[PHOTOS] Ski Portillo, Chile, Sees First Significant Snowfall of the Season The Southern Hemisphere is off to a solid start already this winter. As we are winding things down in North America after a historic season for California, Utah, and Wyoming, things are just getting going down south. OpenSnow is reporting 29″ of snowfall at Ski Portillo, Chile, all falling in the last ten days of May. The first established ski resort […] Industry News John Cunningham | June 5, 2023 0 Comments
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Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: When the Winds Kick Up, the Stories Come Out! Report from 18-19 April 2022, and brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Following a huge weekend of festivities capped off with the annual Cushing Crossing and after-party on the KT sundeck, Monday morning was supposed to mellow. We were expecting another break in the weather patterns before the high winds preceding the next storm arrived later that afternoon. Acting in […] Conditions Report Ryan Kime | April 21, 2022 2 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Report: 9-inches of New Snow and Blue Skies to Start the Workweek Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Monday, March 21, 2022 Sunshine and nine inches of new snow from this weekend will make any Monday morning good. If you could think of a better way to start the workweek, please—tell me. When we got to Alta at 9:15 this morning the skies were blue and it was chilly—a […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 21, 2022 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Report: Cold with a Little Bit of Powder Report from 2/22/22 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area I found powder snow at Alta yesterday afternoon; not dust on crust not just a little sprinkle of new snow— powder! The trees at Alta yesterday skied the best they have in about seven weeks since the Wasatch saw its last significant snowfall. It was blistering cold, lightly snowing, and […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 23, 2022 1 Comment
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report: A Steep, Sun-Crusted Descent Down The South Face Report from January 11, 2022 “A blonde bitch, beautiful and vicious.” That’s how Montgomery Atwater, one of Alta’s first snow rangers and the father of avalanche research in the United States, referred to 11,045-foot-tall Mount Superior. Looking at Mount Superior from the town of Alta at the end of the road in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, it’s the first thing […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | January 12, 2022 0 Comments
The Ski Area Snow Report: Fact or Fiction? We’ve all had those days: The snow report is claiming an epic dump, but on the hill, it skis like only a few inches. What the heck? Is the snow report just a total lie? A publication in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics decided to have a closer look. Snow reporting is a challenging process. Things like elevation, wind, and aspect can […] Brains Mike Lavery | November 12, 2021 11 Comments
Nakiska, AB Report: Pre-Season Race Training Despite a lack of snow on the ground in Calgary, Alberta, nearby resorts are gearing back up for another season. Norquay and Lake Louise both opened to the public on November 5th, with Sunshine Village not far behind. Just 45 minutes out from the city, Nakiska Ski Area typically opens up a week or two earlier for race teams to […] Conditions Report Phil Tremblay | November 11, 2021 0 Comments
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