
Snow Summit - Sun 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 2
trails, 5% open, 2 lifts
Snow Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Soda Springs - Open 12/04;Open Tubing Only; Dec 03: 1" new
Squaw Valley USA - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 64 base 16
trails, 9% open, 11 lifts
Sugar Bowl - Sun 10:20a w variable machine groomed 12 - 24 base 8 trails,
10% open, 4 lifts
Tahoe Donner - Plan to Open 12/09
NEVADA
Diamond Peak - Plan to Open 12/15
Las Vegas Ski - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Rose - Sat 2:55p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base 80% open,
3 lifts
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Bogus Basin - Sun 9:26p packed powder machine groomed 29 - 35 base 22
trails, 40% open, 4 lifts
Brundage - Open Fri-Sun
Lookout Pass - Sun 5:20a insa packed powder machine groomed 26 - 48 base
23 trails, 96% open, 3 lifts
Magic Mountain - Plan to Open 12/08; 12" past 48 hrs
Pebble Creek - Plan to Open TBA
Pomerelle - Sat 5:00p powder machine groomed 42 - 59 base 24 trails, 100%
open, 3 lifts
Schweitzer Mountain - Sun 3:30p packed powder machine groomed 34 - 50
base 14 trails, 21% open, 5 lifts Dec 03: 60 percent, 5 lifts,
Silver Mountain - Open Fri-Sun
Soldier Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sun Valley - Sun 4:29a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 65 base 52
trails, 65% open, 4 lifts
Tamarack - Sun 7:00a powder machine groomed 34 - 43 base 24 trails, 69%
open, 3 lifts
OREGON
Anthony Lakes - Open Thu-Sun
Cooper Spur - Open Fri-Sun
Mt Ashland - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Bachelor - Sun 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 77 - 79 base 22
trails, 75% open, 5 lifts
Mt Hood Meadows - Sun 5:07a powder 86 - 124 base 85% open, 9 lifts
Spout Springs - Plan to Open TBA
Timberline - Sun 10:25a powder machine groomed 87 - 87 base 27 trails,
97% open, 6 lifts
Warner Canyon - Plan to Open 12/21
WASHINGTON
49 Degrees North - Sun 4:30a insa packed powder machine groomed 26 - 48
base 40 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Alpental at Snoqualmie - Open Fri-Sun
Badger Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Bluewood - Open Wed-Sun
Crystal Mountain - Sun 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 43 - 59 base
45 trails, 90% open, 10 lifts
Mission Ridge - Open Sat/Sun
Mt Spokane - Open Fri-Sun
Stevens Pass - Sun 6:00a powder machine groomed 51 - 54 base 21 trails,
62% open, 10 lifts
Summit Central at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open 12/09
Summit East at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open TBA
Summit West at Snoqualmie - Open Wed-Sun
White Pass - Sun 5:20a packed powder machine groomed 41 - 62 base 32
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Mountain - Sun 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 26 - 28 base 14
trails, 20% open, 2 lifts
Big White - Sun 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 36 base 29
trails, 25% open, 9 lifts
Crystal Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Fairmont Hot Springs - Plan to Open 12/23
Fernie Alpine - Plan to Open 12/10
Kicking Horse - Plan to Open 12/16
Kimberley - Plan to Open 12/17
Mount Seymour - Sun 6:00a hard packed 31 - 50 base 17 trails, 70%
open, 4 lifts
Mt Baldy - Open Thu-Sun
Mt Washington Resort - Plan to Open 12/08
Panorama Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Powder King - Plan to Open 12/10
Powder Springs - Plan to Open TBA with lifts; Cat Skiing open with 48"
base
Red Resort - Sun 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 38 - 38 base 6
trails, 7% open, 3 lifts
Silver Star - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 43 - 43 base 97
trails, 87% open, 10 lifts
Sun Peaks - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 29 - 29 base 102
trails, 88% open, 11 lifts
Whistler/Blackcomb - Sun 7:17a packed powder machine groomed 33 - 33 base
64 trails, 3500 acres, 32% open, 16 lifts
Whitewater - Open Sat/Sun
MANITOBA
Asessippi Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/09
Falcon Ridge - Plan to Open 12/10
QUEBEC
Camp Fortune - Plan to Open TBA
Edelweiss Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Gray Rocks - Plan to Open 12/16
Le Massif - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Avila - Reopen TBA
Mont Belu - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Blanc - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Gabriel - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Gleason - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Glen - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Habitant - Open Sat/Sun
Mont Olympia - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Orford - Reopen 12/07
Mont Rigaud - Plan to Open 12/16
Mont Sainte-Anne - Sun 6a qsr packed powder machine groomed 4 - 12 base
16 trails, 25% open, 3 lifts
Mont Ste-Marie - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Sutton - Plan to Open TBA
Owl's Head - Plan to Open 12/10
Pin Rouge - Plan to Open 12/17 for weekend, then daily from 12/24
Ski Bromont - Sun 5:30p hard packed machine groomed 6 - 10 base 3 trails,
2 miles, 5 acres, 5% open, 2 lifts
Stoneham - Mon 4:00a loose granular machine groomed 24 - 45 base 4
trails, 12% open, 2 lifts
Tremblant - Sun 8:06a packed powder machine groomed 7 - 24 base 16
trails, 115 acres, 17% open, 5 lifts
Val D'Irene - Plan to Open 12/17
Vorlage - Plan to Open TBA
ONTARIO
Batawa Ski Hill - Plan to Open TBA
Blue Mountain - Plan to Open 12/08
Calabogie Peaks - Plan to Open TBA
Centennial Park - Plan to Open TBA
Chicopee - Plan to Open TBA
Dagmar Ski Resort - Open Sat/Sun
Devil's Elbow - Plan to Open TBA
Glen Eden - Plan to Open TBA
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Hockley Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Horseshoe Resort - Sun 9a osr packed powder machine groomed 14 - 14 base
7 trails, 30% open, 3 lifts
Lakeridge Ski Resort - Sun 9a osr loose granular machine groomed 14 - 14
base 3 trails, 17% open, 2 lifts
Loch Lomond - Open Sat/Sun
London Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Mansfield Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Mountain View - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Chinguacousy - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Pakenham - Plan to Open TBA
Mt St Louis-Moonstone - Sun 9a osr packed powder machine groomed 6 - 14
base 6 trails, 17% open, 2 lifts
North York - Plan to Open TBA
Oshawa Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Searchmont Resort - Plan to Open TBA
Sir Sam's - Plan to Open TBA
Skyloft Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Snow Valley - Sun 9a osr packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 5
trails, 28% open, 3 lifts
Talisman Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Uplands - Plan to Open TBA
NOVA SCOTIA
Ski Martock - Plan to Open 12/10
NEW BRUNSWICK
Crabbe Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Poley Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
NEWFOUNDLAND
Marble Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
ALBERTA
Canada Olympic Park - Sun 5a alb loose granular machine groomed 30 - 30
base 30% open, 2 lifts
Castle Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Lake Louise - Sun 5:55a packed powder machine groomed 22 - 44 base 48
trails, 42% open, 7 lifts
Marmot Basin - Sun 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 20 base 47
trails, 56% open, 6 lifts
Nakiska Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/10
Pass Powderkeg - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Banff @ Norquay - Plan to Open 12/09
Sunshine Village - Sun 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 29 - 32 base
83 trails, 78% open, 12 lifts
ALASKA
ALASKA
Alpenglow/Anchorage Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Alyeska Resort - Open Wed-Sun
Birch Hill - Open Fri-Sun
Eaglecrest - Plan to Open 12/10
Latest Cross Country Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By
SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide) As of Monday,
Dec 5 2005, 6:07:32 AM EST
Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather,
skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT
Winding Trails XC Plan to Open TBA
MAINE
Bethel Inn XC Plan to Open 12/15
Sugarloaf USA Outdoor XC Reopen TBA
Sunday River XC Plan to Open TBA
MASSACHUSETTS
Canterbury Farm XC Reopen TBA
Stump Sprouts XC Plan to Open 12/14
Weston Ski Track XC Plan to Open 12/05
NEW HAMPSHIRE
BrettonWoods XC Sun 6:29a variable 5--12 base 10 km,
Eastman XC Plan to Open TBA; Cross-country center open 12/04 for season
pass and retail sales; Not open 12/05-06
Great Glen Trails XC Reopen TBA; Outfitters shop open 9a-4p
Jackson XC Plan to Open TBA; Dec 04: Base lodge, Nordic Ski Shop open
8a-5p
Waterville Valley XC Plan to Open 12/17
NEW YORK
Black River XC Plan to Open TBA
Fahnestock Winter Park XC Plan to Open 12/15
Garnet Hill Lodge XC Reopen TBA
Lapland Lake XC Reopen TBA
Mohonk Mt House XC Plan to Open 12/15
Oak Hill Farms XC Plan to Open 12/17
Olympic Sports Complex XC Plan to Open 12/15
Osceola Tug Hill XC Sun 6:18a packed powder grmg6--8 base 18 trails,
40 km,
Pineridge XC Plan to Open TBA
Salmon Hills XC Sun 8:30a packed powder grmg4--6 base 10 trails, 20 km,
PENNSYLVANIA
Crystal Lake XC Plan to Open 12/11
VERMONT
Blueberry Lake XC Sat 7:00a powder grmg8--10 base 5 trails, 15 km,
Burke XC Plan to Open 12/10
Craftsbury Outdoor Center XC Plan to Open 12/16
Grafton Ponds XC Plan to Open 12/10
Mountain Top XC Plan to Open 12/10
Okemo Valley XC Plan to Open 12/15
Trapp Family Lodge XC Plan to Open TBA
Viking Nordic XC Plan to Open 12/15
MIDWEST
MICHIGAN
Champion Hill XC Sun 7:25a packed powder grmg4--4 base 5 trails, 17 km,
Crystal Mountain XC Sun 10:53a powder grmg5--7 base 40 km,
MINNESOTA
Maplelag XC Open w/ limited terrain; Call ahead
Pincushion Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/10
OHIO
Chapin Forest Pine Lodge XC Fri 1:40p packed powder grmg2--6 base 6 km,
WISCONSIN
Afterhours Ski XC Plan to Open TBA; Nov 29: 2" new
Minocqua Winter Park XC Sun 1:00p packed powder grmg1--1 base 75 km,
Trollhaugen XC Sun 7:00a packed powder grmg15--20 base 2 km,
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Aspen/Snowmass XC Thu 8:15a packed powder grmg4--4 base 5 trails,14 km,
Crested Butte XC Sun 9:28a variable grmg18--25 base 10 trails, 25 km,
Snow Mountain XC Fri 10:30a windblown grmg8--24 base 100 km,
Steamboat XC No Current Information; Last report 11/19
MONTANA
Big Mountain XC Plan to Open TBA
Bohart Ranch XC Sun 6:10a packed powder grmg14--18 base 8 trails,25 km,
Lone Mountain Ranch XC Sat 4:20p packed powder grmg17--32 base
23 trails, 78 km,
NEW MEXICO
Enchanted Forest XC Plan to Open TBA
UTAH
Homestead Resort XC Plan to Open 12/20
PACIFIC SOUTH
CALIFORNIA
Bear Valley XC Reopen 12/10
Kirkwood XC Plan to Open 12/03
Tahoe Donner XC Plan to Open TBA
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Galena Lodge XC Sun 3:00p packed powder grmg12--12 base 9 trails,
34 km,
North Valley XC Sun 7:00a packed powder grmg20--36 base 10 trails,
100 km,
OREGON
Ski Anthony Lakes XC No Current Information; Last report 11/20
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Silver Star XC Fri 6:08a packed powder grmg31--31 base 27 trails,60 km,
Apex Mountain XC Sun 4:30a powder grmg26--28 base 56 km,
Lost Lake XC Plan to Open 12/15
Sovereign Lake XC Thu 9:30a packed powder grmg10--11 base 14 trails,
35 km,
QUEBEC
Parc National Gaspesie XC Plan to Open 12/17
Parc National Mont Megantic XC Fri 8:20a wet granular -6 base 5 trails,
28 km,
Parc national Mont Orford XC Sun 9:00a powder 8--8 base 12 km,
Parc national Mont-Tremblant XC Plan to Open 12/17
Station Duchesnay XC Plan to Open 12/25
Gatineau Park XC Plan to Open TBA
ONTARIO
Hardwood Hills XC Sun 6:00a packed powder grmg2--2 base 3 trails,13 km,
Highland's XC Sat 11:00a packed powder grmg2--2 base 7 km,
Sault Trails XC Plan to Open 12/16
ALBERTA
Fairmont Chateau XC Sat 9:30a packed powder grmg7--10 base 3 trails,
42 km,
Strathcona Wilderness Center XC Plan to Open TBA; Dec 11: Snow Much Fun
with Santa, 1p-4p (games, crafts, bannock, Santa visit, more; please
bring a donation to the food bank)
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