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Whiteout: Ski mountain opening as deep snowpack early reverses last year’s snow drought

November 10, 2018 gazette Leave a Comment

Whiteout is The Gazette’s weekly column on all things skiing, snowboarding and snow in Colorado’s high country. Each week, we’ll break down snow totals, storm and avalanche forecasts, special events in the mountains and ski industry news. Aspen Mountain will open Nov. 17 — five days ahead of schedule next Saturday, Nov. 17after more than 20 inches of snow from recent storms. And there’s more of that on the way. “With a promising winter forecast, the Snowmass Base Village Grand Opening approaching, and a new and improved Aspen Snowmass App to make tracking your bowl laps and vertical feet easier than ever — it’s stacking up to be our best season yet!” the ski resort said in a news release. Aspen and most of the Interstate 70 corridor could see another 1 to 2 inches Sunday through Monday, with mountains east of the Continental Divide looking at up to 8 inches, said OpenSnow forecaster Joel Gratz. Highest snow totals will likely be at Eldora. Mountains across Colorado have enjoyed plenty of early season snow. As of Friday morning, the snowpack statewide was 166 percent of its median. That’s a huge improvement over last year, when part of the state had historically low snowpack levels. The bounty of snow and low temperatures conducive for snowmaking enabled Breckenridge and Keystone to open Wednesday — two days ahead of schedule. It was the first time in 10 years the Vail Resorts-owned mountains had enough snow to open early. Eldora Mountain also opened Wednesday,… [Read full story]




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