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WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 10 1999
(Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)
Posted: Fri December 10, 1999 at 3:31 p.m. EST SKI AREA NEW DEPTH SURFACE KmXC LIFTS TRAILS GENERAL MIDWESTILLINOIS Camp Sagawau Nordic 0 0 0 0 Chestnut Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 18 Eagle Ridge 0 0 0 0 Four Lakes 0 0 0 0 Snowstar 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Villa Olivia 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 INDIANA Paoli Peaks 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 16 Perfect North Slopes 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Pines Peak 0 0 0 0 Ski Valley 0 0 0 0 Ski World 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN mid December IOWA Fun Valley 0 0 0 0 Mount Crescent 0 0 0 0 Projected to Open- TBA Riverside Hills 0 0 0 0 Seven Oaks 0 0 0 0 Sundown Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Sunset Ski Area 0 0 0 0 MICHIGAN Active Backwood Retrea 0 0 0 0 Addison Oaks 0 0 0 0 Alpine Valley 0 0 0 0 Projected opening date- TBA Big Powderhorn 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- soon Call Ahead: 906-932-4838 Bittersweet 0 0 0 0 Blackjack 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Boyne Highlands 8 MG 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA- continued snow making Boyne Mountain 8 MG MM 0 0 0 Projected to open December 11 Boyne Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Caberfae Peaks 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Cannonsburg 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Cools XC 0 0 0 0 Corsair Ski Trails 0 0 0 0 Country Village XC 0 0 0 0 Cross Country Ski Head 0 BS PDR 0 0 0 Crystal Mountain 0 0 0 0 Crystal Mountain XC 0 BS SP TC 0 0 0 Garland 0 0 0 0 Grand Traverse 0 0 0 0 Granite Pointe 0 0 0 0 Great Lakes NordicSki 0 0 0 0 Hanson Hills 0 0 0 0 Hinchman Acres Resort 0 0 0 0 Independence Oaks 0 0 0 0 Indianhead Mountain 0 GRAN 0 2 3 Lewiston 0 0 0 0 Maple Lane Center 0 0 0 0 Marquette Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Mount Brighton 0 0 0 0 Mount Holly 0 0 0 0 Mount Ripley 0 0 0 0 North American Vasa In 0 0 0 0 Norway Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Nubs Nob 20 MG 0 0 0 Pando 0 0 0 0 Pine Knob 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Pine Mountain 0 0 0 0 Porcupine Mountains 0 BS TC 0 0 0 Projected to open December 18 Shanty Creek 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Shanty Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Ski Brule 18 MG MM 0 3 4 Snowsnake Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 Sugarloaf 0 LG 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Suntrac 0 0 0 0 Superior Nordic Traini 0 0 0 0 Swiss Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Timber Ridge 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 Treetops Sylvan 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Wilderness Valley 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA Afton Alps 4 MG 0 9 0 Andes Tower 0 0 0 0 Open - Call Ahead: 320-965-2455 Bearskin Lodge 0 0 0 0 Bluefin Bay 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Hill 6 MG 0 3 3 Buena Vista 12 MG TC 0 3 6 Cascade Lodge 0 0 0 0 Coffee Mill 0 0 0 0 Projected to open December 15 Giants Ridge 8 0 0 0 Open December 11 and 12 / 9am - 5pm Giants Ridge XC 0 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 0 Gunflint Lodge 0 0 0 0 Hyland Ski and Snowboa 0 0 0 0 Projected to Open December 12 Lutsen Mountains 10 MG MM 0 5 14 Lutsen Mountains XC 0 0 0 0 Maplelag 0 0 0 0 Mount Frontenac 0 0 0 0 Projected to open December 11 Mount Kato 8 0 2 2 Northwind Lodge 0 0 0 0 Pincushion Mountain 0 0 0 0 Powder Ridge 10 GRAN 0 2 5 Quadna 0 0 0 0 Reports Not Open this Season Rainbow Resort 0 0 0 0 0 Silver Rapids 0 0 0 0 Snowflake Nordic 0 0 0 0 Solbakken 0 0 0 0 Spidahl Ski Gard 0 0 0 0 Spirit Mountain 12 MG 0 0 0 Open December 11 and 12 / 9am - 5pm Vasaloppet 0 0 0 0 Welch Village 10 0 0 0 open Wild Mountain 12 BS TC 0 2 6 OHIO Alpine Valley 0 0 0 0 Projected opening day to be announced Boston Mills 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Brandywine 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Clear Fork 0 0 0 0 Mad River 0 MM 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Snow Trails 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Spicy Run Mountain 0 0 0 0 WISCONSIN Alpine Valley Resort 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA American Legion 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Big Eau Pleine 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Cascade Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Christie Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Christmas Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Crystal Ridge Ski and 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN early December Devils Head 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Grand Geneva 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Greenwood Hills 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Justin Trails Resort & 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Little Switzerland 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Minocqua Winter Park 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Mount La Crosse 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Nine Mile Forest 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Nordic Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA North Lakeland Discove 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Northwoods 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Palmquist's The Farm 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Rib Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Sunburst 10 MG 0 2 1 Open 4pm- 10pm / Call Ahead: 414-626-8404 Trollhaugen 15 MG 0 5 0 60% of terrain is open for skiing - Night skiing on Fridays Tyrol Basin 6 MG PP WET 0 2 2 Night skiing Fridays and Saturdays Whitecap Mountain 0 0 0 0 Wilmot Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA ROCKY MOUNTAINS ALBERTA Banff Mount Norquay 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Calgary Ski Club 0 0 0 0 Canmore Nordic Center 0 BS IS MM T 0 0 0 Fortress 32 0 0 0 Limited skking avaiable on both front & backside of mtn. Lake Louise trace 29 MG MM PP 0 10 0 Marmot Basin 28 MG PP 0 7 0 All runs are open Nakiska 12 MM 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 Shaganappi Golf Course 0 0 0 0 Call: 403-289-0386 Strathcona Wilderness 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 403 922 6099 Sunshine Village 39 MG PDR 0 11 0 Terratima Lodge 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 403 845 6786 ARIZONA Arizona Snowbowl 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 Flagstaff 0 0 0 0 Mount Lemmon 0 0 0 0 North Rim 0 0 0 0 Sunrise Park 0 0 0 0 Projected opening to be announced Williams Ski Area 0 0 0 0 COLORADO Arapahoe Basin 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Arrowhead 0 0 0 0 See Beaver Creek Snow Conditions Ashcroft 0 0 0 0 Aspen - Snowmass Nordi 0 0 0 0 Aspen Highlands 14 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Aspen Mountain 14 MM 0 2 3 Beaver Creek 13 MG MM PP 0 4 0 Beaver Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Beaver Meadows 0 0 0 0 Berthoud Pass 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Breckenridge 18 MM PP 0 10 0 318 acres open Breckenridge Nordic Ce 0 0 0 0 Buttermilk 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 C Lazy U Ranch 0 0 0 0 Clark Store 0 0 0 0 Copper Mountain 20 PP 0 9 12 181 acres open Cordillera 0 0 0 0 Crested Butte 18 MM 0 6 11 Free lift tickets continue thru December 18 Crested Butte XC 0 0 0 0 Cuchara Mountain Resor 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 16 Cuchara Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Eldora Mountain 28 PP 0 6 7 Eldora Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Frisco Nordic Center 0 0 0 0 Grand Lake 0 0 0 0 Grand Mesa XC 0 0 0 0 High Meadows 0 0 0 0 Howelsen Hill 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Keystone 18 MM PP 0 13 0 348 acres open Latigo Nordic 0 0 0 0 Loveland 0 0 0 0 No Report Available Mesa Lakes XC 0 0 0 0 Monarch Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Phoenix Ridge Yurts 0 0 0 0 Powderhorn 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Purgatory 18 0 1 3 San Juan 0 0 0 0 Silvercreek 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Ski Cooper 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Skyline Guest Ranch 0 0 0 0 Snow Mountain 0 0 0 0 Snowmass 17 MM 0 5 11 Beginner and Intermediate terrain Steamboat 13 PP 0 7 23 Sunlight Mountain Reso 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Telluride snowing 12 MG MM 100 6 5 18th Annual Womens Week December 9 - 12 Trail Mountain B&B 0 0 0 0 Vail 3 14 MM PDR PP 0 14 19 522 acres open Vista Verde 0 0 0 0 Whistling Elk 0 0 0 0 Winter Park 21 PP 0 7 13 188 acres open Wolf Creek 0 0 0 0 IDAHO Bogus Basin 19 0 0 0 Projected to Open December 11 Brundage Mountain Reso 3 22 MG TC 0 5 36 Cottonwood 0 0 0 0 Galena 0 0 0 0 Idaho Rocky Mtn 0 0 0 0 Lookout Pass Ski Area 24 PDR PP 0 2 0 100% Open North Valley Trails 6 20 30 0 0 Pomerelle Mountain Res 35 MG 0 3 0 Night skiing begins 12/28- will run Tues through Sats 4-10 Schweitzer 40 0 5 25 Silver Mountain 11 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Soldier Mountain 0 0 0 0 Sun Valley 12 MG PP 0 4 0 95 acres open Sun Valley XC 0 0 0 0 Teton Ridge 0 0 0 0 Wapiti 0 0 0 0 MONTANA Alice Creek Ranch 0 0 0 0 B Bar Guest Ranch 0 0 0 0 Big Mountain 7 18 PDR PP TC 6 4 18 December 9-12 US Telemark Open / XC now open Big Sky 4 19 MG PP 0 5 8 Terrain park now open Bohart Ranch XC Ski Ce 0 0 0 0 Bridger Bowl 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Covered Wagon Ranch 0 0 0 0 Discovery Ski Area 12 PP 0 0 0 Open Weekends until December 15 Glacier Nordic 0 0 0 0 Great Divide 20 PP 0 0 0 Operates Saturday - Sunday Izaak Walton Inn 7 MG PDR WET 20 0 0 Snowshoeing available Lone Mountain Ranch 0 0 0 0 Lost Trail/ Powder Mtn 4 40 PDR 0 1 0 90% of trails open Montana Snow Bowl 2.5 10 PDR 0 0 0 40% open Mountain Meadows 0 0 0 0 0 Mountain Timbers 0 0 0 0 Red Lodge Mountain 12 0 3 3 Showdown 10 PDR PP 0 4 0 70% - 75% of trails open Yellowstone 0 0 0 0 NEW MEXICO Angel Fire 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 16 Angel Fire XC 0 0 0 0 Capulin XC 0 0 0 0 Opening day-TBA Enchanted Forrest XC 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Pajarito 0 0 0 0 Proejcted to OPEN mid December Red River 19 MG MM 0 3 4 Sandia Peak 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 17 Sipapu 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 16 Ski Apache 15 MM PDR PP 0 3 4 Ski Rio 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 17 Ski Santa Fe 6 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Taos Ski Valley 18 PDR 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 16 SASKATCHEWAN Whitetail Resort 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 306-445-4941 UTAH Alta 4 35 PDR PP 0 3 0 Beaver Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN early December Best Western 0 0 0 0 Brian Head 3 20 MG PDR 0 2 7 Night skiing available on Friday and Saturday Brighton 30 PP 0 3 9 Deer Valley 2 23 PP 0 9 7 Elk Meadows 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Nordic Valley 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Park City Mountain Res 2 18 MM PDR 0 5 8 Powder Mountain 20 0 1 5 Snow Basin 15 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN Mid-December - conditions permitting Snowbird 4 42 PDR PP 0 5 22 Tram open for sightseeing Solitude 40 MG PDR 0 3 4 No Report Available Sundance 4 14 PP 0 2 2 Sundance Nordic 0 0 0 0 The Canyons 1 9 MG PP 0 3 5 Trail of the day: Sidewinder White Pine 0 0 0 0 WYOMING Antelope Butte 0 0 0 0 Opening day December 15 Grand Targhee 16 0 4 0 in full operation Hogadon 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Jackson Hole 6 30 MG PDR 0 2 0 Beginner and Intermediate terrain Jackson Hole XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-739-2629 Natrona County 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Pahaska Teepee 0 0 0 0 Opening day December 15 Snow King Resort 22 MG 0 1 1 Advanced skiers and boarders only Snowy Range 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Spring Creek Nordic Ce 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-733-0712/1004 Yellowstone 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-344-7901 WEST ALASKA Alyeska 30 MG PP 0 4 0 Campgaw 0 0 0 0 Eaglecrest 13 PDR PP 0 3 4 Open Thrusday thru Monday Hilltop Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Matanusksa-Susitna Bor 0 0 0 0 Mineral Creek 0 0 0 0 Valdez XC 0 0 0 0 BRITISH COLUMBIA Apex Alpine 16 32 2 4 T-bar open for early season skiing and riding Big White 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Crystal Mountain 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Cypress Bowl 17 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Fernie 6 44 MG 0 7 70 Grouse Mountain trace 69 MG PDR PP 0 5 5 Snowflake Festival on-going thru month of December 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 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Mount Washington 70 MG PDR 0 0 0 Mountain Trek Fitness 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: Mt. MacPherson 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Mt. Washington Resort 57 MG 0 0 50 Open Panorama 59 0 5 7 Powder Mountain 0 0 0 0 0 Red Mountain 20 PDR 0 0 0 Projected to re-open December 11 Revelstoke Nordic Ski 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 250-837-6755 Silver Star 0.5 26 MG 32 4 24 Sun Peaks 42 12 4 39 Whistler XC 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Whistler/Blackcomb 1 71 PP 0 19 85 Whitewater 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 250-354-4944 CALIFORNIA Tahoe XC 0 0 0 0 0 NEVADA Diamond Peak 0 0 0 0 Diamond Peak XC 0 0 0 0 Las Vegas Ski and Snow 0 0 0 0 Mount Rose 0 0 0 0 Opening Date to be announced - call ahead NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Alpine Meadows 9 36 IS MG MM T 0 5 0 45% of trails open Badger Pass 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 17 - weather permitting Bear Valley 0 0 0 0 Opening day December 17 Bear Valley XC 4 4 MG PP 15 0 14 Dec 12 - Subaru Cross Country Ski Fest Boreal 8 24 MG MM PP 0 6 36 Night Skiing available from 2 lifts Camp Richardson 0 0 0 0 Caples Lake 0 0 0 0 Coffee Creek 0 0 0 0 Dodge Ridge 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 11 Donner Ski Ranch 8 9 MG PP TC 0 4 0 Eagle Mtn 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Heavenly 8 12 MG MM PP 0 10 18 Dec 12 WWSRA Demo Day Homewood Mountain Reso 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 15 Kirkwood 5 24 MG MM PP 15 4 10 Cross country trails are open Lakeview XC 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Montecito-Sequoia XC 0 0 0 0 Mount Shasta Ski Park 3 27 15 4 0 All trails open Mount Shasta XC 0 0 0 0 Northstar at Tahoe 4 9 MG MM PP 0 5 17 Northstar XC 0 0 0 0 Royal Gorge XC 6 35 PDR 265 2 57 Snowshoeing available Sierra at Tahoe 5 8 MM PDR PP 0 4 17 Sierra Summit 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Soda Springs 8 24 MG MM 0 3 0 mountain open- 100% Squaw Valley 5 19 MG 0 9 0 Dec 11-17 US Freestyle Team Selection Events Sugar Bowl 5 36 MG PP 0 8 24 Tahoe Donner 0 0 0 0 open weekends only Yosemite XC 0 0 0 0 OREGON Anthony Lakes Mountain 14 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Hoodoo 5 41 PDR PP 7 4 0 Mt. Ashland 6 27 MG PP TC 0 4 0 All trails open Mt. Bachelor 1 44 MG PDR 50 8 0 Mt. Hood Meadows 4 54 0 6 0 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl 38 0 3 0 Opens at 330pm Timberline 8 66 MG PDR 0 5 0 Willamette Pass 37 0 2 9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bear Mountain 18 HP MG PP 0 6 13 June Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to open December 12 Mammoth Mountain 3 18 MG 0 14 40 U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix December 10 - 12 Mount Waterman 0 0 0 0 Mt. Baldy 0 0 0 0 New Mountain High 18 HP PP 0 5 9 Night skiing 5-10pm Rim Nordic 0 0 0 0 Ski Sunrise 0 0 0 0 Snow Summit 14 HP MG MM 0 4 5 The Ego Trip Freestyle Park is now Open Snow Valley 24 MG MM PP 0 3 4 Snowcrest Snow Park 0 0 0 0 Tamarack 0 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 49 Degrees North 36 MG PDR 0 3 0 Open 49 Degrees North XC 14 MG 0 3 0 Call Ahead: 509 935-6649 Bluewood 7 27 PP 0 3 0 Crystal Mountain 4 38 MG 0 9 0 Methow Valley 2 50 0 0 Open Mission Ridge 19 0 0 0 Projected Opening Dec 12 Mount Baker 78 PDR 0 9 0 Mt. Spokane 6 40 MG PP 0 3 18 Rendezvous 0 0 0 0 Snoqualmie Pass areas 26 PDR 0 0 0 Summit West is open Stevens Pass 56 PDR 0 6 0 Stevens Pass XC 0 0 0 0 Summit XC 0 0 0 0 Sun Mountain 2 MG PP 50 0 0 Open White Pass Village 5 27 PDR 0 6 0 In full operation 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 © 2000 Sportsticker Enterprises, LP
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