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Powder Skiing in Hawaii? | 5-8″ of Snow for Hawaii This Week…

Mauna Kea snow, Hawaii

This is kinda cool. This is kinda frustrating. While the West Coast flounders in ski area closing snowlessness, Hawaii is expecting 5-8″ of snow this week. Yes, people ski in Hawaii. The Big Island’s highest peak, Mauna Kea (translates to White Mountain), is the largest mountain in the world. Mauna Kea starts at -19,000-feet below sea level and rises to 13,796-feet above sea level giving it a vertical relief of about 33,000-feet – around 4,000-feet taler than Mt. Everest. Skiing Mauna Kea is very real. The Mauna Kea Ski Corporation rents […]

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Miles Clark | March 10, 2015
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