CNN/SI - - WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 23 1999 (Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)

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WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 23 1999 (Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)

Posted: Thur December 23, 1999 at 4:13 p.m. EST

SKI AREA NEW DEPTH SURFACE KmXC LIFTS TRAILS GENERAL

MIDWEST

ILLINOIS

Camp Sagawau Nordic 0 0 0 0 Trails are On Standby Chestnut Mountain 20 PP 0 8 15 99% of the trails are open Eagle Ridge 0 0 0 0 Four Lakes 0 0 0 0 Projected opening to be announced Snowstar 18 PP 0 3 7 Villa Olivia 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA

INDIANA

Paoli Peaks 10 0 0 4 Open Perfect North Slopes 2 24 MG MM TC 0 5 17 Pines Peak 0 0 0 0 Ski Valley 0 0 0 0 Ski World 0 0 0 0 90% of mountain is open

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 15 MG 0 5 16 Sunset Ski Area 0 0 0 0

MICHIGAN

Active Backwood Retrea 0 0 0 0 Addison Oaks 0 0 0 0 Alpine Valley 12 MG 0 7 7 Big Powderhorn 2 MG 0 4 12 Bittersweet 0 MG PP 0 5 7 Opening more lifts and trails throughout the day Blackjack 24 MG 0 5 17 Boyne Highlands 12 MG 20 9 35 Boyne Mountain 12 MG MM 30 9 45 Boyne Mountain XC 4 30 0 0 Open Caberfae Peaks 12 MG 15 3 7 Cannonsburg 18 MG PP 0 6 6 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 10 TC 0 4 9 Crystal Mountain XC 0 BS SP TC 0 0 0 On Standby 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 12 MG 0 2 4 Lewiston 0 0 0 0 Maple Lane Center 0 0 0 0 Marquette Mountain 12 HP MG 0 2 6 Mount Brighton 0 0 0 0 Mount Holly 16 0 9 10 Mount Ripley 0 0 0 0 North American Vasa In 0 0 0 0 Norway Mountain 12 PP 0 2 2 Nubs Nob 3 48 BS MG 15 4 23 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 24 Shanty Creek 24 MM 15 8 25 Shanty Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Ski Brule 36 MG MM 0 11 17 Snowsnake Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Sugarloaf 24 LG 24 1 2 Suntrac 0 0 0 0 Superior Nordic Traini 0 0 0 0 Swiss Valley 0 0 0 7 10 Timber Ridge 2 21 MG 0 5 10 Treetops Sylvan 18 MG 0 3 6 Wilderness Valley 0 0 0 0

MINNESOTA

Afton Alps 10 MG 0 9 0 100% open Andes Tower 12 MG 0 3 7 Bearskin Lodge 2 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 800-338-4170 Bluefin Bay 0 0 0 0 Buck Hill 8 MG 0 0 0 90% open Buena Vista 12 MG MM TC 0 3 9 Cascade Lodge 0 0 0 0 Coffee Mill 0 0 0 0 Open Giants Ridge 12 MG 0 0 0 Open call ahead Giants Ridge XC 0 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 0 Projected opening to be announced - conditions permitting Gunflint Lodge 0 0 0 0 Hyland Ski and Snowboa 6 MG 0 4 0 60% of the trails are open Lutsen Mountains 10 MG MM 0 6 35 Lutsen Mountains XC 0 0 0 0 Maplelag 0 0 0 0 Mount Frontenac 14 0 0 0 60% open call ahead Mount Kato 8 MG 0 3 6 Northwind Lodge 0 0 0 0 Pincushion Mountain 1 BS TC 10 0 5 Powder Ridge 10 MG TC 0 4 0 Trails open 75% Quadna 0 0 0 0 Reports Not Open this Season Rainbow Resort 2 MG 15 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 MM 0 1 4 Holiday Hours: 12/24 9a - 5p 12/25 12p - 9p Vasaloppet 0 0 0 0 Welch Village 15 MG 0 9 37 Wild Mountain 24 BS MG TC 0 6 23

OHIO

Alpine Valley 15 0 2 2 Boston Mills 17 MG 0 3 3 Brandywine 17 MG 0 5 5 Clear Fork 8 MG PP 0 2 2 Mad River 18 PP 0 4 3 Snow Trails 18 MM PP 0 3 4 Spicy Run Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to open December 26

WISCONSIN

Alpine Valley Resort 6 MG 0 3 2 American Legion 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Big Eau Pleine 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Cascade Mountain 18 MG 0 2 9 Christie Mountain 6 MG 0 0 5 Christmas Mountain 0 0 0 0 Opening day to be announced Crystal Ridge Ski and 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Devils Head 36 MG 0 4 12 Grand Geneva 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Greenwood Hills 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Justin Trails Resort & 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Little Switzerland 12 MG 0 4 4 Xmas Eve OPEN 10am-4pm Xmas Day - closed Minocqua Winter Park 5 0 0 0 Opening day to be announced Mount La Crosse 10 MG 0 3 6 Nine Mile Forest 0 PP 0 0 0 Nordic Mountain 8 MG MM PP 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 26 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 to be announced Sunburst 10 PP 0 3 7 Trollhaugen 15 MG 0 9 21 Tyrol Basin 8 MG PP 0 4 8 Whitecap Mountain 10 MM PDR PP 0 5 20 Wilmot Mountain 12 MG 0 5 6

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ALBERTA

Banff Mount Norquay 6 0 4 12 Calgary Ski Club 0 0 0 0 Canmore Nordic Center 0 BS IS MM T 2 0 0 Fortress 32 0 0 0 Limited skiing avaiable on both front & backside of mtn. Lake Louise 39 MG PDR PP 0 11 105 Marmot Basin 28 MG PP 0 7 0 All runs are open Nakiska 12 MG PDR 0 2 8 2 Glades open Shaganappi Golf Course 0 0 0 0 Strathcona Wilderness 1 0 0 0 All trails packed and leveled Sunshine Village 59 MG PDR 0 12 77 Terratima Lodge 0 0 0 0

ARIZONA

Arizona Snowbowl 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN - TBA weather conditions permitting Flagstaff 0 0 0 0 Mount Lemmon 0 0 0 0 North Rim 0 0 0 0 Sunrise Park 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 26th Williams Ski Area 0 0 0 0

COLORADO

Arapahoe Basin 3 22 PDR PP 0 3 9 75 acres open Arrowhead 0 0 0 0 See Beaver Creek Snow Conditions Ashcroft 4 PP 5 0 0 Aspen - Snowmass Nordi 0 0 0 0 Aspen Highlands 17 MG 0 2 13 Aspen Mountain 20 MM 0 6 32 Beaver Creek 1 22 MG PDR PP 0 11 39 Beaver Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Beaver Meadows 0 0 0 0 Berthoud Pass 24 PP 0 1 0 Breckenridge 1 25 MM PDR PP 0 23 35 Breckenridge Nordic Ce 0 0 0 0 Buttermilk 13 MG 0 5 17 C Lazy U Ranch 0 0 0 0 Clark Store 0 0 0 0 Copper Mountain 1 31 PDR PP 6 15 57 Terrain for all abilities Cordillera 0 0 0 0 Crested Butte 18 MM PP 0 8 24 163 acres open Crested Butte XC 0 0 0 0 Cuchara Mountain Resor 18 GRAN PDR P 8 4 18 Cuchara Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Eldora Mountain 28 PP 0 9 7 Eldora Mountain XC 0 0 0 0 Fairplay Nordic Center 4 22 0 13 Frisco Nordic Center 0 0 0 0 Grand Lake 0 0 0 0 Grand Mesa XC 5 0 MG 25 0 0 Open High Meadows 0 0 0 0 Howelsen Hill 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Keystone 3 30 MM PDR PP 0 17 47 Latigo Nordic 1 BS MG TC 40 0 10 Loveland 34 PDR PP 0 5 16 151 skiable acres Mesa Lakes XC 0 0 0 0 Monarch Ski Area 23 PDR PP 0 5 22 Phoenix Ridge Yurts 0 0 0 0 Powderhorn 19 PP 0 1 0 Purgatory 18 MM 0 3 5 Trails open 5% San Juan 0 0 0 0 Silvercreek 22 PP 0 3 0 Ski Cooper 23 PDR PP 24 3 26 Skyline Guest Ranch 0 0 0 0 Snow Mountain 0 0 0 0 Open call Snowmass 21 MM 0 8 18 Beginner and Intermediate terrain Steamboat 4 41 PDR 0 16 106 Sunlight Mountain Reso 18 PDR 0 1 0 Telluride 17 MG PP 0 8 17 Dec 24: Torchlight Parade Santa on Skiis until the 24 Trail Mountain B&B 0 0 0 0 Vail 1 32 MM PDR PP 0 22 80 Vista Verde 20 BS MG TC 25 0 10 Whistling Elk 0 0 0 0 Winter Park 5 38 PDR PP 0 17 62 Wolf Creek 10 PP 0 3 4

IDAHO

Bogus Basin 27 MG PP 0 6 0 Terrain open 80% Brundage Mountain Reso 37 PP 0 5 38 Cottonwood 0 0 0 0 Galena 0 0 0 0 Idaho Rocky Mtn 0 0 0 0 Lookout Pass Ski Area 48 PDR PP 0 2 14 100% Open - Glade skiing available North Valley Trails 20 MG 55 0 0 10kms open to dogs Pomerelle Mountain Res 44 MG 0 3 0 Night skiing begins 12/28- will run Tues through Sats 4-10 Schweitzer 58 0 6 25 Silver Mountain 55 MG 0 6 85 Soldier Mountain 0 0 0 0 Sun Valley 21 MG PP 0 9 12 Ski and Snowboard lessons at River Run&Lwr Warm Spring 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 6 MG PP TC 20 0 0 Big Mountain 35 MG PDR PP 16 8 78 Big Sky 48 PDR PP 0 10 81 Bohart Ranch XC Ski Ce 6 PDR PP 25 0 0 snoshoeing available Bridger Bowl 30 MG PDR 0 7 60 Covered Wagon Ranch 0 0 0 0 Discovery Ski Area 28 PP 0 4 0 Trails open 85% Glacier Nordic 0 0 0 0 Great Divide 20 PP 0 3 12 Operates Friday Saturday Sunday Izaak Walton Inn 16 MG PDR 30 0 0 Snowshoeing available Lone Mountain Ranch 2 4 MG PDR PP 60 0 17 Lost Trail/ Powder Mtn 55 PDR 0 1 18 Montana Snow Bowl 21 MG PDR PP 0 0 0 Terrain open 100% Mountain Meadows 12 MG PP 24 0 9 Mountain Timbers 0 0 0 0 Paradise Valley 12 MG PDR PP 40 0 17 Red Lodge Mountain 12 MG MM PP 0 4 0 Showdown 30 MG PDR 0 4 0 100% of trails open Yellowstone 12 MG PDR 32 0 0 12kms at Canyon and 20 km at Rendezvous Ski Trails

NEW MEXICO

Angel Fire 16 MG 0 4 9 Dec: 22-24 Ski And Snowboard with Santa Claus Angel Fire XC 0 0 0 0 Capulin XC 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced - conditions permitting Enchanted Forrest XC 0 0 0 0 25% of 35km of trails open for skiing Pajarito 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced - conditions permitting Red River 19 MG MM 0 4 6 Sandia Peak 12 0 2 1 Sipapu 0 MG 0 2 7 Ski Apache 15 MG PDR 0 5 8 Ski Rio 10 MG 0 1 2 Ski Santa Fe 23 MG 0 4 5 Taos Ski Valley 16 PP 0 6 6 Dec 24: Torchlight Parade

SASKATCHEWAN

Whitetail Resort 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 306-445-4941

UTAH

Alta 56 PDR PP 0 8 0 Mountain open 90% Beaver Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Best Western 0 0 0 0 Brian Head 20 MG 0 5 12 Brighton 33 PP 0 6 42 Deer Valley 27 PP 0 14 30 Elk Meadows 14 PP 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced - conditions permitting Nordic Valley 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Park City Mountain Res 19 PP 0 11 36 Powder Mountain 26 PDR PP 0 5 30 Snow Basin 28 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN December 25 Snowbird 55 PDR PP 0 10 75 Solitude 36 MG PDR 0 7 26 Sundance 17 PP 0 2 2 Sundance Nordic 0 0 0 0 The Canyons 22 MG MM PP 0 8 26 White Pine 0 0 0 0

WYOMING

Antelope Butte 2 40 PP 0 3 0 Mountain open 100% Grand Targhee 31 MG PDR 10 4 62 Hogadon 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Jackson Hole 52 PP 0 9 0 95% of the mountain is open Jackson Hole XC 0 0 0 0 Open call ahead- 307-739-2629 Natrona County 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Pahaska Teepee 0 20 0 0 Open Call 800-628-7791 Snow King Resort 15 MG 0 3 2 Dec 31: Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Snowy Range 0 0 0 0 Spring Creek Nordic Ce 2 4 0 0 open Yellowstone 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 307-344-7901

WEST

ALASKA

Alyeska 24 MG PP 0 5 3 Ski/Snowboard bus runs thru Holidays except 12/25 Campgaw 0 0 0 0 Eaglecrest 27 MG WET 5 3 24 Meadow Loop trackset for Nordic Skiing Hilltop Ski Area 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 907 346 2167 Matanusksa-Susitna Bor 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 Call Ahead

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Apex Mountain Resort 40 MG PDR 0 5 54 Big White 87 MG PP 0 9 103 Night skiing now available Tuesday thru Saturday Crystal Mountain 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead Cypress Bowl 51 PP 0 5 0 XC trails are Open Fernie 66 MG 0 8 94 Sleighriders - Dog Sledding - Snowmobiling all available Grouse Mountain 82 MG 0 11 13 Snowflake Festival continues thru December 31 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 80 HP MG 0 8 50 Night skiing Friday/Saturday/Holidays Panorama 65 MG PP 0 8 26 4 glades open Night skiing on Toby Chair and Showzone Powder Mountain 0 0 0 0 Red Mountain 37 PP 0 5 83 Revelstoke Nordic Ski 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 250-837-6755 Silver Star 38 MG 38 6 85 Dec 27: Christmas Light Decorating Contest Sun Peaks 52 MG 12 6 0 Terrain open 95% Whistler XC 18 HP MG 25 0 0 Jan 16: Ski Fest 2000 - 10am-3pm Whistler/Blackcomb 80 HP 0 32 160 Dec 31: First Night 2000 Celebration Whitewater 69 MG PDR 0 2 6 Limited terrain

CALIFORNIA

Tahoe XC 0 0 0 0

NEVADA

Diamond Peak 15 MG 12 3 4 Diamond Peak XC 12 MG 18 0 8 Las Vegas Ski and Snow 0 0 0 0 Mount Rose 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Alpine Meadows 27 MG 0 11 0 40% of trails open Badger Pass 0 0 0 0 Projected opening to be announced - weather permitting Bear Valley 12 IS MG PP T 15 5 16 Bear Valley XC 3 MG 14 0 14 Trails are open for snowshoeing only Boreal 24 MG PP 0 7 41 Night Skiing available from 3 lifts Boreal/Donner Ski 0 0 0 0 Camp Richardson 1 0 0 0 Open call ahead Caples Lake 0 0 0 0 Coffee Creek 0 0 0 0 Dodge Ridge 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Event:12/26 Fireworks Donner Ski Ranch 9 BS PP TC 0 4 0 45% of the mountain is open Eagle Mtn 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Heavenly 12 MG MM PP 0 17 24 Homewood Mountain Reso 13 MG PP 0 4 13 Dec 23-24: Bear Preservation Festival Kirkwood 4 MM 30 6 27 Cross country trails are open Lakeview XC 0 0 0 0 Montecito-Sequoia XC 0 0 0 0 Mount Shasta Ski Park 19 PP 15 4 16 Mount Shasta XC 20 MG PP 20 0 0 OPEN Northstar at Tahoe 12 MG MM PP 10 8 43 Northstar XC 4 CORN MG TC 10 0 6 Royal Gorge XC 29 MG 276 2 82 Dec 25: Childerns Candy Cane Race for ages 4-10 Sierra at Tahoe 3 MG 0 6 27 Sierra Summit 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Soda Springs 24 MG MM 0 4 0 100% of the mountain Squaw Valley 8 MG 0 16 0 Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Toarchlight Parade Sugar Bowl 12 MG PP 0 11 31 Tahoe Donner 0 MG PP 12 2 0 Open Dec 25: Christmas Day with Santa from 12pm - 5pm Yosemite XC 0 0 0 0

OREGON

Anthony Lakes Mountain 46 MG 14 2 21 Dec 24: Santa Visits Hoodoo 30 MG 7 4 0 Mt. Ashland 21 HP MG TC 0 4 23 Mt. Bachelor 57 MG 50 9 0 Mountain is in full operation Mt. Hood Meadows 58 CORN MG SP 0 7 0 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl 38 0 3 0 Timberline 71 MG 0 5 0 Willamette Pass 37 0 2 9

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Bear Mountain 18 MG PP 0 9 19 June Mountain 0 0 0 0 Mammoth Mountain 15 MG 0 16 0 Mount Waterman 0 0 0 0 Mt. Baldy 0 0 0 0 New Mountain High 12 HP MM PP 0 6 15 Rim Nordic 0 0 0 0 Ski Sunrise 0 0 0 0 Snow Summit 14 HP MG MM P 0 7 7 Dec 24 - Jan 1: Night session Snow Valley 24 MG MM PP 0 4 12 Snowcrest Snow Park 0 0 0 0 Tamarack 0 0 0 0

WASHINGTON

49 Degrees North 39 MG SP 0 3 30 49 Degrees North XC 14 MG 0 3 0 Call Ahead: 509 935-6649 Bluewood 25 MG 0 3 0 Crystal Mountain 32 MG 0 10 0 Methow Valley 4 MG 125 0 0 Open - snowshoeing available Mission Ridge 25 MG PP 0 3 0 60% of the terrain is open Mount Baker 96 0 9 0 In full operation Mt. Spokane 60 PP 0 3 24 Rendezvous 0 0 0 0 Snoqualmie Pass areas 28 MG 0 0 0 Summit Central is open call ahead Stevens Pass 60 MG 0 10 0 Stevens Pass XC 0 0 0 0 Summit XC 0 0 0 0 Sun Mountain 4 MG SP 30 0 0 Open - snowshoeing available White Pass Village 33 MG 0 6 0

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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