Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Tuesday, Nov 14 2006, 6:30:52 PM EST.
SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS
This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR. The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language.
NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers).
New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to base is reported.
Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined.
Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers.
Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions, covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers.
Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not been compacted.
Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.
Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.
Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP. Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.
Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell.
Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been previously packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall.
Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet. This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow.
Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen granular will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip away and not support a pole.
Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after rainfall or high temperatures.
Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it.
Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined, variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter. Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen Granular, for example.
Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized by large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then warm up again and loosen during the day.
Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions. It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open for skiers.
Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind into forming a base.
Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT
Mohawk Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
Woodbury - Reopen 11/23
MAINE
Big Rock - Plan to Open 12/09
Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/26
Lost Valley - Plan to Open 12/15
Mt Abram - Plan to Open 12/16
Saddleback - Plan to Open 12/16; Oct 23: 8-10 inches new snow
Shawnee Peak - Plan to Open 12/16
MASSACHUSETTS
Blandford - Plan to Open 12/16
Catamount - Plan to Open 12/01
Ski Butternut - Plan to Open 11/24
Wachusett - Plan to Open 11/24
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Attitash - Plan to Open 11/24
Cannon Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Cog Railway Ski Trains - Plan to Open 11/24
Cranmore - Plan to Open 12/09
Granite Gorge - Plan to Open 11/24 w/ tubing and a terrain park
Gunstock - Plan to Open 12/08
King Pine - Plan to Open 12/15
Loon Mountain - Plan to Open 11/22
Mount Sunapee - Plan to Open 11/25
Ragged Mountain - Plan to Open 12/02
Waterville Valley - Plan to Open 11/23
Wildcat - Plan to Open 11/24
NEW YORK
Belleayre - Plan to Open 11/18
Bristol Mountain - Plan to Open 12/08
Gore Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Greek Peak - Plan to Open 12/02
Holiday Mountain - Plan to Open 12/18
Holiday Valley - Plan to Open 11/24
Labrador Mountain - Plan to Open 12/01
Mt Peter - Plan to Open 12/02
Plattekill - Plan to Open 12/09
Snow Ridge - Plan to Open 11/24
Titus Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Windham Mtn - Plan to Open 11/17
PENNSYLVANIA
Alpine Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
Blue Mountain - Plan to Open 12/01
Shawnee Mountain - Plan to Open 12/02
Ski Big Bear - Plan to Open 12/16
Ski Sawmill - Plan to Open 12/02
RHODE ISLAND
Yawgoo Valley - Plan to Open 12/01
VERMONT
Bolton Valley - Plan to Open 11/24
Jay Peak - Plan to Open 11/23
Pico - Plan to Open 12/15
Smugglers' Notch - Plan to Open 11/24
Stowe - Plan to Open 11/22
Stratton Mountain - Plan to Open 11/22
Sugarbush - Plan to Open 11/18
SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian - Plan to Open 11/17
Cataloochee - Reopen 11/17
Sugar Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
VIRGINIA
The Homestead - Plan to Open 12/15
Wintergreen - Plan to Open 11/25
WEST VIRGINIA
Canaan Valley - Plan to Open 12/01
Snowshoe Mountain - Plan to Open 11/22
Timberline Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/07
MIDWEST
ILLINOIS
Chestnut Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Ski Snowstar - Plan to Open 12/09
IOWA
Fun Valley - Plan to Open 12/02
Seven Oaks - Plan to Open 12/09
Sundown Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
MICHIGAN
Big Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/08
Blackjack - Plan to Open 12/16
Caberfae Peaks - Plan to Open 11/24
Cannonsburg - Plan to Open 11/24
Crystal Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
Hickory Hills - Plan to Open 12/22
Indianhead - Plan to Open 11/23
Marquette - Plan to Open 11/18
Mont Ripley - Plan to Open 11/23
Mount Brighton - Plan to Open 11/23
Nub's Nob - Plan to Open 11/23
Ski Brule - Reopen 11/17
Skyline - Plan to Open 12/26
MINNESOTA
Afton Alps - Reopen TBA
Andes Tower Hills - Plan to Open 11/16
Buena Vista - Plan to Open 11/24
Giants Ridge - Plan to Open 11/24
Hyland Ski Snowboard - Plan to Open 11/18
Lutsen Mountain - Plan to Open 11/18
Powder Ridge - Plan to Open 11/24
Spirit Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
Steeplechase - Plan to Open 11/25
Welch Village - Plan to Open 11/24
Wild Mountain - Tue 2:56p variable 5 - 24 base 3 trails, 12% open,
3 lifts
MISSOURI
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open 12/16
Snow Creek - Plan to Open 12/16
SOUTH DAKOTA
Terry Peak - Plan to Open 11/24
WISCONSIN
Cascade Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Christie Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
Christmas Mountain - Plan to Open 12/15
Devil's Head - Plan to Open 11/24
Granite Peak - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 10: 6 inches new snow
Mountain Top at Grand Geneva - Plan to Open 12/08
Sunburst - Reopen TBA
Trollhaugen - Tue 3:05p variable machine groomed 20 - 36 base 4
trails, 18% open, 1 lift
Tyrol Basin - Reopen 11/19; w/ 2 runs
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Arapahoe Basin - Tue 5:14a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 18 -
20 base 9 trails, 155 acres, 32% open, 4 lifts
Aspen Highlands - Plan to Open 12/09; Nov 13-14: 10 inches new snow
Aspen Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov12-14: 10 inches new snow
Beaver Creek - Plan to Open 11/22; Nov 13-14: 8 inches new snow
Breckenridge - Tue 5:30a 4 new packed powder machine groomed 22 - 25
base 13 trails, 290 acres, 13% open, 4 lifts
Buttermilk - Plan to Open 12/09; Oct 26: 8 inches new snow
Copper Mountain - Tue 5:00a 4 new powder machine groomed 30 - 32 base
16 trails, 192 acres, 8% open, 6 lifts
Crested Butte - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 14: 11 inches new snow
Echo Mountain Park - Plan to Open 11/22
Eldora - Plan to Open 11/17; Oct 26: 21 inches new snow
Keystone - Tue 5:30a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 19 - 19 base
10 trails, 173 acres, 6% open, 4 lifts
Loveland - Tue 5:30a 4 new packed powder machine groomed 23 - 23 base
20 trails, 179 acres, 13% open, 3 lifts
Monarch - Plan to Open 11/22; Nov 13-14: 13 inches new snow
Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/07; Nov 13: 10 inches-20 inches new snow
Purgatory at Durango - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 12: 6 inches new snow
Silverton Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 13: 18 inches new snow
Ski Cooper - Plan to Open 11/23
Snowmass - Plan to Open 11/23; Oct 26: 9 inches new snow
SolVista Basin - Plan to Open 12/13
Steamboat - Plan to Open 11/22; Nov 14: 9 inches new snow
Sunlight - Plan to Open 12/01; Oct 26: 8 inches new snow
Telluride - Plan to Open 11/23; Oct 17: 8 inches new snow
Vail - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 10: 3 inches new snow
Winter Park - Plan to Open 11/15
Wolf Creek - Tue 2:45p 9 new powder machine groomed 32 - 39 base 69
trails, 1440 acres, 90% open, 4 lifts
MONTANA
Big Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 10: 4 inches new snow
Big Sky - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 09: 3 inches new snow
Bridger Bowl - Plan to Open 12/09
Discovery - Plan to Open 11/23; Oct 31: 4 inches new snow
Great Divide - Plan to Open 11/22; Nov 13: 3 inches new snow;
Nov 18-19: Lift Operator and Ski Instructor training
Maverick - Plan to Open 12/09
Moonlight Basin - Plan to Open 11/24
Red Lodge - Plan to Open 11/24; Oct 31: 9 inches new snow
Showdown - Plan to Open 12/08; Oct 30: 3 inches new snow
Teton Pass - Plan to Open 12/09
NEW MEXICO
Angel Fire - Plan to Open 12/15
Red River - Plan to Open 11/22
Sandia Peak - Plan to Open 12/15
Sipapu - Plan to Open 11/18; Oct 26: 6 inches new snow
Ski Apache - Plan to Open 11/23
Taos - Plan to Open 11/23
UTAH
Alta - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 12-14: 10 inches new snow
Beaver Mountain - Plan to Open 12/15
Brian Head - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 14: 7 inches new snow
Brighton - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 12-14: 16 inches new snow
Deer Valley - Plan to Open 12/06
Park City - Plan to Open 11/17
Powder Mountain - Plan to Open 11/17
Snowbasin - Plan to Open 11/23
Snowbird - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 12-14: 16 inches new snow
Solitude - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 12-14: 10 inches new snow
Sundance - Plan to Open 12/09
The Canyons - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 12-14: 11.5 inches new snow
Wolf Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
WYOMING
Grand Targhee - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 12-14: 18 inches new snow
Hogadon - Plan to Open 11/24
Jackson Hole - Plan to Open 12/02; Nov 14: 10 inches new snow
Snowy Range - Plan to Open 11/25
PACIFIC SOUTH
CALIFORNIA
Alpine Meadows - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 12: 2 inches-4 inches new
snow
Boreal - Tue 9:51a variable 6 - 9 base 1 trail 2% open, 1 lift
Heavenly - Plan to Open 11/17
June - Plan to Open 12/16
Kirkwood - Plan to Open 11/18
Mammoth - Tue 7:00a 1 new hard packed machine groomed 6 - 12 base 2
trails, 40 acres, 1% open, 2 lifts
Northstar at Tahoe - Plan to Open 11/18
Sierra Summit - Reopen 11/18
Squaw Valley USA - Plan to Open 11/17
Tahoe Donner - Plan to Open 12/15
NEVADA
Las Vegas Ski - Plan to Open 11/23
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Silver Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 13: 5 inches new snow
Soldier Mountain - Plan to Open 12/14; Nov 13: 8 inches new snow
Sun Valley - Plan to Open 11/23
Tamarack - Plan to Open 11/22; Nov 12: 5 inches-12 inches new snow
OREGON
Hoodoo - Plan to Open 11/24
Mt Ashland - Plan to Open 11/22
Mt Bachelor - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 14: 11 inches new snow
Mt Hood Meadows - Plan to Open 11/17; Nov 12: 12 inches new snow
Ski Anthony Lakes - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 11: 5 inches new snow
Timberline - Plan to Open 11/16; Nov 12: 7 inches new snow
Warner Canyon - Plan to Open 11/21
Willamette Pass - Plan to Open 11/18
WASHINGTON
Crystal Mountain - Plan to Open 11/16
Mission Ridge - Plan to Open 12/02
Mt Baker - Plan to Open 11/16; Nov 12: 14 inches new snow
Mt Spokane - Plan to Open 12/01
Stevens Pass - Plan to Open 11/17 w/ 5 lifts
White Pass - Plan to Open 11/18
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Apex Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
Big White - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 11: 4 inches new snow
Fairmont Hot Springs - Plan to Open 12/15; Nov 13: 2 inches new snow
Fernie Alpine - Plan to Open 12/09
Kicking Horse - Plan to Open 12/15
Kimberley - Plan to Open 12/16
Mt Baldy - Plan to Open 12/02
Mt Washington Resort - Plan to Open 12/07; Nov 02: 4 inches new snow
Panorama Mountain - Plan to Open 12/08
Red Resort - Plan to Open 12/01
Silver Star - Plan to Open 11/23
Ski Smithers - Plan to Open 11/17
Sun Peaks - Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 13: 5 inches new snow
Whistler/Blackcomb - Plan to Open 11/23
Whitewater - Plan to Open 11/25
MANITOBA
Asessippi Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/08
Falcon Ridge - Plan to Open 12/09
QUEBEC
Mont Avila - Plan to Open 11/25
Mont Gabriel - Plan to Open 12/09
Mont Habitant - Plan to Open 11/18
Mont Olympia - Plan to Open 12/09
Mont Rigaud - Plan to Open 12/16
Mont Sainte-Anne - Plan to Open 11/18
Ski Morin Heights - Plan to Open 11/26
Stoneham - Plan to Open 11/24
Tremblant - Plan to Open 11/24
ONTARIO
Calabogie Peaks - Plan to Open 12/01
Hidden Valley - Plan to Open 12/16
Loch Lomond - Plan to Open 12/01
Searchmont Resort - Plan to Open 12/16
NOVA SCOTIA
Ski Martock - Plan to Open 12/09
NEW BRUNSWICK
Crabbe Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Poley Mountain - Plan to Open 12/15
ALBERTA
Canada Olympic Park - Tue 6:00a hard packed 30 - 30 base 1 trail
33% open, 1 lift
Castle Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
Lake Louise - Tue 6:00a 3 new powder machine groomed 23 - 33 base 27
trails, 24% open, 5 lifts
Marmot Basin - Plan to Open 11/17; w/ 7 lifts
Nakiska Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/09
Pass Powderkeg - Plan to Open 12/17
Ski Banff @ Norquay - Reopen 11/17
Sunshine Village - Tue 6:00a 3 new powder machine groomed 32 - 44
trails, 41% open, 7 lifts
ALASKA
ALASKA
Alyeska Resort - Plan to Open 11/18; w/ chair 3
NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS
Canterbury Farm XC Plan to Open 12/15
Northfield Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/15
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Windblown XC Plan to Open 12/03
NEW YORK
Fahnestock Winter Park XC Plan to Open 12/01
Lapland Lake XC Plan to Open 11/24
Mohonk Mt House XC Plan to Open 12/15
Oak Hill Farms XC Plan to Open 12/17
VERMONT
Craftsbury Outdoor Center XC Plan to Open 12/15
Trapp Family Lodge XC Plan to Open 12/01
MIDWEST
MINNESOTA
Pincushion Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/15
WISCONSIN
Telemark XC Plan to Open 12/15
ROCKIES
COLORADO
Crested Butte XC Plan to Open 11/18; Nov 14: 12 inches new snow
Howelsen Hill XC Plan to Open 12/02
MONTANA
Rendezvous Ski Trails XC Mon 10:10a w variable 4--4 base 14 km,
NEW MEXICO
Enchanted Forest XC Plan to Open 11/18
PACIFIC SOUTH
CALIFORNIA
Bear Valley XC Plan to Open 11/24
PACIFIC NORTH
IDAHO
Galena Lodge XC Plan to Open 11/18
CANADA
QUEBEC
Camp Mercier XC Plan to Open 12/09
ALBERTA
Strathcona Wilderness Center XC Sat 10:00a hard packed 1--1 base 10
trails, 12 km,
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