• Stratton Mountain: Powder Alert – Stratton is Getting Slammed – also, Spring Fling Apr 10-11 – http://bit.ly/nlCCU #ski #
• Park City: Sat, Feb 27 – Snowboard Slopestyle in Pick'n Shovel; Sun, Feb 28 – Skier and Snowboard Superpipe – http://bit.ly/2dAQay #ski #
• Mount Seymour: 2 days, and 26cm of snow fell on Mt Seymour – http://bit.ly/10H3s8 #ski #
• Val Gardena: 10 cm in valley and approximately 30 cm fresh snow – http://bit.ly/6HPaPG #ski #
• Ski Wentworth: Feb 23-26 – SBX #
• Norway Mountain: 2010-2011 Season Pass's will be going on sale starting February 28th. – http://bit.ly/1mOdji #ski #
• Loon Mountain: 10 Inches of Fresh Powder at Loon-More on the Way! – http://bit.ly/6OwufK #ski #
• Jackson Hole: Lifts Open: 9 of 11; Trails Open: 117 of 116; Groomed Trails: 34 of 48 – http://bit.ly/1JKpDo #ski #
• Great Glen Trails: Great Glen Trails 2010 Summer Events Preview now available – http://bit.ly/UUPVP #ski #
• Stowe: Trails Open: 113 (41.5 Miles); Lifts Scheduled: 10; Surface Conditions: Powder/Packed Powder – http://bit.ly/6VwBl #ski #
• RT @VisitCairngorms: It is likely Lecht, Cairngorm Mountain & Glenshee will be closed today due to road conditions and high winds. #
• Grand Targhee: Feb 27: Targhee Snowshoe Race Feb 27-28: March 6-8: Targhee Telefest! – http://bit.ly/i2RYN #ski #
• Searchmont Resort: Only 6 weeks left – 2010/11 Season Passes on sale at March Break. – http://bit.ly/14Y5Ya #ski #
• Sundown Mountain Resort: Open until Midnight on Friday, February 26th – http://bit.ly/3aY7dJ #ski #
• Mammoth Mountain: What’s a Chicken Jam? Roxy Chicken Jam March 25-28 – http://bit.ly/WILmJ #ski #
• Pats Peak: Another 6 inches of fresh snow – http://bit.ly/DvFlo #ski #

This is not the sort of thing you usually hear from Scotland….

Patroller’s Blog “Snow Joke”:

“Back Home after pulling out from the hill at 11.00am. The ploughs were struggling even to keep a single track on the down road. The wind was not really the problem but the volume of snow falling out of the sky, I knew we should not have tried to wire up the cannon this week.

Anyway the rothiemurchus official weather station is reporting 75cm in my back garden now, oil tank is buried, soon to be followed by the trampoline and it is still thumping down. After this mornings frolics I need spotlights on my roof bars as going up the glen the snow was above my headlights, if anyone from Volvo reads this I could do with an upgrade or raising kit after getting bellied in the down road.

Up the hill there is between 1.5 to 2 metres of fresh powder on the lower slopes and zig zags and probably more further up, the snow is level with the top of the tunnel and track buried in the usual places. I would also imagine there will be avalanche risk in places we have not seen before.

If the forecasted winds materialise who knows when we will get open…

July Glacier skiing anyone?

Cheers

Colin”

(Via Cairngorm Mountain – Patroller’s Blog.)

Good piece over in the Times (UK) on useful iPhone Apps for skiing (blog post).

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Winter Carnival at Snowbasin – Saturday March 20th:

“A winter carnival will take place at Snowbasin on Saturday, March 20^th  to benefit adaptive sports programs. The carnival will provide a variety of family fun activities, and has been designed to educate the community in the world of adaptive skiing and snowboarding and increase awareness of Snowbasin Adaptive Sports. The carnival is open to the public from 9am – 3pm. Activities include a tubing hill ride, mini snow golf, blindfold ski shuffle, long ski stomp, snow bowling, face painting, temporary hair coloring, and a snow sculpture contest. Participants will also be eligible for a raffle for a pair of new skis, a set of golf clubs, or a painting by a local artist. Tickets include cotton candy, popcorn, hotdogs, music and more. Tickets are available in the Snowbasin Learning Center for $15 in advance, and $20 the day of the event. For more information, call 801.620.1116.”

(Via Snowbasin Blog.)

• Sugarbush: 13-25 inches, since yesterday…and the snow is expected to continue! – http://bit.ly/iaQro #ski #
• Wildcat Mountain: 5 inches of new snow since 12 pm Wednesday – http://bit.ly/fybEM #ski #
• Loon Mountain: Sat.-Sun., March 6-7 – Droppin' In Women's Snowboard Camp: – http://bit.ly/ZSHo8 #ski #
• Loon Mountain: Sat., March 6 – TJX Briefcase Race with Mike Lynch – The Faulkner Breast Center – help raise funds – http://bit.ly/ZSHo8 #
• Ski Plattekill: 24 inches of NEW SNOW and opening for 'POWDER DAIZE' – http://bit.ly/IUfPE #ski #
• Jackson Hole: Lifts Open: 9 of 11; Trails Open: 117 of 116; Groomed Trails: 37 of 48 – http://bit.ly/1JKpDo #ski #
• Big Bear Mountain: The Slopes Are All Yours – great midweek skiing and no lift lines – http://bit.ly/2SRipt #ski #
• Stowe: Trails Open: 112 (41.4 Miles); Lifts Scheduled: 10; Surface Conditions: Powder/Packed Powder – http://bit.ly/6VwBl #ski #
• Mount Buller: Annual Picnic in the Park food and wine festival in Mirimbah Park Sunday March 7th. – http://bit.ly/2L6eZh #ski #

Snow fall reported in the US in the last 24 hours (snow map).

Resorts that have received 16 inches of snow

Holiday Mountain (NY)
Stump Sprouts XC (MA)

Resorts that have received 15 inches of snow

Hunter Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 14 inches of snow

Jay Peak (VT)

Resorts that have received 13.2 inches of snow

Wild Wings XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 13 inches of snow

Eden Mountain Lodge XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 12.4 inches of snow

Mt Zion (MI)

Resorts that have received 12.3 inches of snow

Bolton Valley (VT)

Resorts that have received 12 inches of snow

Blandford Ski Area (MA)

Resorts that have received 11 inches of snow

Rock Creek Lodge XC (CA)
Mammoth Mountain (CA)
Tamarack Lodge Resort XC (CA)
June Mountain (CA)

Resorts that have received 10.2 inches of snow

Mad River Glen (VT)

Resorts that have received 10.1 inches of snow

Maple Corner Farm XC (MA)

Resorts that have received 10 inches of snow

Bousquet Ski Area (MA)
Smuggler’s Notch (VT)

Resorts that have received 9.8 inches of snow

Holiday Mountain (NY) (NY)

Resorts that have received 9.6 inches of snow

Catamount (NY)
Brodie Mountain (MA)

Resorts that have received 9.5 inches of snow

Tanglwood (PA)

Resorts that have received 9 inches of snow

Pineridge XC (NY)
Middlebury College Snow Bowl (VT)

Resorts that have received 8.8 inches of snow

Craftsbury Outdoor Center XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 8 inches of snow

Great Brook XC (MA)
Quechee Lakes (VT)
Jiminy Peak (MA)

Resorts that have received 7 inches of snow

Crystal Mountain XC (WA)
White Pass (WA)
Ski Plattekill Mtn XC (NY)
Crystal Mountain (WA)
Temple Mountain (Closed) (NH)

Resorts that have received 6.5 inches of snow

Mount Sunapee (NH)

Resorts that have received 6.1 inches of snow

Black River XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 6 inches of snow

Storrs Hill (NH)
Gore Mountain XC (NY)
Mt Shasta XC (CA)
Gore Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 5.8 inches of snow

Montecito-Sequoia Inc XC (CA)

Resorts that have received 5.3 inches of snow

Willard Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 5 inches of snow

Ski Butternut (MA)
Catamount (NY)
Ole’s XC (VT)
Willamette Pass (OR)
Willamette Pass XC (OR)

Resorts that have received 4.5 inches of snow

Ski Windham (NY)

Resorts that have received 4 inches of snow

Lapland Lake XC (NY)
Fahnestock Winter Park XC (NY)
Okemo Valley XC (VT)
Squaw Creek XC (CA)
Tahoe Donner XC (CA)
Alpine Meadows (CA)
Tahoe Cross Country XC (CA)
Tahoe Donner Ski Bowl (CA)
Squaw Valley USA (CA)
Mount Southington (CT)
Mt. Shasta Ski Park (CA)
Lake Tahoe Area (CA)
Homewood Mountain Resort (CA)

Resorts that have received 3.8 inches of snow

Windham Mtn (NY)

Resorts that have received 3.2 inches of snow

Trapp Family Lodge XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 3 inches of snow

Friends Lake Inn XC (NY)
Cooper Spur XC (OR)
Prospect Mountain XC (VT)
Cascade XC (NY)
Cooper Spur (OR)
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl (OR)
Timberline Ski Area (OR)
Summit Ski Area (OR)

Resorts that have received 2.9 inches of snow

Blue Moon Berry Farm XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 2.8 inches of snow

Marquette Mountain (MI)
Snow Ridge ski area (NY)

Resorts that have received 2.3 inches of snow

Gunstock (NH)
Sawkill Family Ski Center (NY)

Resorts that have received 2 inches of snow

Warner Canyon (OR)
Timber Creek XC (VT)
Dodge Ridge XC (CA)
Porcupine Mountains (MI)

Resorts that have received 1.8 inches of snow

Crystal Mountain (MI)

Resorts that have received 1.7 inches of snow

Thunder Ridge (NY)

Resorts that have received 1.6 inches of snow

Caberfae Peaks (MI)

Resorts that have received 1.4 inch of snow

Loon Mountain XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 1.2 inch of snow

North Lakeland Discovery Center XC (WI)
Nordic Mountain (WI)
Stowe XC (VT)
Smugglers Notch XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 1.1 inch of snow

Jack Frost (PA)

Resorts that have received 1 inch of snow

Boreal Ridge (CA)
Yosemite XC (CA)
Sylvan Hill Park (WI)
Devil’s Head Resort (WI)
Northstar XC (CA)
Northstar-At-Tahoe (CA)
Stevens Pass (WA)
Stevens Pass XC (WA)

Resorts that have received 0.8 inch of snow

Brundage Mountain (ID)

Resorts that have received 0.6 inch of snow

Cascade Mountain (WI)

Resorts that have received 0.5 inch of snow

Blue Hills (MA)
Christmas Mountain (WI)
49 Degrees North XC (WA)
Blue Hills XC (MA)
Priest Lake XC (ID)
Snow Trails (OH)
North Valley XC (ID)
Mt Spokane Nordic (WA)
Mt Hardscrabble (WI)

Resorts that have received 0.4 inches of snow

Bretton Woods XC (NH)
Ishpeming Al Quaal XC (MI)
Mt. Bachelor? (OR)

Resorts that have received 0.3 inches of snow

Swain Ski Center (NY)
Middlebury College XC (VT)
Carters Bethel XC (ME)
Highland Recreation XC (MI)
Deer Mountain XC (SD)

Resorts that have received 0.2 inches of snow

Ski Beech (NC)
Spirit Mountain (MN)
Silver Rapids Lodge XC (MN)
Beech Mountain (NC)
Peek’n Peak XC (NY)
Little Switzerland (WI)
Alpine Valley (WI)
Wilmot Mountain (WI)
Ski Sawmill (PA)
Spirit Mountain XC (MN)

Resorts that have received 0.1 inches of snow

Justin Trails XC (CO)
Sundown Mountain Resort (IA)
Norway Mountain (MI)
Pines Peak (IN)
SteepleChase (MN)
The Birches XC (ME)
Sundown Mountain XC (IA)

2nd Floor and More!:

“The 2nd floor is in place on the new cafe at Knoll Ridge and boy are we excited! The crews have been working really hard during the latest fine weather spell to get as much done as possible. You will notice in the photo gallery that things are moving fast …”

(Via Mt Ruapehu Latest News.)

The Summit to Host Law Enforcement Appreciation Weekend:

“Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. February 24, 2010– The Summit at Snoqualmie will be hosting a Law Enforcement Appreciation Weekend for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services staff and their families this Saturday and Sunday, February 27th and 28th, 2010. [...]“

More details: The Summit to Host Law Enforcement Appreciation Weekend

(Via The Summit at Snoqualmie.)

This is a great little story over at the Jay Peak Resort Weblog

Raising ‘Em Jay, Starting ‘Em Young:

“Throughout the month of January we asked all new parents at North Country Hospital in Newport if they wanted to be entered in a draw to win a lifetime season pass for their new babe.  Not surprisingly, they were all keen.  On Friday, we randomly selected a winner – young Alexander Jensen who will, for the rest of his life, have free access to Jay Peak.  We’re also throwing in 5 years of ski and/or snowboard lessons and 5 years of equipment rental to get him started on the right foot.  When our EmStarr called to give his parents the good news his mom said ‘Is this a joke?’.  Once she was persuaded she wasn’t being pranked, a very excited mom-Jensen compared winning the lifetime season pass to winning the lottery.  Aw shucks.

Congrats Alexander, our First Skier of the New Year.”

What a fantastic idea….

(Via Jay Peak Resort Weblog.)

American Ski Classic:

“March 17, 2010 – March 21, 2010

America’s original Pro/Am celebrity ski event returns to Vail Mountain March 17-20 as the 2010 Korbel California Champagne American Ski Classic takes Golden Peak by storm.

Some of the greatest names in ski racing history, including Olympic, World Championships and World Cup champions will kickoff the festivities Thursday, March 18, as old rivalries are rekindled in the Volvo Legends of Skiing Giant Slalom competition, followed by a special edition of the Bud Light Street Beat free concert series featuring Cowboy Mouth.

New this year, we bring the Conway Cup into the fold on Wednesday, March 17. In its inaugural year, the Conway Cup presented by Korbel is a community race featuring 40 four-person teams in a dual-format race.

Please visit www.vvf.org for more details.”

(Via Vail Resort Event Calendar.)