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[floridaskier]

Winter isn't coming anymore, it's technically here as of Saturday. At the moment, there's no shortage of rocks and twigs poking out in Park City right now, and they've predicted snow every night this week and not a flake has fallen yet. I'm still having a great time, and there's still good snow to be found, but the bottom of my skis have looked better before. The overly optimistic Canyons snow report says a major winter storm is expected to impact the region in all caps, so I'm hoping they're on to something here. How's it looking everywhere else?

[LiftTech]

Southern Vermont just got the biggest dump of the year, a whopping 2 inches followed by 2 inches of ice.

[liftmech]

Central CO is doing all right; we've gotten bigger dumps in the past but an inch a day for a week still adds up to seven inches in seven days.

[Allan]

We got a foot last night, half a foot Sunday night, and have over a six foot base.

[Peter]

The PNW is incredible so far, Crystal opened 2 weeks early and so far has gotten 221" of natural snow. The typical season gets 350" so we are doing really well.

[skier691]

No snow!!!, Its winter??? I could ride my cycle to work today. This sucks

[Shawn]

Ya Think!

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[Ontariodude]

We got half an inch (about 1cm) last night but the outlook for the next 2 weeks looks pretty grim. I wonder if Hidden Valley Highlands will grant refunds As for skiing this year, i have yet to go to the local "white ribbon of death" for the sake of my skis. Maybe ill convince my dad to go tonight since they were actually able to make snow last night.

Will T. (ontariodude)

This post has been edited by Ontariodude: 27 December 2006 - 11:09 AM

[truckintr]

Well here in Tahoe we are way below what we had this time last year, or even the year before that.
We have been under a winter storm warning since Tueeday afternoon, with huge winds (100 mph on the ridges.) What little snow that has fallen, was all blown into my parking lot above Boulder Lodge at Heavenly.
Heaveny was making snow last night around the east side of the resort, but i would be surprised if what they made didn't get blown down in the Carson Valley.
Weird yaer for weather indeed. Glad i haven't broke out the skis yet. I'll wait till after the new year.
I recommend if your foing out, take the rock boards, not the good ones.

[truckintr]

Place your bets now.
If this is the same storm that came b Tahoe, tie everything down. It's gonna get windy
Snow Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
147 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006

UTZ007>009-280500-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-061228T1800Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
147 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY..

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY.

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF UTAH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 15 INCHES.

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH UTAH TODAY. SNOW OUT AHEAD
OF THE MAIN STORM WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND WILL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE UINTA
MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
EARLY THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM HEADS INTO THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE
NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

[Shawn]

Thats a long way from here...Along that line I dont care so much about snow, what we really need here are some snowmaking temperatures. Anyway maybe if you guys do get that snow I can get truckintr to bring us some....

This post has been edited by Shawn: 27 December 2006 - 02:53 PM

[liftmech21]

Brian Head (southern utah) 41 inch base not much to speak of.

[Lift Kid]

Minnesota: Let me check..... A ton of grass. Although we can still ski, but the snow isn't really good. From my city south there is snow. Everywhere else has grass. We just have a little dusting of icy stuff. We might get some at the end of the weekend though!

[WBSKI]

About 2 meters of base at ski areas on BC's west coast! Fabulous!!

[skier14]

Well its snowed a few inches the last couple days here not really worth mentioning. BUT it dumped today. Hailey, ID (where i live 20 mins south of sun valley) we got 6 inches just this afternoon. Im happy i had the day off from lift maint. but we had 3 EMS calls and 1 huge car accident happen in a one hour period. It was crazy especially since we ran out of ambulances by the time we got to the 5 car accident (no one serious or killed).
sorry about the lack of snow everywhere else. if it makes you feel better sun valley is still below average on total snowfall

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[Ontariodude]

Well I went skiing and i was surprised how decent the conditions are considering there is almost no snow to be seen anywhere else. It was icy in places but me and my friend had a good time.

I took some pictures of the hill (Hidden Valley Highlands). Part of one run and a quad chair was open.

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Will T. (ontariodude)

[truckintr]

Shawn, on Dec 27 2006, 02:50 PM, said:

Thats a long way from here...Along that line I dont care so much about snow, what we really need here are some snowmaking temperatures. Anyway maybe if you guys do get that snow I can get truckintr to bring us some....

So you would rather ski om man made ice, than natrual snow?
Sorry i don't do Canada. to much pain in the butt to clear customs on both sides.

[Peter]

Yes, we've got snow, this was today at Crystal. Bluebird powder day with 4 feet of new in the past few days.

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[Lift Kid]

I'm in Breck now and there is plenty of snow! There is currently a Blizzard warning for tomorrow in Denver with snow for Breckenridge.

[vons]

Whent home to Santa Fe for my weekend. We got a foot last night ,at my house , a second foot today and it is not letting up took my all of my sunday to get back to Copper. snow like this has not been seen years we need it it has been a bad early season.