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More Sports Athletics Cricket Cycling Olympics Rugby Winter Sports WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 28 1998 (Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)

Posted: Mon December 28, 1998 at 3:51 p.m. EST

SKI AREA NEW DEPTH SURFACE KmXC LIFTS TRAILS GENERAL

MIDWEST

ILLINOIS
Camp Sagawau Nordic 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 630-257-2045 Chestnut Mountain 12 MG MM PP 0 9 16 Warpath will open soon! Eagle Ridge 0 0 0 0 Four Lakes 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 630-964-2550 Snowstar 18 PP TC 0 3 9 Night skiing available, Tube hill is open Villa Olivia 0 0 0 0 Info: 847-289 SNOW

INDIANA
Paoli Peaks 16 MG PP 0 5 15 Kids Snow Kamp all week for ages 3-12, register before 10a Perfect North Slopes 10 MG 0 5 17 All ability terrain Pines Peak 0 0 0 0 Opening Information TBA Call Ahead Ski Valley 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 219-326-0123 Ski World 14 HP MG MM 0 6 14 Dec. 31 night owl special $10 tickets, $15 rentals

IOWA
Fun Valley 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Mount Crescent 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 712-545-3850 Riverside Hills 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead

Seven Oaks 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 515-432-9457 Ski Valley 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Sundown Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 319-556-6676 Sunset Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead

MICHIGAN
Active Backwood Retrea 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 906-933-3502 Addison Oaks 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 801-693-2432 Alpine Valley 5 MG 0 5 3 variable cond. 248-887-4183 Big Powderhorn 0 MG MM 0 6 17 Call: 906-932 4838 Bittersweet 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 616-694-2032 Blackjack 0 MM PP 0 0 0 Open Call: 800-848-1125 Boyne Highlands 36 MG MM 22 8 41 Ski and snowboard school and Kids camp now in full ops Boyne Mountain 0 MG MM 30 9 41 Nightskiing is available including kids camp Boyne Mountain XC 12 MG PP 30 0 0 Packed and tracked trails for great skiing and striding Caberfae Peaks 12 MG MM 0 4 17 Round the clock snowmaking Call: 616-862-3000 Cannonsburg 0 MG MM PP 0 3 18

Cools XC 0 0 0 0 Corsair Ski Trails 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-558-2927 Country Village XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 906-486-1074 Cross Country Ski Head 1 PP 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 517 821 6661 Crystal Mountain 38 MM 35 8 26 Holiday Race Camp 12/27-29, XC trails are lit for night ski Crystal Mountain XC 6 MG 35 0 0 Snowshoe trails are available Garland 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 517-786-2211/800 968 0042 Grand Traverse 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-748-0303 Granite Pointe 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-559-2754 Great Lakes NordicSki 0 0 0 0 Council of 12 Ski Areas Hanson Hills 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: : 517-348-9266/2575 Hinchman Acres Resort 0 0 0 0 info: 517-826 3267 Independence Oaks 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 810-625-0877 Indianhead Mountain 24 GRAN MM 0 3 4 Open Call: 906-229-5181 Lewiston 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 517-786-2211 ext. 1317 Maple Lane Sports 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 906-942-7662 Marquette Mountain 18 MG MM 0 3 5 New Years 9:30am-Midnight: Torchlight parade, contests + Mount Brighton 12 PP 0 2 5 Open! Call: 810-227-1451 Mount Holly 8 MG PP 0 6 12 New Years Eve Party Call: 248-634-8260 Mount Ripley 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead

North American Vasa In 0 0 0 0 Info: 616 938-4400 Norway Mountain 24 PP 0 1 2 Beginner/Int terrain, snowmaking Call: 800-272-5445 Nubs Nob 0 PP 28 8 40 Nastar Racing on Birch Run everyday at 12:30p thru holiday Pando 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 616-874-8343 Pine Knob 0 0 0 0 Projected Open ASAP Call Ahead: 248-625-0800 Pine Mountain 2 14 MG MM 0 3 10 All ability terrain available Porcupine Mountains 2 6 BS MG PP 42 4 15 Call: 906-885 5209 Shanty Creek - Schuss 10 MG PP 21 7 20 12/28 Ski and Snoboard Demo, 12/31 New Years Eve Gala Shanty Creek XC 0 21 0 0 Open Call: 800-678-4111 Ski Brule 4 36 MG MM 0 11 15 Tubing, Homestead BBQ, Torchlight Parade 12/28 Snowsnake Mountain 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 517-539-6583 Stokely Creek Ski Tour 0 25 0 0 20k rolled Info: 705-649-3421 Sugarloaf 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 616-228-1553 Suntrac 0 0 0 0 Superior Nordic Traini 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA-Wx Permitting Info: 906-486-4841 Swiss Valley 0 0 MM 0 0 0 Opening 12/23 or 24, Snowmaking now Call: 616-244-8016 Timber Ridge 0 GRAN MG 0 5 12 New Years Eve Festivities Call: 616-694-9449 Treetops Sylvan 21 MG MM 0 5 11 Beg/Int terrain, making snow on tubing run Wilderness Valley 2 0 0 0 ON STANDBY Call Ahead: 616-585-7090

MINNESOTA
Afton Alps 8 MG MM 0 11 26 100% Open

Andes Tower 10 MM 0 5 7 Tube hill now open Call: 320-965-2455 Bearskin Lodge 2 HP 9 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-338-4170 Buck Hill 12 GRAN MM 0 3 3 Call: 612-435 7174 Buena Vista 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 218-243-2231 Cascade Lodge 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800 322-9543 Coffee Mill 12 GRAN MM 0 0 0 OPEN all: 612 565-2777 Giants Ridge 2 20 MM 0 3 16 Expecting more snow today, More terrain added daily Giants Ridge XC 2 MG PP 53 0 16 100% Open, more snow expected Call: 800-688-7669 Golden Eagle 8 PP 15 0 0 OPEN Call: 218-388-2203 Gunflint Lodge 8 IS 25 0 0 Call: 800-328 3325 Hyland Ski and Snowboa 10 PP 0 5 7 Night skiing available until 10pm, Info: 612-835-4250 Lutsen Mountains 4 10 MM PP 0 8 38 Info: 218-663 7281 Lutsen Mountains XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 218 663 7281 Maplelag 2 1 HP MG PP T 53 0 0 Moonlight ski 12/31 and 1/2, Hole cut in lake for plungers Mount Frontenac 0 0 0 0 Call: 800-488 5826 Mount Kato 10 GRAN MM 0 4 8 Call: 800 668-5286 Northwind Lodge 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 218-368-5489 Pincushion Mountain 2 BS HP MG T 18 0 0 Snowshoe trails available, Sawtooth Ski Races Jan 9-10 Powder Ridge 6 GRAN MM 0 0 2 75% Open Call: 320 398-7200 Quadna 0 0 0 0 Ski area reports not open for season Call: 800-422-6649 Silver Rapids 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-950-9425 Snowflake Nordic 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 218-726-1550 Solbakken 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-435-3950 Spidahl Ski Gard 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 218-736-5097 Spirit Mountain 30 MG MM 1 3 13 Open, beginner area available Vasaloppet 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Welch Village 12 GRAN MM 0 5 7 Open, plan to have 8 lifts in operation by weekend Wild Mountain 12 MG PP 0 4 23 2 rope tows avialable, 2" new snow received over weekend

OHIO
Alpine Valley 5 MM PP 0 5 5

Boston Mills 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 216-655-6703 Brandywine 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 216-657-2334 Clear Fork 16 MG MM PP 0 4 3 Beginner area available Mad River 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 800-231-SNOW Snow Trails 18 MM PP 0 5 8 OPEN, Night skiing available Spicy Run Mountain 0 0 0 0 OPEN ASAP Call: 888-SpicyRun (774-2978)

WISCONSIN
Alpine Valley Resort 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 414-642-7374 American Legion 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 715-848-3344 Big Eau Pleine 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 715-848-3344 Cascade Mountain 0 MM 0 6 14 New Years Eve ski until 4am! Christie Mountain 12 GRAN 0 0 0 Open Call: 800-373-SNOW Christmas Mountain 0 MG MM PP 0 2 2 608-254 3971 Devils Head 42 MG MM 0 5 19 Night skiing is available Call: 608-493-2251 Grand Geneva 12 MM PDR PP 0 5 8 Open

Greenwood Hills 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 715-848-3344 Just-N-Trails 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 608 269 4522 Little Switzerland 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 414-644-5020 Minocqua Winter Park 2 PP 15 0 10 snomobile packed and grmd, 15km available for snoshoe Mount La Crosse 12 MG PP 0 2 0 OPEN 800-426-3665 Nine Mile Forest 3 PP 30 0 0 OPEN 715-693 3001 Nordic Mountain 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-253-7266 North Lakeland Discove 3 PP 19 0 0 Wnter Biathalon 12/26 Cancelled,Trails open,Rockskis only Northwoods 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 715-564-2558 Palmquist's The Farm 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-519-2558 Rib Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening on Dec 26. Call Ahead: 888-948-4748 Sunburst 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 414-626-8404 Trollhaugen 14 MG MM 0 5 14 80% Open, Night Ski every night, Closed on Xmas Day Tyrol Basin 12 BS IS MG M 0 4 7 New Years Eve party: ski then dine and dance 12/31 Whitecap Mountain 4 MM PP 0 4 15 Expecting more new snow today/night Call: 800-933-SNOW Wilmot Mountain 6 MG 0 6 15 Open 9:30am 11pm, 6 lifts and 4 rope tows

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ALBERTA
Banff Mount Norquay 31 PP 0 5 25 Call Ahead: 403-762-4421 Calgary Ski Club 0 0 0 0

Canmore Nordic Centre 10 15 0 0

Lake Louise 3 34 MG MM OB P 0 10 80 Check out the NEW Hi Speed Quad Chair! Marmot Basin 0 MG PP 0 5 46 All ablility terrain, Xmas ski packages offered at Jasper Htls Nakiska 2 12 MG PP 0 5 0 New terrain opening today, Kokanee Boarder Cross Jan 2 Shaganappi Golf Course 0 0 0 0 info: 403-289 0386 Strathcona Wilderness 0 0 0 0 Call:403 922 6099 Sunshine Village 51 MG PP 0 12 12 Info: 403 760-7669 Terratima Lodge 0 0 0 0 Call: 403 845 6786

ARIZONA
Arizona Snowbowl 34 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Wx Permitting Call: 520-779-1951 Flagstaff 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Wx Permitting Call: 520-779-1951 Mount Lemmon 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 520-576-1400 North Rim 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-525-0924 Sunrise Park 17 HP OB 0 8 0 Hard Pack conditions along w/ possible obstacles/hazards Williams Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening asap Call Ahead: 520 635-9330

COLORADO
Arapahoe Basin 3 25 MG PDR PP 0 3 17 147 acres open, Powder on Norway Face Arrowhead 0 0 0 0 See Beaver Creek Snow Conditions! Ashcroft 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-925-1971 Aspen - Snowmass Nordi 0 62 0 0 OPEN 24 hours Call Ahead: 1 800-598-2004 Aspen Highlands 0.5 32 MG MM PP 0 6 78 Mogul runs have some obstacles, great for int/adv ski/riders Aspen Mountain 0.5 20 MG MM PP 0 8 61 Back of Bell is skiing with some early season bumps! Beaver Creek 20 PP 0 10 27 OPEN

Beaver Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-845-5313 Beaver Meadows 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-881-2450 Berthoud Pass 22 PP 0 1 0 OPEN Info: 303-569-0110 Breckenridge 3.5 26 PDR PP 0 20 47 Open

Breckenridge Nordic Ce 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-789-SNOW Buttermilk 20 MG MM PP 0 7 37 Great terrain for beginners and intermediate skiers C Lazy U Ranch 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-887-3344 Clark Store 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-879-1780 Copper Mountain 4 31 MM PDR PP 23 15 58 858 acres open Call: 800-789-7609 Cordillera 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-926-5100 Crested Butte 3 26 PP 0 11 0 300 acres open, 217 acres groomed Crested Butte XC 6 PDR PP 17 0 0 Advanced ski clinic on Dec. 30 Cuchara Mountain Resor 22 BS GRAN HP 5 3 11 New Years Eve Torchlight Parade Cuchara Mountain XC 0 5 0 0 Open 888-CUCHARA Eldora Mountain 4 30 MM PP 0 10 12 OPEN Info: 303-440-8700 Eldora Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Call Ahead: 888-2-ELDORA Frisco Nordic Center 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-668-0866 Grand Lake 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-627-8008 Grand Mesa XC 17 0 0 0 Avg snowfall: 35ft..unlimited km's 970-856-3250 High Meadows 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-736-8416 Howelsen Hill 16 PP 0 2 0 OPEN Call 970-879-4300 Keystone 5 25 PDR PP 0 17 64 Night Skiing available Latigo Nordic 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-724-9008 Loveland 4 29 MM PDR PP 0 6 25 237 skiable acres, Pass Card available thru Jan 8 Mesa Lakes XC 0 0 0 0

Monarch Ski Area 1 35 PDR PP 0 4 43 New Years Eve Torchlight Parade 7pm Phoenix Ridge Yurts 0 0 0 0 Call:800 984 6275 Powderhorn 22 PP 0 2 2 Open Call: 970-268-5700 Purgatory 39 PP 5 11 78 100% of the mountain open San Juan 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-331-3015 Silvercreek 5 19 PDR PP 0 4 0 Call: 970 887-3384 Ski Cooper 1 18 PDR PP TC 24 3 26 Run of the day: Eagle Skyline Guest Ranch 0 0 0 0 Info: 970 728-3757 Snow Mountain 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-887-2152 Snowmass 0.5 24 MG MM PP 0 14 51 Racers Edges is smooth, Showcase has some bumps Steamboat 2.5 29 PDR PP 0 18 83 Hosted mountain tours M,Tue, Fri, and Sun @1030am Sunlight Mountain Reso 25 PP 0 4 0 OPEN Call: 970-945-7491 Telluride 39 PP 0 13 54 80% of the mountain is open Trail Mountain B&B 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-887-3944 Vail 25 PP 0 22 38 Open Vista Verde 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-526-7433 Whistling Elk 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 970-723-8311 Winter Park 2 27 PP 0 17 0 OPEN Call: 800-977-2754 Wolf Creek 68 PDR PP 10 6 50 Pick of the Hill: Quick Silver, Fun Race Jan 2

IDAHO
Bogus Basin 6 42 PDR 0 9 0 100% open!! Nordic center is open 9am-5pm Brundage Mountain Reso 18 65 PDR 0 5 38 12/28 Warren Miller (Ski Movie Producer) Visits! Cottonwood 0 0 0 0 Galena 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 208-726-4010 Idaho Rocky Mtn 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 208-774-3544 Lookout Pass Ski Area 6 64 MG PDR 0 0 0 Beginner and Int terrain, Wk2 of Free Ski School 1/2 @ 10a Schweitzer 8 60 MG PDR PP 30 6 57 Night Skiing open, 12/31 New Years Eve Parade Silver Mountain 23 84 MG WET 0 5 53 Ski area reports closed due to high winds Soldier Mountain 15 PDR PP 0 3 36 Run of the day: Timber Sun Valley 12 34 MG 30 13 65 Race Technique Clinic 1/4 thru Feb, Eagle Cup 3/24 Sun Valley XC 5 10 35 0 0 6km of snow shoe available, Trail Creek Cabin open 11-2 Teton Ridge 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 208-456-2650 The North Valley Trail 0 0 0 0 Info: 208-788 2117 Wapiti 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 208-382-3217

MONTANA
Alice Creek Ranch 8 MG 25 0 0 12/24 Open, 12/25 Closed, 12/26-1/3 Open usual hours B Bar Guest Ranch 0 0 0 0

Big Sky 1 31 MG PDR PP 0 15 40 Terrain for all, New Years Eve Bash w/ Fireworks at 12am! Bohart Ranch XC Ski Ce 4 MG PP 25 0 0

Bridger Bowl 28 MG PP 0 6 60

Covered Wagon Ranch 0 0 0 0 Info: 406 995-4237 Discovery Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Open on w/ends Call Ahead: 406-563-2184 Glacier Nordic 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 406-862-3000 Great Divide 30 PP 0 3 60 Good skiing on almost entire moutain Izaak Walton Inn 4 42 MG PDR 27 0 0 Snowshoe trails available, Ski Fest Jan 9-10 Lone Mountain Ranch 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-514-4644 Lost Trail/ Powder Mtn 18 48 MM PDR PP 26 4 18 Open daily thru 1/3, Super skiing Montana Snow Bowl 6 42 MG PDR PP 0 4 0 100% open Call: 406 549-9696 Mountain Timbers 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 406-387-5830 Red Lodge Mountain 28 MG MM 0 8 0 Most trails open on Grizzly Pk and Cole Creek sides of mt. Showdown 23 MG PP 0 4 0 100% of trails open, Kids Camp held Dec. 29-31 The Big Mountain 12 30 MM PDR 5 10 0 100% open, Spirit of Winter Ski Demo Show 12/31 Yellowstone 20 MG PP 12 0 0 Snowshoe trails open

NEW MEXICO
Angel Fire 16 MG PP 0 6 34 12/31 Torchlight Parade, 1/10 Giant Slalom Snobrd Race Angel Fire XC 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening asap Capulin XC 6 MG 10 0 0 Brand New Snowboard Park OPEN!! Call: 505-384-2209 Enchanted Forrest XC 18 MG PP 28 0 0

Pajarito 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening TBA Info: 505-662-SNOW Red River 18 MG MM 0 4 34 New Years Eve Torchlight Parade at bottom of Red Chair Sandia Peak 9 MG 0 2 3 Beginner area is available Sipapu 0 0 1 0 Beginner area is available Info: 505-587-2240 Ski Apache 30 MG 0 10 47 Learn how to ski/snobrd & receive a free lift tix with lesson Ski Rio 26 MM PP 0 6 34 Night ski thru the holidays Ski Santa Fe 29 HP MG 0 6 29 Run of the day: Broadway Taos Ski Valley 34 MG PP 0 11 72 1/2-3 Super Ski Week, 1/15-17 World Ski- Races,Demos +

SASKATCHEWAN
Whitetail Resort 0 MG 40 0 0 306 445 4941

UTAH
Alta 5 50 PDR PP 0 8 0 Torchlight Parade and fireworks on New Years Eve Beaver Mountain 4 30 PDR PP 0 3 0

Best Western 0 0 0 0 No Report Filed. Call Ahead: 801-834-5341 Brian Head 47 MG PDR PP 5 6 45 100% open, Nastar course open, snow tubing, Nordic trails Brighton 8 55 PDR PP 0 6 0 Night ski from 4pm-9pm Call: 801-532-4731 Deer Valley 4 33 MM PP 0 15 49 Open Call: 801-649-2000 Elk Meadows 45 PDR 0 6 0 100% open, Call 801-524-5133 for latest road conditions Nordic Valley 0 0 0 0 Opening Date TBA Call Ahead: 801-745-3511 Park City 4 51 PDR PP 0 14 80 7 Bowls areas open Powder Mountain 12 40 PDR PP 0 4 0 Night skiing open. snow basin 0 0 0 0 Projected OPEN asap Call Ahead: 801-399-1135 Snowbird 5 48 PDR PP 0 9 0 12/31 Glowlite Parade, Fireworks, Torchlite Parade + more Solitude 48 PDR PP 5 7 0 Nordic track is open Call 801 534-1400 Sundance 18 PDR PP 5 3 0 Nordic center open for snowshoe & ski Call: 801-223-4170 Sundance Nordic 0 5 0 0 10km available for snowshoeing The Canyons 22 PP 0 8 37

White Pine 0 PP 5 0 0 Call: 435-649 8701

WYOMING
Antelope Butte 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening ASAP Call Ahead: 307-655-9530 Grand Targhee 24 PP 0 3 0 Call: 307-353 2300 Hogadon 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-235-8369 Jackson Hole 12 57 PDR 0 8 0 70% of mountain open,lift stats subject to weather condition Jackson Hole XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-739-2629 Natrona County 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-235-9325 Pahaska Teepee 18 MG OB PDR 12 0 0 Buffalo Bills Original Lodge! Snowshoe trails available Snow King Resort 16 MG MM 0 3 2 Ski School meets at 11am and 2pm Snowy Range 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead... Spring Creek Nordic Ce 8 6 PP 5 0 0 Heavy snowfall, more trails opening by 12/30 Yellowstone 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-344-7901

WEST

ALASKA
Alyeska 38 GRAN HP MG 0 7 0 Night ski thru Dec 30 Call: 907-754-SNOW Campgaw 0 0 0 0 Eaglecrest 23 HP 10 3 31 Call: 907-586 5330 Matanuska-Susitna 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 907-745-9690 Mineral Creek 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 907-835-2531 Valdez XC 0 0 0 0

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Alpine 0 MG PP 0 0 56 OPEN Call: 250 292-8111 Big White 4 86 MG PDR 0 8 102 Night skiing, Skating Rink Open Crystal Mountain 0 HP 0 0 16 Open

Cypress Bowl 0 PDR 0 0 23 Call: 604-922 0825 Fernie 6 95 MG PDR PP 0 6 60 Attend the New Years Eve Bash at the Daylodge @7pm Helmcken Falls Lodge 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 250-674-3657 Hills Heath & Guest Ra 0 0 0 0

Island Lake 0 0 0 0 Kimberley 0 MG 0 0 62 Call: 250-427 7332 Mount Washington 40 HP 0 7 50 Tubing 1-9pm 250-338-5705 Mountain Trek Fitness 0 0 0 0 No Report From Ski Area Mt. MacPherson 0 0 0 0 SnoPhone# 1 250-837-6755 Mt. Washington Resort 112 HP PDR 0 7 50 cross country trail open, Ozone tubing park open Panorama 31 MG MM PDR 4 8 68 Nordic 4km Tranquility loop grmd for classic ski and ride! Red Mountain 33 PDR 0 5 83

Revelstoke Nordic Ski 0 0 0 0 1-250-837 6755 Silver Star 14 64 MG PDR 85 6 84 Trail of the Day: Valhalla Back Cntry,12/31 Torchlite Parade Sun Peaks 36 MG PDR 12 5 61 OPEN

Whistler XC 0 29 0 0 OPEN 9-9 everyday, Ski school available Whistler/Blackcomb 10 87 MG MM PP 0 30 0 100% open! New Years Eve Festivities at 4 locations Whitewater 0 MG PDR 0 0 38 Info: 250-354 4944

CALIFORNIA
Mount Rose 48 0 5 43 100% Open Call: 800 SKI ROSE

NEVADA
Diamond Peak 20 MG MM PP 30 6 22 All ability terrain open, Family Package available Las Vegas Ski and Snow 0 0 0 0 Call: 702 385-9950 Mount Rose 48 MG PP 0 5 43 1/9 Elvis Day

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Alpine Meadows 48 MG MM 0 12 0 100% open

Badger Pass 36 MG PP 40 4 9 Prepare for sunny skies, Mid-Week ski packs start 1/3 Bear Valley 40 MG MM PP 42 9 40 1/9 Telemark Tune Up Weekend, 1/23 Snowbrd Contest Bear Valley XC 42 MG MM PP 40 0 25 Moonlite Snoshoe tour 12/30 sign up in advance! Boreal 54 MG PP 0 9 41 Info: 530-426 3666 Camp Richardson 8 10 0 0 Snowshoe trails avialable Call: 530 542 6584 Caples Lake 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 209-258-8888 Coffee Creek 8 PP 0 0 0 Snowshoeing Trails Available Call: 800 624 4480 Dodge Ridge 21 OB PP 0 12 51 1/2 Moonlight Snowshoe Romp, 1/8 Elvis Bday Bash Donner Ski Ranch 60 MG PP 0 6 0 100% of the mountain open Eagle Mtn 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-391-2254 Heavenly 48 MG MM PP 0 27 78 100% open Call: 702-586-7000 Kirkwood 60 MG PP 60 12 65 1/1 Full Moon Tour, 1/2-3 Eva T's Tech Womens Workshop Lakeview XC 16 MG 50 0 14 Jan 2 Moonlight Tour 7pm, 1/24 Resolution Solution Race Montecito-Sequoia XC 0 35 0 0 CALL: 800 THE-TOPS Mount Shasta Ski Park 32 MG MM PP 25 4 27 Night skiing thruout the holidays, including New Years Eve Mount Shasta XC 0 MG PP 25 0 0 Night Skiing Two for One Specials, Roads: some icy spots Northstar at Tahoe 34 MG MM PP 45 12 63 100% of the mountain open! Polaris Park open this evening Northstar XC 0 MG PP 40 0 0 Call: 800 GO NORTH Royal Gorge XC 76 PP 318 4 86 Call: 530-426 3821 Sierra at Tahoe 36 MG PP 0 10 45 100% open, Tubing hill is available Sierra Summit 6 MG MM 0 8 18 Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Dec 31 Ski Homewood 20 MG OB PDR 0 7 56 Early season conditions, watch marked/unmarked obstacle Soda Springs 36 MG PP 0 4 0 Two lifts for snow tubing! 100% open Roads are open/clear Squaw Valley 32 MG PP 0 28 0 All ability terrain, Lessons available every hour starting 10a Sugar Bowl 72 MG PP 0 11 80 Roads are open Tahoe Donner 36 MG 85 3 0 12/31 Torchlight Parade, 1/6 Night Race Series 5km Yosemite XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 209-372-8444

OREGON
Hoodoo 17 78 PDR PP 8 4 0 NewYears Eve Festival 12/31 Mt. Ashland 62 MG PP 0 4 0 Ski wee will run daily thru Jan 3 Mt. Bachelor 14 105 MG PDR 56 10 0 Roads Plowed and sanded Call: 541-382-2600 Mt. Hood Meadows 5 100 MG PDR 15 9 0 New Years Day celebrations, torchlight parade, fireworks Timberline 10 110 MG 0 4 0 Road conditions: be prepared Willamette Pass 54 PDR PP 10 4 25 Roads plowed and sanded, traction devices req

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Bear Mountain 18 HP MM PP 0 11 25

June Mountain 12 MG PP 0 6 0 Highway 158 is open, Have fun and ski with care! Mammoth Mountain 48 MG PP 20 27 150 100% of terrain open, Night Skiing available thru Jan 2 Mount Waterman 0 0 0 0 Opening TBA w/ next snow fall Call: 818-790-2002 Mt. Baldy 12 0 2 0 Great time to learn ski/snowboard New Mountain High 24 HP MG PP 0 9 20 New Years Eve: Torchlight Parades and open til 12am Rim Nordic 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead 909-867-2600 Ski Sunrise 0 0 0 0 Projected Open TBA Call Ahead: 760-249-6150 Snow Summit 12 HP MG MM P 0 10 13 Night Session and Holiday rates apply thru 1/3 Snow Valley 24 MG PP 0 5 13 Ski/snowboard lessons daily for adults & kids- check times Snowcrest Snow Park 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 626-440-9749 Tamarack 8 MG PP 28 0 0 Consistant snow conditions, terrain for all, great classic ski

WASHINGTON
49 Degrees North 12 48 PDR PP 0 3 35 Good skiing an boarding conditions 49 Degrees North XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 509 935-6649 Bluewood 57 MG 0 3 0 Crystal Mountain 56 0 0 0 Full services open Methow Valley 5 2 MG PDR PP 165 0 0 Snowshoe available, Great skiing on all open trails Mission Ridge 30 MG 0 0 0 Full Operations Mount Baker 120 PDR 0 0 0 Open Full Operations Mt. Spokane 18 60 MG PDR 0 4 24 Call: 509 238-2220 Rendezvous 5 2 MG PDR PP 50 0 8 Refer to Methow Valley conditions Snoqualmie Pass areas 61 PP 0 0 0 Summit West, Summit Central, Alpental open Stevens Pass 59 PDR 0 0 0 Full Operations Stevens Pass XC 0 0 0 0 206 812 4510

Summit XC 0 0 0 0 Call:425 434 7669 x 3372 Sun Mountain 5 2 MG PDR PP 45 0 12 Snowshoe trails available - Great skiing on all open trails White Pass Village 33 PDR 0 0 0 Call: 206-634 0200

SPECIAL NOTE: REMEMBER SKI CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER, SKIER TRAFFIC AND OTHER FACTORS. BE AWARE OF CHANGING CONDITIONS.

LEGEND: NEW--INCHES OF NEW NATURAL SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS PDR--POWDER PP--PACKED POWDER MG--MACHINE GROOMED MT--MACHINE TILLED GRAN--GRANULAR LG--LOOSE GRANULAR FG--FROZEN GRANULAR HP--HARD PACKED FP--FIRM PACKED WET--WET TC--THIN COVER MMS--MACHINE MADE SNOW SP--SPRING WB--WINDBLOWN SNOW CORN--CORN IS--ICY IN SPOTS LTD--LIMITED BS--BARE SPOTS OBS--OBSTACLES NS--NIGHT SKIING XC--CROSS COUNTRY KM--KILOMETERS TT--TRACK TRAILS CALL AHEAD--CALL AHEAD L--LIFTS TR--TRAILS G--GONDOLA T--TRAM N--NOVICE I--INTERMEDIATE A-ADVANCE BW--BOWLS SNOBRD-- SNOWBOARDING AVAILABLE TELE--TELEMARK SKIING OK CC--CHILD CARE AVAILABLE NS ONLY--NIGHT SKIING ONLY WKND--WEEKEND T2B--TOP TO BOTTOM SKIING.

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