CNN/SI - - WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 27 1999 (Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)

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WESTERN SKI REPORT FOR December 27 1999 (Provided courtesy of A M I News Bureaus)

Posted: Mon December 27, 1999 at 6:30 a.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 30 MG PP 0 8 15 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 6 MG 0 1 3

INDIANA

Paoli Peaks 16 MG PP 0 5 10 Perfect North Slopes 18 MG MM PP T 0 5 17 Trails open 100% 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 24 MG 0 5 23 Sunset Ski Area 0 0 0 0

MICHIGAN

Active Backwood Retrea 0 0 0 0 Addison Oaks 0 0 0 0 Alpine Valley 12 PP 0 7 13 Big Powderhorn 24 MG MM 0 7 24 Bittersweet 0 MG PP 0 5 7 Blackjack 8 37 MG PP 0 5 17 12/27-30: Junior Race Camp Boyne Highlands 12 MG 20 9 35 Boyne Mountain 12 MG MM 30 9 34 Boyne Mountain XC 4 30 0 0 Open Caberfae Peaks 12 MG 15 3 12 Jan 7-9: Snowfest Weekend 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 0 0 0 0 Crystal Mountain XC 0 BS SP TC 40 0 0 Open Crystal Mtn. 25 MG PP 35 8 25 Dec.30-Jan1: Millennium Magic 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 6 13 Lewiston 0 0 0 0 Maple Lane Center 0 0 0 0 Marquette Mountain 12 MG PDR PP 0 3 7 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 16 PP 0 3 5 Nubs Nob 55 BS PP 15 8 38 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 42 3 14 Shanty Creek 24 MM PDR 15 6 18 Shanty Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Ski Brule 36 MG MM 0 4 17 Snowsnake Mountain 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Sugarloaf 36 FG LG 2 4 0 ice skating available Suntrac 0 0 0 0 Superior Nordic Traini 0 0 0 0 Swiss Valley 18 0 MG PDR 0 7 11 Timber Ridge 30 MG 0 9 15 Treetops Sylvan 24 MG 0 5 12 Wilderness Valley 0 0 0 0

MINNESOTA

Afton Alps 12 MG 0 17 30 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 15 MG MM 0 9 45 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 3 6 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 4 4 Boston Mills 20 MG 0 6 6 Brandywine 20 MG 0 5 8 Clear Fork 18 MG PP 0 4 6 Mad River 24 PP 0 6 8 12/31: Slide the Slopes Snow Trails 20 MM PP 0 5 9 Spicy Run Mountain 24 0 3 3

WISCONSIN

Alpine Valley Resort 12 MG 0 4 8 American Legion 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Big Eau Pleine 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Cascade Mountain 18 MG 0 4 20 Christie Mountain 6 MG 0 0 5 Christmas Mountain 12 MG 0 2 6 Crystal Ridge Ski and 0 0 0 0 Projected to OPEN- TBA Devils Head 36 MG 0 4 8 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 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 5 13 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 12 MG 0 2 2 Sunburst 12 PP 0 7 9 Trollhaugen 15 MG 0 9 21 Tyrol Basin 10 MG PP 0 4 10 Whitecap Mountain 10 MM PDR PP 0 5 25 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 46 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 HP 0 2 0 Open call ahead Williams Ski Area 0 0 0 0

COLORADO

Arapahoe Basin 20 PDR PP 0 3 11 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 31 Beaver Creek 21 MG PDR PP 0 11 39 Beaver Creek XC 0 0 0 0 Beaver Meadows 0 0 0 0 Berthoud Pass 24 PDR PP 0 1 0 Terrain for all abilities Breckenridge 25 MM PDR PP 0 23 35 Breckenridge Nordic Ce 0 0 0 0 Buttermilk 12 MG 0 5 20 C Lazy U Ranch 0 0 0 0 Clark Store 0 0 0 0 Copper Mountain 31 PDR PP 6 16 66 Terrain for all abilities Cordillera 0 0 0 0 Crested Butte 18 MM PP 0 10 29 Dec 31: New Years Fireworks Crested Butte XC 0 0 0 0 Cuchara Mountain Resor 21 GRAN MG PP 8 4 21 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 0 MG 25 0 0 Open High Meadows 0 0 0 0 Howelsen Hill 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Keystone 29 MM PDR PP 0 15 47 Latigo Nordic 1 BS MG TC 40 0 10 Loveland 31 PDR PP 0 4 22 151 skiable acres Mesa Lakes XC 0 0 0 0 Monarch Ski Area 22 PDR PP 0 5 31 Phoenix Ridge Yurts 0 0 0 0 Powderhorn 19 PP 0 1 0 Purgatory 18 MM 0 3 6 Trails open 5% San Juan 0 0 0 0 Silvercreek 22 PP 0 3 0 Ski Cooper 23 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 34 PP 0 19 138 Sunlight Mountain Reso 18 PDR 0 1 0 Telluride 13 MG PP 0 11 27 Trail Mountain B&B 0 0 0 0 Vail 33 MM PDR PP 0 27 80 Vista Verde 7 BS MG TC 30 0 10 Whistling Elk 0 0 0 0 Winter Park 36 PDR PP 0 17 69 Wolf Creek 10 PP 0 3 4

IDAHO

Bogus Basin 26 MG PP 0 6 0 Terrain open 100% Brundage Mountain Reso 34 PDR 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 PP 0 2 43 100% Open - Glade skiing available North Valley Trails 20 MG 55 0 0 10kms open to dogs Pomerelle Mountain Res 42 MG 0 3 0 Night skiing begins 12/28- will run Tues through Sats 4-10 Schweitzer 56 MG PP 0 6 30 Silver Mountain 53 MG 0 6 85 Soldier Mountain 0 0 0 0 Sun Valley 21 MG PP 0 9 12 284 acers 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 6 MG PP TC 20 0 0 Big Mountain 35 MG PDR PP 16 8 78 Big Sky 42 MG PDR PP 0 16 115 Bohart Ranch XC Ski Ce 6 PDR PP 25 0 0 snowshoeing available Bridger Bowl 28 MG PDR 0 7 60 Covered Wagon Ranch 0 0 0 0 Discovery Ski Area 22 PP 0 4 0 Trails open 85% Glacier Nordic 0 0 0 0 Great Divide 12 PP 0 3 12 Izaak Walton Inn 14 MG PDR 30 0 0 Snowshoeing available Lone Mountain Ranch 4 MG PP 60 0 17 Lost Trail/ Powder Mtn 55 PP 0 3 18 100% of the mountain is open Montana Snow Bowl 18 MG PDR PP 0 4 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 14 MG 0 6 10 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 15 MG MM 0 5 8 Sandia Peak 12 MG 0 2 1 15% of the mountain is open Sipapu 17 MG 0 2 7 Ski Apache 20 MG 0 6 10 Ski Rio 10 MG 0 1 2 Ski Santa Fe 23 MG PP 0 4 4 Taos Ski Valley 15 PP 0 6 9

SASKATCHEWAN

Whitetail Resort 12 PP 0 3 4 Open Call Ahead: 306-445-4941

UTAH

Alta 54 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 31 Elk Meadows 10 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 16 MM PP 0 11 40 Powder Mountain 26 PDR PP 0 5 30 Snow Basin 28 0 0 0 Snowbird 51 PDR PP 0 10 78 Solitude 36 MG PDR 0 7 26 Sundance 17 PP 0 2 2 Sundance Nordic 0 0 0 0 The Canyons 20 MG MM PP 0 9 37 White Pine 0 0 0 0

WYOMING

Antelope Butte 40 PP 0 3 0 Mountain open 100% Grand Targhee 27 MG PDR 10 4 62 Hogadon 0 0 0 0 Opening day- TBA Jackson Hole 51 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 22 HP MG 0 5 3 Campgaw 0 0 0 0 Eaglecrest 17 MG WET 3 3 31 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 16 MG PP 0 5 54 Big White 80 MG PP 0 9 100 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 76 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 12 MG 0 3 38 XC open 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 66 MG PP 0 10 25 4 glades open Night skiing on Toby Chair and Showzone Powder Mountain 0 0 0 0 Red Mountain 37 PP 0 5 83 Ski Free Christmas Day on Silverlode Chair from 10am-2pm Revelstoke Nordic Ski 0 0 0 0 Call Ahead: 250-837-6755 Silver Star 37 MG 36 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 77 HP MM 0 33 160 Dec 31: First Night 2000 Celebration Whitewater 68 MG PP 0 2 6

CALIFORNIA

Tahoe XC 0 0 0 0

NEVADA

Diamond Peak 15 MG SP 12 3 4 Diamond Peak XC 12 MG 12 0 6 Las Vegas Ski and Snow 0 0 0 0 Mount Rose 6 MG 0 3 6

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Alpine Meadows 29 MG PDR 0 11 0 40% of trails open Badger Pass 0 0 0 0 Projected opening to be announced - weather permitting Bear Valley 12 MG PP 15 5 18 12/26: GS Race Series #1 & 2 01/08: Air Bear 2000 Bear Valley XC 4 MG 8 0 5 Boreal 18 MG MM 0 9 41 Boreal/Donner Ski 0 0 0 0 Camp Richardson 1 0 0 0 Caples Lake 0 0 0 0 Coffee Creek 0 0 0 0 Dodge Ridge 0 0 0 0 Projected Opening to be announced Donner Ski Ranch 9 BS PP TC 0 4 0 75% of the mountain is open Eagle Mtn 0 0 0 0 Projected to open- TBA Heavenly 12 MG MM PP 0 15 24 Homewood Mountain Reso 13 MG PP 0 4 13 Kirkwood 12 MG PP 30 6 27 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 HP MG MM P 10 8 43 Halfpipe open and groomed - Tubing hill open Northstar XC 4 CORN MG TC 10 0 6 Royal Gorge XC 29 MG 276 2 79 Sierra at Tahoe 3 HP MG PP 0 6 27 Sierra Summit 0 MG 0 2 6 Open Soda Springs 18 MG MM 0 4 0 Tubing available Squaw Valley 6 MG PP 0 17 0 Sugar Bowl 12 MG 0 11 33 Tahoe Donner 0 MG PP 22 3 12 Yosemite XC 0 0 0 0

OREGON

Anthony Lakes Mountain 44 MG 14 2 21 Hoodoo 30 MG 7 4 0 Mt. Ashland 21 HP MG TC 0 4 23 Mt. Bachelor 51 MG 50 8 0 Mountain is in full operation Mt. Hood Meadows 54 CORN MG SP 0 7 0 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl 38 0 3 0 Timberline 61 MG 0 5 0 Willamette Pass 37 0 2 9

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Bear Mountain 18 HP MG PP 0 9 20 June Mountain 0 0 0 0 Mammoth Mountain 15 HP MG 0 15 53 Mount Waterman 0 0 0 0 Mt. Baldy 0 0 0 0 New Mountain High 18 HP MM PP 0 6 15 Rim Nordic 0 0 0 0 Ski Sunrise 0 0 0 0 Snow Summit 14 MG MM PP 0 7 4 Now - 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 HP MG 0 4 30 Open Daily until January 2 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 PP 125 0 0 Open - snowshoeing available Mission Ridge 23 MG 0 4 0 Mount Baker 94 MG 0 9 0 Mt. Spokane 63 HP MG 0 5 33 Night skiing starts 12/29 Rendezvous 0 0 0 0 Snoqualmie Pass areas 26 MG 0 0 0 Summit Central and West are open Stevens Pass 59 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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