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LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information
as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide)
As of Friday, Dec 9 2005, 6:04:27 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 - Reopen 12/09 w/ 7 trails, 3 lifts
Mt Southington - Plan to Open 12/10
Powder Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Sundown - Thu 4:30p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 30 base 14
trails, 93% open, 4 lifts Dec 11: 15 trails, 100%,
Woodbury - Thu 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 30 base 6
trails, 40% open, 4 lifts
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 12/17
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 - Thu 1:27p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 26 base
17 trails, 9 miles, 109 acres, 12% open, 4 lifts
Sunday River - Thu 4:20p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base
38 trails, 13 miles, 167 acres, 26% open, 4 lifts Dec 10-11: 40 trails, 9
lifts,
Titcomb Mountain - Plan to Open 12/17
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire East - Plan to Open 12/10 w/ 4 trails, 2 lifts, T2B
Blandford - Plan to Open 12/17
Blue Hills - Plan to Open 12/10
Bradford - Plan to Open TBA
Catamount - Plan to Open 12/10
Jiminy Peak - Thu 4:30p packed powder machine groomed 16 - 42 base 16
trails, 6 miles, 70 acres, 45% open, 3 lifts
Nashoba Valley - Thu 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 6 - 6 base 2
trails, 11% open, 2 lifts
Otis Ridge - Thu 6:25p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 15 base 3
trails, 30% open, 2 lifts
Pine Ridge - Plan to Open 12/17
Ski Butternut - Thu 4:30p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24 base
6 trails, 27% open, 2 lifts
Ski Ward Ski Area - Thu 9:00p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24
base 5 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Wachusett Mountain - Thu 3:20p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 20
base 7 trails, 15% open, 3 lifts
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Arrowhead - Plan to Open TBA
Attitash - Thu 2:40p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 30 base 10
trails, 3 miles, 38 acres, 14% open, 3 lifts
Balsams/Wilderness - Plan to Open TBA
Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Bretton Woods - Thu 5:03p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 30 base
11 trails, 2 miles, 169 acres, 23% open, 3 lifts
Cannon Mountain - Thu 4:00p loose granular machine groomed 10 - 20
base 5 trails, 15% 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 - Thu 6:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 18 base 5
trails, 20% open, 3 lifts
King Pine - Plan to Open 12/16
Loon Mountain - Thu 8:26a w packed powder machine groomed 6 - 14 base
14 trails, 28% open, 3 lifts
McIntyre Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/10
Mount Sunapee - Thu 4:14p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base
12 trails, 6% open, 2 lifts
Pats Peak - Reopen 12/10 w/ 15 trails, 6 lifts
Ragged Mountain - Fri Plan to Open 12/10 w/ 12 trails, 5 lifts 3:55a
powder machine groomed 10 - 24 base 12 trails, 25% open, 4 lifts
Storrs Hill - Plan to Open 12/26
Tenney Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Waterville Valley - Thu 2:50p packed powder machine groomed 5 - 20
base 16 trails, 33% 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 - Thu 7:23a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 30 base 10
trails, 25% open, 5 lifts
Bobcat Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
Brantling Ski Slopes - Thu 10:00p packed powder machine groomed 1 -
15 base 2 trails, 20% open, 2 lifts
Bristol Mountain - Thu 8:00p 1 new packed powder machine groomed 10 -
18 base 16 trails, 50% open, 2 lifts
Buffalo Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Cockaigne - Thu 8:30p 17 new packed powder machine groomed 6 - 29
base 15 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Dry Hill - Reopen 12/10
Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/10
Gore Mountain - Thu 3:46p packed powder machine groomed 15 - 35 base
16 trails, 9 miles, 106 acres, 19% open, 5 lifts
Greek Peak - Thu 4:22p packed powder machine groomed 4 - 28 base 5
trails, 17% open, 3 lifts
Holiday Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Holiday Valley - Thu 6:11p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base
16 trails, 25% open, 7 lifts
HoliMont - Plan to Open 12/10
Hunter Mountain - Thu 2:55p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 55 base
29 trails, 47% open, 4 lifts
Kissing Bridge - Plan to Open 12/09
Labrador Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Maple Ski Ridge - Plan to Open 12/09
McCauley - Plan to Open 12/10
Mt Peter - Thu 6:24p packed powder machine groomed 20 - 20 base 5
trails, 45% open, 1 lift
Mt Pisgah - Plan to Open TBA
Oak Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Peek'n Peak - Thu 8:00p 4 new packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24
base 11 trails, 40% open, 3 lifts
Plattekill - Plan to Open 12/10
Royal Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Sawkill Family Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
Snow Ridge - Plan to Open 12/10
Song Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Sterling Forest - Plan to Open TBA
Swain - Thu 9:45p 8 new packed powder machine groomed 10 - 28 base 7
trails, 30% open, 2 lifts
Thunder Ridge - Thu 5:40p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 15 base
5 trails, 40% open, 2 lifts
Titus Mountain - Thu 4:00p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 12 base
9 trails, 33% open, 3 lifts
Toggenburg - Plan to Open 12/10
West Mountain - Reopen 12/10
Whiteface - Thu 6:40a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 14 base 13
trails, 5 miles, 59 acres, 25% open, 3 lifts
Willard Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Windham Mtn - Thu 12:54p packed powder machine groomed 20 - 45 base
13 trails, 3 miles, 73 acres, 30% open, 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 12/10
Big Boulder - Plan to Open 12/17
Blue Knob - Plan to Open 12/09
Blue Mountain - Thu 9:00p loose granular machine groomed 24 - 36 base
17 trails, 57% open, 4 lifts
Camelback - Thu 11:00a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 48 base 14
trails, 42% open, 5 lifts Dec 10: 14 trails, 8 lifts, 50 percent,
Eagle Rock - Plan to Open TBA
Elk Mountain - Thu 8:42a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 40 base 5
trails, 19% open, 3 lifts
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open 12/09 at 4pm
Jack Frost - Plan to Open 12/10
Liberty Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Montage - Plan to Open 12/09
Mystic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Seven Springs - Fri 5:10a 7 new packed powder machine groomed 20 - 34
base 32 trails, 99% open, 7 lifts
Shawnee Mountain - Thu 3:34p packed powder machine groomed 16 - 32
base 6 trails, 26% open, 3 lifts Dec 10: 8 trails, 4 lifts,
Ski Big Bear - Plan to Open TBA
Ski Denton - Reopen 12/10
Ski Roundtop - Thu 10:30a w packed powder machine groomed 12 - 28
base 4 trails, 21% open, 3 lifts
Ski Sawmill - Plan to Open 12/10
Spring Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Tanglwood - Plan to Open TBA
The Springs at Laurel Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Tussey Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Whitetail - Plan to Open 12/09
Willowbrook Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/15
RHODE ISLAND
Yawgoo Valley - Thu Plan to Open 12/09 11:50a packed powder machine
groomed 12 - 24 base 3 trails, 1 mile , 6 acres, 20% open, 2 lifts
VERMONT
Ascutney Mountain - Thu 5:05p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24
base 3 trails, 5% open, 1 lift
Bear Creek - Plan to Open TBA
Bolton Valley - Thu 6:30p packed powder machine groomed 16 - 30 base
4 trails, 6% open, 2 lifts
Bromley Mountain - Thu 5:15p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 16
base 8 trails, 18% open, 3 lifts Dec 10-11: 10 trails, 4 lifts,
Burke Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Jay Peak - Fri 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 7
trails, 9% open, 3 lifts
Killington - Thu 4:39p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 37
trails, 15 miles, 149 acres, 18% open, 9 lifts Dec 10-11: 50 trails,
Mad River Glen - Plan to Open TBA
Magic Mountain - Plan to Open 12/17
Middlebury College Snow Bowl - Plan to Open 12/10 w/ 1 trail, 1 lift;
Dec 07: 2 - 4" new
Mount Snow - Thu 2:06p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base 33
trails, 15 miles, 221 acres, 32% open, 8 lifts
Okemo Mountain - Thu 2:26p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base
37 trails, 14 miles, 199 acres, 30% open, 8 lifts
Pico - Plan to Open TBA
Quechee Lakes - Plan to Open 12/16; Snowmaking underway
Smugglers' Notch - Thu 4:50p packed powder machine groomed 8 - 30
base 8 trails, 38 acres, 12% open, 4 lifts
Stowe - Thu 6:20a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 36 base 21
trails, 17 miles, 45% open, 4 lifts
Stratton Mountain - Thu 2:30p packed powder machine groomed 14 - 28
base 32 trails, 13 miles, 158 acres, 35% open, 3 lifts
Sugarbush - Thu 5:12p packed powder machine groomed 4 - 24 base 9
trails, 4 miles, 8% open, 2 lifts
Suicide Six - Plan to Open TBA
SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA
Cloudmont - Plan to Open TBA
MARYLAND
Wisp - Thu 7:30a packed powder machine groomed 19 - 26 base 11
trails, 25% open, 3 lifts
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian - Thu 7:55a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 44 base 4
trails, 44% open, 4 lifts
Cataloochee - Thu 8:00p variable 24 - 30 base 7 trails, 70% open,
5 lifts
Hawksnest - Thu Plan to Open 12/09 8:00p frozen granular machine
groomed 12 - 25 base 3 trails, 30% open, 2 lifts
Sapphire Valley - Plan to Open 12/17
Ski Beech - Fri 3:49a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 14 base 5
trails, 33% open, 4 lifts
Sugar Mountain - Thu 9:30p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 30 base
6 trails, 30% open, 2 lifts
TENNESSEE
Ober Gatlinburg - Thu 4:00p hard packed machine groomed 12 - 24 base
3 trails, 38% open, 2 lifts
VIRGINIA
Bryce Resort - Reopen 12/10
Massanutten - Thu 4:30p loose granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 5
trails, 25% open, 3 lifts
The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
Wintergreen - Thu 5:10p packed powder machine groomed 30 - 36 base 8
trails, 35% open, 2 lifts
WEST VIRGINIA
Canaan Valley - Fri 4:00a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 20 - 28
base 3 trails, 8% open, 1 lift
Snowshoe Mountain - Thu 9:00p 2 new packed powder machine groomed 24
- 36 base 23 trails, 72 acres, 40% open, 4 lifts
Timberline Four Seasons - Thu 8:00p 2 new loose granular machine
groomed 24 - 60 base 5 trails, 14% open, 2 lifts
Winterplace - Thu 8:00p packed powder machine groomed 20 - 36 base 11
trails, 41% open, 5 lifts
MIDWEST
ILLINOIS
Chestnut Mountain - Thu 2:54p packed powder machine groomed 30 - 60
base 12 trails, 71% open, 3 lifts
Ski Snowstar - Plan to Open 12/10
Villa Olivia - Plan to Open 12/09 at 5pm
INDIANA
Paoli Peaks - Plan to Open 12/09
Perfect North Slopes - Thu 8:37a packed powder machine groomed 42 -
50 base 21 trails, 98% open, 8 lifts
IOWA
Fun Valley - Plan to Open 12/10 for weekend
Seven Oaks - Plan to Open 12/09 at 4pm
Sundown Mountain - Thu 6:41a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 30
base 21 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
MICHIGAN
Alpine Valley - Fri 1:00a loose granular machine groomed 15 - 31 base
8 trails, 32% open, 4 lifts
Apple Mountain - Reopen TBA
Big Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/09; Dec 05: 8" new
Bittersweet - Thu 11:15a w packed powder machine groomed 6 - 12 base
13 trails, 65% open, 6 lifts
Blackjack - Plan to Open 12/10
Boyne Highlands - Thu 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 28
base 21 trails, 42% open, 5 lifts
Boyne Mountain - Thu 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 28 base
18 trails, 27% open, 4 lifts
Caberfae Peaks - Thu 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 28 - 44 base
22 trails, 50% open, 4 lifts
Cannonsburg - Thu 8:45a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 17
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Crystal Mountain - Open Fri-Sun; Dec 07: 6" new
Hanson Hills - Plan to Open TBA
Hickory Hills - Plan to Open 12/22
Indianhead - Wed 10:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 50 base 5
trails, 60 acres, 30% open, 2 lifts
Marquette - Thu 5:30p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 18 base 8
trails, 33% open, 2 lifts
Mont Ripley - Reopen 12/09 w/ 1 trail, 1 lift
Mount Bohemia - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Brighton - Thu 5:20p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 24 base 18
trails, 70% open, 3 lifts
Mt Holiday - Plan to Open 12/17
Mt Holly - Open Fri-Sun
Norway Mountain - Thu Reopen 12/09 8:00p packed powder machine
groomed 18 - 24 base 6 trails, 40% open, 2 lifts
Nub's Nob - Thu 5:40p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 48 base 33
trails, 67% open, 3 lifts
Pine Mountain - Reopen 12/09
Porcupine Mountains - Plan to Open TBA
Shanty Creek - Thu 10:00p 1 - 2 new packed powder machine groomed 24
- 24 base 9 trails, 20% open, 3 lifts
Ski Brule - Fri 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 36 - 48 base 13
trails, 76% open, 4 lifts
Snow Snake - Plan to Open 12/10
Swiss Valley - Fri 4:00a 6 - 8 new powder machine groomed 12 - 18
base 8 trails, 73% open, 5 lifts
The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
Timber Ridge - Plan to Open 12/08 at 3pm
Treetops - Plan to Open 12/16
MINNESOTA
Afton Alps - Thu 12:30p packed powder machine groomed 16 - 26 base 35
trails, 73% open, 9 lifts
Buck Hill - Thu 11:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 12
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
Buena Vista - Open Sat/Sun w/ 6-7 trails, 3 lifts, 10a-5p
Coffee Mill - Open Fri-Sun
Giants Ridge - Wed Reopen 12/10 2:35p variable machine groomed 22 -
44 base 11 trails, 35% open, 5 lifts
Hyland Ski Snowboard - Thu 5:40p packed powder machine groomed 12 -
36 base 14 trails, 100% open, 8 lifts
Lutsen Mountain - Thu 7:30a hard packed 12 - 30 base 12 trails,
13% open, 5 lifts
Mount Kato - Thu 8:45a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 18
trails, 95% open, 8 lifts
Powder Ridge - Wed 4:00p loose granular machine groomed 16 - 36 base
12 trails, 90% open, 5 lifts
Spirit Mountain - Open Sat/Sun
Wild Mountain - Thu 8:00a powder machine groomed 25 - 50 base 25
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
MISSOURI
Snow Creek - Plan to Open 12/10
NORTH DAKOTA
Bottineau Winter Park - Plan to Open TBA
Huff Hills - Plan to Open 12/10
OHIO
Alpine Valley - Thu 4:33p packed powder machine groomed 18 - 24 base
4 trails, 27% open, 4 lifts
Boston Mills/Brandywine - Plan to Open 12/09
Clear Fork - Fri 4:00a 4 new packed powder machine groomed 20 - 30
base 4 trails, 44% open, 2 lifts
Mad River - Plan to Open 12/09 at 4pm
Snow Trails - Thu 9:20a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 30 base 14
trails, 45 acres, 90% open, 6 lifts
SOUTH DAKOTA
Deer Mountain - Thu Open Sat/Sun 8:00a packed powder machine groomed
12 - 18 base 28 trails, 70% open, 2 lifts
Terry Peak - Reopen 12/10
WISCONSIN
Alpine Valley - Thu 12:20a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 35 base
18 trails, 95% open, 3 lifts
Camp 10 - Plan to Open TBA
Cascade Mountain - Thu 8:15a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 26
base 20 trails, 59% open, 4 lifts
Christie Mountain - Open Fri-Sun
Christmas Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16 at 12p
Devil's Head - Fri 1:00a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 30 - 32
base 12 trails, 43% open, 4 lifts
Highlands of Olympia - Plan to Open 12/09
Little Switzerland - Thu Plan to Open 12/09 11:24a packed powder
machine groomed 6 - 24 base 6 trails, 70% open, 5 lifts
Mountain Top at Grand Geneva - Plan to Open 12/17
Mt LaCrosse - Thu 10:30a w packed powder machine groomed 20 base 3
trails, 16% open, 1 lift
Nordic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sunburst - Thu 4:22p packed powder machine groomed 14 - 23 base 9
trails, 90% open, 7 lifts
Trollhaugen - Thu 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 15 base 16
trails, 90% open, 7 lifts
Tyrol Basin - Thu Open Fri-Sun 10:00a packed powder machine groomed
12 - 30 base 8 trails, 50% open, 3 lifts Dec 19: Open daily,
Whitecap Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Wilmot Mountain - Wed 7:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 18
base 13 trails, 50% open, 5 lifts
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Arapahoe Basin - Thu 5:54a packed powder machine groomed 50 - 50 base
55 trails, 480 acres, 98% open, 5 lifts
Aspen Highlands - Plan to Open 12/10
Aspen Mountain - Thu 4:23a hard packed 34 - 37 base 54 trails, 77%
open, 5 lifts
Beaver Creek - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 30 - 48 base 63
trails, 971 acres, 60% open, 11 lifts
Breckenridge - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 50 - 59 base 116
trails, 1820 acres, 83% open, 21 lifts
Buttermilk - Plan to Open 12/10
Copper Mountain - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 51 - 62
base 84 trails, 1300 acres, 53% open, 10 lifts
Crested Butte - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 32 - 42 base
68 trails, 562 acres, 47% open, 9 lifts
Eldora - Thu 8:25a powder machine groomed 42 - 42 base 32 trails, 442
acres, 65% open, 8 lifts
Keystone - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 45 - 49 base 103 trails,
2720 acres, 95% open, 12 lifts
Loveland - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 48 - 48 base 70
trails, 877 acres, 91% open, 7 lifts
Monarch - Thu 1:15p powder machine groomed 49 - 49 base 54 trails,
86% 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 Fri-Sun; Dec 07- new 2"
Snowmass - Thu 4:23a packed powder machine groomed 34 - 48 base 41
trails, 28% open, 5 lifts
SolVista Basin - Plan to Open 12/14
Steamboat - Thu 8:09a powder machine groomed 50 - 65 base 111 trails,
2022 acres, 68% open, 8 lifts Dec 10: Sun Down Express Opening along with
more terrain,
Sunlight - Thu 1:16p packed powder machine groomed 23 - 27 base 38
trails, 85% open, 3 lifts
Telluride - Thu 5:21a packed powder machine groomed 34 - 38 base 16
trails, 16% open, 7 lifts
Vail - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 39 - 59 base 168 trails, 3714
acres, 70% open, 24 lifts
Winter Park - Thu 5:55a powder machine groomed 54 - 59 base 86
trails, 45% open, 9 lifts
Wolf Creek - Thu 6:30a powder machine groomed 26 - 32 base 77 trails,
1600 acres, 100% open, 6 lifts
MONTANA
Big Mountain - Thu 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 40 base
65 trails, 71% open, 4 lifts
Big Sky - Thu 8:04a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 48 base 89
trails, 2700 acres, 75% open, 12 lifts
Blacktail Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
Bridger Bowl - Thu Reopen 12/09 for daily operations 10:30a powder
machine groomed 57 - 57 base 71 trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Discovery - Reopen 12/10 for daily opeations w/ 22 trails, 5 lifts;
Dec 06: 7" new
Great Divide - Open Fri-Sun
Lost Trail - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 43 - 53 base 20 trails,
50% open, 2 lifts
Maverick - Plan to Open 12/10-11; Dec 05: New 6"
Montana Snowbowl - Thu 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 46
base 39 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Moonlight Basin - Thu 6:15a packed powder machine groomed 27 - 46
base 70 trails, 90% open, 6 lifts
Red Lodge - Thu 4:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 26 base 32
trails, 640 acres, 40% open, 5 lifts
Showdown - Plan to Open 12/09; Dec 06 8" new
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 - Thu 7:21a w packed powder machine groomed 4 - 16 base 4
trails, 12% open, 2 lifts
Ski Apache - Plan to Open 12/17
Ski Santa Fe - Plan to Open 12/10
Taos - Thu 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 19 - 30 base 5 trails,
12% open, 4 lifts
UTAH
Alta - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 70 - 70 base 87
trails, 76% open, 7 lifts
Beaver Mountain - Plan to Open 12/13
Brian Head - Thu 9a usr packed powder machine groomed 18 - 18 base 2
trails, 4% open, 1 lift
Brighton - Thu 5:38a packed powder machine groomed 73 - 73 base 37
trails, 50% open, 5 lifts
Deer Valley - Thu 6a usr packed powder machine groomed 40 - 40 base
35 trails, 39% open, 11 lifts
Park City - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 40 - 40 base 62
trails, 65% open, 10 lifts
Powder Mountain - Thu 5a usr packed powder machine groomed 53 - 53
base 47 trails, 55% open, 5 lifts
Snowbasin - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 39 - 45 base 33
trails, 40% open, 5 lifts
Snowbird - Thu 5:00a powder machine groomed 63 - 63 base 64 trails,
75% open, 6 lifts
Solitude - Thu 7:00a powder machine groomed 59 - 59 base 60 trails,
95% open, 8 lifts
Sundance - Plan to Open 12/09; Dec 07: 16" new, Dec 06: 10" new
The Canyons - Thu 6:30p packed powder machine groomed 51 - 65 base
120 trails, 83% open, 11 lifts
WYOMING
Big Horn - Plan to Open 12/16
Grand Targhee - Thu 8:06a packed powder machine groomed 69 - 69 base
72 trails, 100% open, 5 lifts
Hogadon - Thu 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 21 base 10
trails, 56% open, 2 lifts
Jackson Hole - Thu 4:00p packed powder machine groomed 21 - 48 base
77 trails, 70% open, 7 lifts
Pine Creek - Plan to Open 12/16; Dec 07: 18" new
Snow King - Thu 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 26 base 70%
open, 2 lifts
Snowy Range - Plan to Open 12/10
White Pine - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 28 - 28 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 - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 34 base
10 trails, 10% open, 2 lifts
Badger Pass - Plan to Open 12/17
Bear Mountain - Thu 7:30a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base
2 trails, 15% open, 2 lifts
Bear Valley - Thu 6:00a powder machine groomed 23 - 34 base 30
trails, 65% open, 3 lifts
Boreal - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 28 base 10
trails, 65% open, 2 lifts
Dodge Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
Donner Ski Ranch - Open Sat/Sun
Heavenly - Thu 8:45a packed powder machine groomed 36 - 48 base 53
trails, 58% open, 18 lifts
Homewood - Plan to Open 12/09
June - Plan to Open 12/10
Kirkwood - Thu 12:10p variable 18 - 36 base 24 trails, 60% open, 5
lifts
Mammoth - Thu 1:00p powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 67 trails,
50% open, 15 lifts
Mountain High - Thu 9:21a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base
8 trails, 30% open, 4 lifts
Mt Baldy - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Shasta - Plan to Open TBA
Northstar at Tahoe - Thu 7:46a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 33
base 25 trails, 35% open, 4 lifts
Royal Gorge - Thu 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 10 base 11
trails, 14 miles, 12% open,
Sierra at Tahoe - Thu 6:47a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 61
base 28 trails, 63% open, 4 lifts
Sierra Summit - Reopen 12/10
Snow Summit - Thu 8:23a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 4
trails, 13% open, 4 lifts
Snow Valley - Thu 4:18a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 3
trails, 10% open, 3 lifts
Soda Springs - Plan to Open 12/12
Squaw Valley USA - Thu 5:50a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 64
base 35 trails, 35% open, 11 lifts
Sugar Bowl - Thu 5:50a w packed powder machine groomed 12 - 28 base
16 trails, 19% open, 3 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 - Thu 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base 42
trails, 80% open, 3 lifts
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Bogus Basin - Thu 9:47p packed powder machine groomed 26 - 35 base 45
trails, 65% open, 5 lifts
Brundage - Open Fri-Sun
Lookout Pass - Thu 5:00a w packed powder machine groomed 28 - 50 base
24 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Pebble Creek - Plan to Open 12/09
Pomerelle - Thu 11:10a w packed powder machine groomed 49 - 72 base
24 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Schweitzer Mountain - Thu 3p insa packed powder machine groomed 26 -
43 base 13 trails, 19% open, 4 lifts
Silver Mountain - Thu 5:34a packed powder machine groomed 22 - 33
base 54 trails, 81% open, 5 lifts
Soldier Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Sun Valley - Thu 5:30a hard packed machine groomed 35 - 65 base 56
trails, 25% open, 4 lifts
Tamarack - Thu 7:30a hard packed machine groomed 32 - 43 base 25
trails, 390 acres, 45% open, 3 lifts
OREGON
Anthony Lakes - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 34 - 44 base
24 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
Cooper Spur - Open Fri-Sun
Hoodoo - Reopen 12/09
Mt Ashland - Plan to Open 12/09
Mt Bachelor - Thu 8:31a w packed powder machine groomed 73 - 76 base
22 trails, 31% open, 5 lifts
Mt Hood Meadows - Thu 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 73 - 113
base 100% open, 10 lifts
Mt Hood Skibowl - Thu 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 48 - 48
base 75% open,
Spout Springs - Plan to Open 12/10
Timberline - Thu 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 73 - 87 base 27
trails, 80% open, 4 lifts
Warner Canyon - Plan to Open 12/21
Willamette Pass - Thu Reopen 12/08 5:11a w packed powder machine
groomed 35 - 69 base 29 trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
WASHINGTON
49 Degrees North - Thu 3p insa packed powder machine groomed 26 - 48
base 100% open, 5 lifts
Alpental at Snoqualmie - Thu 5a insa packed powder machine groomed 48
- 48 base 12 trails, 55% open, 3 lifts
Badger Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
Bluewood - Thu 12:00p packed powder machine groomed 36 - 37 base 22
trails, 92% open, 3 lifts
Crystal Mountain - Thu 3p insa packed powder machine groomed 39 - 56
base 44 trails, 88% open, 6 lifts
Mission Ridge - Open Sat/Sun
Mt Baker - Thu 5:00a w packed powder machine groomed 72 - 94 base 38
trails, 100% open, 7 lifts
Mt Spokane - Thu 2p insa packed powder machine groomed 25 - 45 base
44 trails, 80% open, 4 lifts
Stevens Pass - Thu 10:17a packed powder machine groomed 46 - 49 base
21 trails, 100% open, 10 lifts
Summit Central at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open 12/09
Summit East at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open 12/17
Summit West at Snoqualmie - Thu 6a insa packed powder machine groomed
43 - 43 base 8 trails, 67% open, 2 lifts
White Pass - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 36 - 57 base 32
trails, 100% open, 4 lifts
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Mountain - Thu 4:30a packed powder machine groomed 11 - 11 base
14 trails, 20% open, 2 lifts
Big White - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 36 base 32
trails, 27% open, 8 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 - Thu 9:30a packed powder machine groomed 33 - 51 base
17 trails, 80% open, 4 lifts
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 - Thu 5:53a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 35 base 6
trails, 7% open, 3 lifts
Silver Star - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 41 - 41 base 97
trails, 87% open, 9 lifts
Whistler/Blackcomb - Thu 7:39a hard packed machine groomed 31 - 33
base 60 trails, 50% open, 11 lifts
Whitewater - Open Sat/Sun
MANITOBA
Asessippi Ski Area - Thu 2:05p packed powder machine groomed 20 - 24
base 15 trails, 71% open, 3 lifts
Falcon Ridge - Plan to Open 12/10
QUEBEC
Camp Fortune - Open Sat/Sun
Edelweiss Valley - Plan to Open 12/16
Gray Rocks - Plan to Open 12/16
Le Massif - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Avila - Reopen 12/17
Mont Belu - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Blanc - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Gabriel - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Gleason - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Glen - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Habitant - Open Sat/Sun
Mont Olympia - Plan to Open 12/10
Mont Rigaud - Plan to Open 12/16
Mont Sainte-Anne - Thu 5:19a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12
base 20 trails, 32% open, 2 lifts
Mont Saint-Sauveur - Open Sat/Sun
Mont Ste-Marie - Plan to Open TBA
Mont Sutton - Plan to Open 12/09
Owl's Head - Plan to Open 12/10
Pin Rouge - Plan to Open 12/17 for weekend, then daily from 12/24
Ski Bromont - Thu 10:00p loose granular machine groomed 6 - 10 base 7
trails, 11 miles, 3 lifts
Ski Morin Heights - Open Sat/Sun
Stoneham - Fri 5:20a loose granular machine groomed 18 - 45 base 6
trails, 15% open, 2 lifts
Tremblant - Fri 5:55a loose granular machine groomed 8 - 24 base 17
trails, 131 acres, 15% 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 - Thu 4:12p packed powder machine groomed 16 - 16 base
4 trails, 7% open, 2 lifts
Calabogie Peaks - Plan to Open 12/09
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 12/16
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open 12/17
Hockley Valley - Plan to Open TBA
Horseshoe Resort - Wed 7a osr packed powder machine groomed 14 - 14
base 7 trails, 30% open, 3 lifts
Lakeridge Ski Resort - Open Fri-Sun
Loch Lomond - Open Sat/Sun
London Ski Club - Plan to Open 12/10
Mansfield Ski Club - Plan to Open 12/24
Mountain View - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Chinguacousy - Plan to Open TBA
Mt Pakenham - Plan to Open 12/10
Mt St Louis-Moonstone - Wed 7a osr packed powder machine groomed 8 -
18 base 12 trails, 33% open, 2 lifts
North York - Plan to Open TBA
Oshawa Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Searchmont Resort - Plan to Open 12/16
Sir Sam's - Plan to Open 12/10
Skyloft Ski Club - Plan to Open 12/17
Snow Valley - Open Sat/Sun
Talisman Mountain - Plan to Open 12/22
Uplands - Plan to Open TBA
NOVA SCOTIA
Ski Martock - Plan to Open 12/10 w/ 1 T2B run and 1 chair
NEW BRUNSWICK
Crabbe Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Poley Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
NEWFOUNDLAND
Marble Mountain - Plan to Open 12/26
ALBERTA
Canada Olympic Park - Thu 6a alb packed powder machine groomed 32 -
32 base 3 trails, 100% open, 2 lifts
Castle Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
Lake Louise - Thu 6:27a packed powder machine groomed 23 - 37 base 47
trails, 75% open, 10 lifts
Marmot Basin - Thu 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 20 base
47 trails, 56% open, 5 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 - Thu 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 29 - 32
base 88 trails, 82% open, 12 lifts
ALASKA
ALASKA
Alpenglow/Anchorage Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
Alyeska Resort - Thu 7:34a powder machine groomed 12 - 60 base 50
trails, 75% open, 6 lifts
Birch Hill - Open Fri-Sun
Eaglecrest - Plan to Open 12/10
PR NEWSWIRE (Lebanon, NH) Latest Cross Country Skiing Conditions
Information
as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry
Worldwide)
As of Friday, Dec 9 2005, 6:04:27 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
Northfield Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/10 if conditions permit
Stump Sprouts XC Plan to Open 12/14
NEW HAMPSHIRE
BrettonWoods XC Thu 6:21a 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 Fri 4:20a 5-newPP grmg15--22 base 18 trails, 40 km,
Pineridge XC Plan to Open TBA
Salmon Hills XC Wed 7:00a packed powder grmg15--22 base 10 trails, 30
km,
PENNSYLVANIA
Crystal Lake XC Plan to Open 12/11
VERMONT
Blueberry Lake XC Thu 10:00a packed powder grmg8--10 base 8 trails, 25
km,
Burke XC Plan to Open 12/10
Craftsbury Outdoor Center XC Thu 9:03a packed powder grmg2--4 base 4
trails, 7 km,
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; Store open; Dec 17-18: NENSA
Eastern Cup; Dec 07: 2" new
Viking Nordic XC Plan to Open 12/15
Wild Wings XC Plan to Open 12/15
MIDWEST
MICHIGAN
Champion Hill XC Thu 8:40a packed powder grmg4--6 base 6 trails, 17 km,
Cross Country Ski HQ Thu 6:30a packed powder grmg2--5 base 8 trails, 19
km,
Crystal Mountain XC Thu 8:00a powder 5--7 base 14 trails, 40 km,
Hanson Hills XC Thu 9:40a packed powder grmg6--8 base 4 trails, 35 km,
MINNESOTA
Maplelag XC Open w/ limited terrain but expanding; Some trails track set
Pincushion Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/10
OHIO
Chapin Forest Pine Lodge XC Thu 8:13a packed powder grmg4--10 base 6 km,
WISCONSIN
Afterhours Ski XC Plan to Open TBA
Trollhaugen XC Thu 7:00a packed powder grmg18--25 base 2 km,
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Crested Butte XC Thu 2:15p packed powder grmg20--30 base 16 trails, 35
km,
Snow Mountain XC Thu 3:23p powder grmg20--40 base 30 trails, 105 km,
MONTANA
Big Mountain XC Plan to Open TBA
Bohart Ranch XC Thu 6:12a packed powder grmg18--22 base 8 trails, 25
km,
Izaak Walton Inn XC Tue 3:21p packed powder grmg5--10 base 15 trails,
33 km,
Lone Mountain Ranch XC Thu 4:23p packed powder grmg19--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
Tahoe Donner XC Plan to Open TBA
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
North Valley XC Thu 7:00a packed powder grmg20--36 base 100 km,
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Mountain XC Wed 4:00a packed powder grmg28--29 base 56 km,
Lost Lake XC Plan to Open 12/15
QUEBEC
Camp Mercier XC Wed 6:15p packed powder grmg3--4 base
Parc National Gaspesie XC Plan to Open 12/17
Parc National Mont Megantic XC Thu 8:30a powder grmg8--20 base 5 trails,
28 km,
Parc national Mont Orford XC Thu 9:00a powder 4--4 base 32 km,
Parc national Mont-Tremblant XC Plan to Open 12/17
Station Duchesnay XC Plan to Open 12/25
Station Mont Sainte Anne XC Plan to Open 12/10
Gatineau Park XC Plan to Open TBA
ONTARIO
Hardwood Hills XC Thu 7a osr packed powder grmg3--6 base 11 trails, 30
km,
Highland's XC Thu 7a osr packed powder grmg3--3 base 8 km,
Horseshoe Resort XC Thu 7a osr packed powder grmg7--7 base 35 km,
Sault Trails XC Plan to Open 12/16
Wye Marsh Wildlife XC Thu 7a osr packed powder grmg8--8 base 18 km,
ALBERTA
Fairmont Chateau XC Thu 12:11p hard packed 7--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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