Update from 5th December – check out the bases at the North American Ski resorts already! Lots of snowfall predicted so this is only the start! If you’re up there or about to head up there, do send us a note to tell us all about it!
With 120 cms falling in 72 hours (100 in 48 hours!), the snowfall this year at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Canada, is already at 230 cms of the fluffy white stuff!
Here is the latest video from Sun Peaks – Mt Morrisey opened today – very jealous!
With 72 cms of snow at the top of Silver Star’s ski runs and more in the forecast, they now have the green light to start the Comet 6-Pack Express and Silver Queen lifts and get the downhill ski season going for the winter. Here’s their Resort Services Manager out enjoying the first turns of the season.
With total snowfall to date nearing around 3.5 metres and a snow base of just over a metre, Sun Peaks is set for yet another exciting season! Check out all the fun and festivities of New Years Eve just gone
WARNING – if you have not been or are desperate for some powder you will be tempted to call us and make a booking!
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Whistler Mountain will be opening 6 Days Early because of the new snow and low freezing levels. Blackcomb Mountain will open on Thursday 25 November 2010, Whistler Blackcomb’s official opening day.
Preparing Whistler Mountain for Early Opening
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13 November 2010: Mt Norquay opened today, adding to the runs already available in Banff-Lake Louise. Mt Norquay will now be open for weekends only.
Seven days a week opening for Mt Norquay is scheduled for 3rd December 2010.
Mt Norquay Opening Day. November 13 2010
Whistler Blackcomb is busy preparing for the upcoming ski and snowboard season with over 70 cm (28 in) of snow falling in the past week. Last season in November Whistler Blackcomb experienced the snowiest month ever with 560 cm (220 in). With the La Niña weather system forecasted to bring cooler temperatures and more precipitation than normal to the region, could this be the start to another record month?
Countdown to opening day, November 25, is on!
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Details in our latest SnowTimes