2003/2004 Ski Area Snowfall Log
for the Silver Valley
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I moved to Wallace in January 1993 because it was a
charming village halfway between TWO ski areas, a dozen
miles in either direction on Interstate 90 in northern
Idaho's
Silver Valley.
This page will
log the snowfall
statistics for both
Silver Mountain,
a gondola ride away from Kellogg,
and
Lookout Pass,
at the Montana border. Click on the
animated color bars to move between the top and bottom of
the data. Greg Marsh |
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| 2001/2002 Snowfall Log | 2002/2003 Snowfall Log | 2004/2005 Snowfall Log | 2005/2006 Snowfall Log |
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Silver Mountain The Lodge, elevation 5650 feet, is at "Mid Mountain," while Kellogg Peak, top of Chair 2, has an elevation of 6200 feet. See trailmap for orientation. CLOSED FOR SEASON on April 11. |
Lookout Pass The Lodge is at base of Runt Mountain. The chair runs from an elevation of 4800 feet to the top of Runt at 5650 feet. See trailmap for orientation. CLOSED FOR SEASON on April 4. |
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| 136 | Days Open as of April 11, 2004 | 104 | ||||||
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The early morning temperatures listed below were
recorded between 5 and 7 AM at the Silver Mountain Lodge and/or at the Lookout Pass Lodge . A (temperature) means it was recorded/reported after 7 AM. |
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| Date | 24 hr New |
at Lodge |
at Summit |
temp °F |
Date | 24 hr New |
at Lodge |
at Summit |
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/ 28° |
Saturday Nov 15 |
0" | 16" | 24" | |||
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/ 29° |
Sunday Nov 16 |
3" | 18" | 26" | |||
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/ 22° | Thursday Nov 20 |
6" | 26" | 40" | |||
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/ 22° |
Friday Nov 21 |
6" | 26" | 42" | |||
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/ 20° |
Saturday Nov 22 |
5" | 28" | 45" | |||
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/ 19° |
Sunday Nov 23 |
1" | 28" | 45" | |||
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Tuesday Nov 25 |
3" | 27" | 41" | 18° / |
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Wednesday Nov 26 |
11" | 28" | 45" | 21° / |
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Thanksgiving Nov 27 |
5" | 30" | 45" | 21° / 24° |
Thanksgiving Nov 27 |
9" | 36" | 62" |
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Friday Nov 28 |
none | 30" | 45" | 23° / 27° |
Friday Nov 28 |
3" | 36" | 62" |
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Saturday Nov 29 |
5" | 33" | 47" | 30° / 32° |
Saturday Nov 29 |
8" | 36" | 65" |
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Sunday Nov 30 |
2" | 30" | 40" | 27° / 27° |
Sunday Nov 30 |
0" | 36" | 65" |
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Monday Dec 1 |
0" | 30" | 40" | 30° / 27° |
Monday Dec 1 |
0" | 36" | 65" |
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Tuesday Dec 2 |
trace | 30" | 40" | 32° / |
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Wednesday Dec 3 |
1" | 25" | 35" | 32° / |
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Thursday Dec 4 |
4" | 25" | 35" | 14° / 18° |
Thursday Dec 4 |
4" | 34" | 62" |
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Friday Dec 5 |
1" | 25" | 30" | 27° / 29° |
Friday Dec 5 |
1" | 34" | 62" |
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Saturday Dec 6 |
trace | 25" | 30" | 33° / 35° |
Saturday Dec 6 |
1" | 32" | 58" |
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Sunday Dec 7 |
3" | 25" | 30" | 19° / 24° |
Sunday Dec 7 |
3" | 32" | 58" |
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Monday Dec 8 |
1" | 25" | 30" | 21° / 24° |
Monday Dec 8 |
1" | 34" | 58" |
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Tuesday Dec 9 |
4" | 33" | 35" | 19° / |
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Wednesday Dec 10 |
2" | 33" | 35" | 16° / |
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Thursday Dec 11 |
2" | 33" | 35" | 24° / 26° |
Thursday Dec 11 |
3" | 40" | 64" |
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Friday Dec 12 |
trace | 33" | 35" | 23° / 25° |
Friday Dec 12 |
1" | 40" | 64" |
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Saturday Dec 13 |
4" | 40" | 48" | 22° / 27° |
Saturday Dec 13 |
7" | 42" | 68" |
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Sunday Dec 14 |
8" | 37" | 48" | 22° / 26° |
Sunday Dec 14 |
14" | 52" | 78" |
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Monday Dec 15 |
4" | 36" | 60" | 21° / 24° |
Monday Dec 15 |
10" | 55" | 82" |
| Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Fog level rose during the day. Highs in the mid 30's. Great job of grooming, NO hazards. Foot of new powder in trees was tricky, but fun... for me... however companion fell too many times and was exhausted, so we left after 12 runs. | ||||||||
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Tuesday Dec 16 |
1" | 36" | 60" | 20° / |
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Wednesday Dec 17 |
3" | 36" | 60" | 27° / |
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Thursday Dec 18 |
none | 35" | 60" | 28° / 29° |
Thursday Dec 18 |
none | 56" | 84" |
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Friday Dec 19 |
none | 35" | 60" | 28° / 28° |
Friday Dec 19 |
none | 56" | 84" |
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Saturday Dec 20 |
none | 35" | 55" | 27° / 27° |
Saturday Dec 20 |
none | 56" | 84" |
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Sunday Dec 21 |
3" | 37" | 55" | 30° / 31° |
Sunday Dec 21 |
3" | 56" | 84" |
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Monday Dec 22 |
1" | 37" | 55" | 27° / 29° |
Monday Dec 22 |
1" | 56" | 84" |
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Tuesday Dec 23 |
none | 37" | 55" | 20° / 23° |
Tuesday Dec 23 |
none | 56" | 84" |
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Wednesday Dec 24 |
trace | 37" | 55" | 20° / 20° |
Wednesday Dec 24 |
trace | 56" | 84' |
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Christmas Dec 25 |
3" | 37" | 55" | 25° / 29° |
Christmas Dec 25 |
5" | 56" | 85" |
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Friday Dec 26 |
4" | 38" | 58" | 22° / 26° |
Friday Dec 26 |
3" | 56" | 85" |
| NEW "TIMBER WOLF" CHAIRLIFT AND 5 NEW RUNS OPEN FOR FIRST TIME! | ||||||||
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Saturday Dec 27 |
trace | 38" | 58" | 18° / 20° |
Saturday Dec 27 |
1" | 56" | 85" |
| LOWER CHAIR 4 TERRAIN NOW OPEN! | ||||||||
| Sunday Dec 28 |
trace | 38" | 58" | 19° / 17° | Sunday Dec 28 |
4" | 56" | 85" |
| Monday Dec 29 |
7" | 42" | 56" | 12° / 16° | Monday Dec 29 |
12" | 62" | 90" |
| Tuesday Dec 30 |
none | 42" | 56" | 9° / 8° | Tuesday Dec 30 |
1" | 62" | 90" |
| Wednesday Dec 31 |
trace | 42" | 56" | 11° / 15° | Wednesday Dec 31 |
trace | 62" | 90" |
| New Year Jan 1 |
3" | 44" | 58" | 16° / 16° | New Year Jan 1 |
3" | 62" | 90" |
| Friday Jan 2 |
10" | 46" | 56" | 16° / 19° | Friday Jan 2 |
11" | 65" | 94" |
| Saturday Jan 3 |
8" | 54" | 64" | 16° / 20° | Saturday Jan 3 |
9" | 70" | 98" |
| Sunday Jan 4 |
4" | 54" | 61" | -2° / 3° | Sunday Jan 4 |
6" | 72" | 101" |
| Monday Jan 5 OPEN, but no report |
-- | -- | -- | / -7° | Monday Jan 5 |
1" | 72" | 101" |
| Tuesday Jan 6 |
none | 54" | 61" | -19° / | |
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| Wednesday Jan 7 |
1" | 54" | 61" | 22° / | |
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| Jackass Ski Area Anniversary - all tickets $5 | ||||||||
| Thursday Jan 8 |
2" | 44" | 55" | 27° / 19° | Thursday Jan 8 |
4" | 72" | 101" |
| Friday Jan 9 |
trace | 44" | 55" | 30° / 31° | Friday Jan 9 |
trace | 72" | 101" |
| Saturday Jan 10 |
1" | 44" | 55" | (32°) / 32° | Saturday Jan 10 |
2" | 72" | 101" |
| Sunday Jan 11 |
none | 44" | 55" | 29° / 29° | Sunday Jan 11 |
trace | 70" | 98" |
| Monday Jan 12 |
none | 44" | 50" | 31° / 25° | Monday Jan 12 |
none | 70" | 98" |
| Tuesday Jan 13 |
trace | 44" | 50" | 30° / | |
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| Wednesday Jan 14 |
none | 48" | NR | 30° / | |
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| Thursday Jan 15 |
none | 55" | 57" | 31° / 32° | Thursday Jan 15 |
none | 65" | 92" |
| Friday Jan 16 |
2" | 55" | 57" | 28° / 30° | Friday Jan 16 |
4" | 65" | 92" |
| Saturday Jan 17 |
none | 55" | 57" | 27° / 29° | Saturday Jan 17 |
4" | 65" | 92" |
| Sunday Jan 18 |
none | 55" | 57" | 26° / 29° | Sunday Jan 18 |
none | 65" | 92" |
| MLK, Day Jan 19 |
2" | 47" | 57" | 25° / 29° | MLK Day Jan 19 |
2" | 65" | 92" |
| Tuesday Jan 20 |
none | 47" | 57" | 25° / | |
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| Wednesday Jan 21 |
none | NR | 55" | 20° / | |
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| Thursday Jan 22 |
none | NR | 55" | 22° / 27° | Thursday Jan 22 |
trace | 66" | 94" |
| Friday Jan 23 |
8" | 50" | 60" | 21° / 26° | Friday Jan 23 |
6" | 68" | 98" |
| The new terrain is SWEET! All 5 new runs are about a mile in length with the same "upside down bowl" topography: mellow proceeding gradually to steep with an easy, wide and fast runout to the new lift. How "steep" determines whether they're called intermediate or expert. The run under the chair becomes "extremely steep," while the outside run, 1.2 miles long, goes through a "fairly steep" phase. Made 18 runs (no falls) between 9:30 and 3:00 -- pleasant muscle pain on soft groomed snow with knee deep powder in the trees for a real workout. | ||||||||
| Saturday Jan 24 |
6" | 48" | 60" | 28° / 33° | Saturday Jan 24 |
5" | 70" | 101" |
| Sunday Jan 25 |
12" | 57" | 64" | 19° / 20° | Sunday Jan 25 |
6" | 72" | 103" |
| Monday Jan 26 |
4" | 57" | 64" | 19° / 23° | Monday Jan 26 |
3" | 73" | 104" |
| Tuesday Jan 27 |
6" | 57" | 74" | 24° / | ||||
| Wind Closure Jan 28 |
10" | NR | NR | NR / | ||||
| Thursday Jan 29 |
10" | NR | NR | 28° / 30° | Thursday Jan 29 |
5" | 76" | 108" |
| Wind Closure Jan 30 |
1" | 65" | 77" | 30° / 34° | Friday Jan 30 |
4" | 76" | 110" |
| Saturday Jan 31 |
6" | 71" | 84" | 19° / 21° | Saturday Jan 31 |
7" | 78" | 112" |
| Sunday Feb 1 |
2" | 71" | 84" | 21° / 22° | Sunday Feb 1 |
5" | 80" | 114" |
| Monday Feb 2 |
trace | 71" | 84" | 21° / 19° | Monday Feb 2 |
trace | 80" | 114" |
| Tuesday Feb 3 |
1" | 66" | 80" | 18° / | |
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| Wednesday Feb 4 |
1" | 67" | 81" | 25° / | |
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| Thursday Feb 5 |
2" | 67" | 81" | 23° / 25° | Thursday Feb 5 |
2" | 80" | 114" |
| Friday Feb 6 |
none | 66" | 81" | 17° / 20° | Friday Feb 6 |
none | 80" | 114" |
| Cloudy with light snow, yet great views of St. Regis Basin. Well groomed runs made for fast skiing, except in trees where snow was deep and tricky. Made 18 runs (2 mellow falls), mostly on the new terrain. Parking lot was full, yet 2 runs were made WITHOUT SEEING ANYONE between start and finish of wide, mile long runs! For $12 (because I'm over 40 and it was Friday), this has to be the best ski deal in America. | ||||||||
| Saturday Feb 7 |
3" | 70" | 84" | 22° / 20° | Saturday Feb 7 |
5" | 82" | 116" |
| Sunday Feb 8 |
2" | 66" | 80" | 19° / 23° | Sunday Feb 8 |
1" | 82" | 116" |
| Monday Feb 9 |
none | 66" | 80" | 25° / 23° | Monday Feb 9 |
1" | 82" | 116" |
| Tuesday Feb 10 |
none | 66" | 80" | 27° / | |
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| Wednesday Feb 11 |
none | 66" | 80" | 22° / | |
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| Thursday Feb 12 |
none | 66" | 80" | 26° / 22° | Thursday Feb 12 |
none | 80" | 114" |
| Friday Feb 13 |
none | 66" | 80" | 32° / 28° | Friday Feb 13 |
none | 78" | 112" |
| 'Colorado Blue' sky, a weather inversion (warmest at ski area summit) and the breathtaking view of St.Regis Lakes Basin made it easy to linger at the top of the new south-facing terrain. Still made 19 runs (no falls), however. The five well-groomed new runs are perfect cardiac workouts: start slow, get a rhythm going, and maintain it as the pitch gradually increases to the point of exhaustion. Skiing at top speed, it takes me more than 3 minutes to drop 1050 feet on a mile long intermediate run. | ||||||||
| Saturday Feb 14 |
trace | 60" | 78" | 29° / 26° | Saturday Feb 14 |
none | 78" | 110" |
| Sunday Feb 15 |
2" | 60" | 78"" | 21° / 26° | Sunday Feb 15 |
2" | 78" | 110" |
| Presidents Day Feb 16 |
1" | 60" | 78" | 28° / 22° | Presidents Day Feb 16 |
1" | 78" | 110" |
| Tuesday Feb 17 |
4" | 60" | 80" | 26° / | |
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| Wednesday Feb 19 |
2" | 60" | 80" | 33° / | |
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| Thursday Feb 19 |
2" | 65" | 81" | 28° / 29° | Thursday Feb 19 |
5" | 84" | 117" |
| Friday Feb 20 |
trace | 66" | 82" | 25° / 28° | Friday Feb 20 |
trace | 84" | 117" |
| Cloudy all day, but no snow; spring conditions due to yesterday's warmth and light rain. Top of groomed runs were smooth sailing, but they became more icy as elevation decreased. (note for New England skiers: "icy" does not mean there was actual ice as you know it; it means my skis made a lot of noise.) Grooming could have been better. Snow in trees too heavy to be fun. Made 19 runs (1 fall) between 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM. | ||||||||
| Saturday Feb 21 |
none | 66" | 82" | 19° / 22° | Saturday Feb 21 |
none | 84" | 117" |
| Sunday Feb 22 |
none | 66" | 82" | 27° / 23° | Sunday Feb 22 |
none | 82" | 115" |
| Monday Feb 23 |
none | 66" | 82" | 26° / 23° | Monday Feb 23 |
none | 80" | 113" |
| Tuesday Feb 24 |
trace | 60" | 80" | 28° / | |
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| Wednesday Feb 25 |
4" | 60" | 80" | 28° / | |
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| Thursday Feb 26 |
2" | 68" | 84" | 28° / 29° | Thursday Feb 26 |
trace | 79" | 112" |
| Friday Feb 27 |
½" | 73" | 84" | 27° / 29° | Friday Feb 27 |
1" | 78" | 110" |
| Dramatic weather day: bright sun and blue sky surrounded by black clouds leading to a half hour blizzard that dropped an inch of snow, followed by gentle snowfalls inside other clouds passing through between sun breaks. Good spring skiing on soft, well groomed slopes on both sides of Runt Mountain; snow under trees a little too crusty for my liking. Never a lift line. Made 20 runs (no falls) before 3:00 PM! | ||||||||
| Saturday Feb 28 |
2" | 62" | 74" | 27° / 28° | Saturday Feb 28 |
1" | 78" | 110" |
| Sunday Feb 29 |
trace | 67" | 82" | 27° / 29° | Sunday Feb 29 |
trace | 78" | 110" |
| Monday Mar 1 |
none | 67" | 82" | 22° / 24° | Monday Mar 1 |
none | 76" | 108" |
| Tuesday Mar 2 |
trace | 67" | 80" | 23° / | ||||
| Wednesday Mar 3 |
none | 66" | 80" | 23° / | ||||
| Thursday Mar 4 |
4" | 66" | 80" | 24° / 26° | Thursday Mar 4 |
4" | 78" | 110" |
| Friday Mar 5 |
5" | 66" | 80" | 21° / 24° | Friday Mar 5 |
5" | 81" | 113" |
| Saturday Mar 6 |
10" | 71" | 85" | 16° / 22° | Saturday Mar 6 |
11" | 84" | 118" |
| Sunday Mar 7 |
4" | 71" | 85" | 32° / 30° | Sunday Mar 7 |
2" | 85" | 119" |
| Monday Mar 8 |
none | 71" | 85" | 37° / 37° | Monday Mar 8 |
none | 84" | 119" |
| Tuesday Mar 9 |
none | 71" | 85" | 40° / | ||||
| Wednesday Mar 10 |
none | 67" | 76" | 27° / | ||||
| Thursday Mar 11 |
none | 60" | 76" | 31° / 31° | Thursday Mar 11 |
none | 78" | 110" |
| Friday Mar 12 |
none | 60" | 76" | 35° / 33° | Friday Mar 12 |
none | 77" | 98" |
| Blue sky with fluffy white clouds changed to dark clouds with sun breaks during the day, but no snowfall. Made 20 runs with no falls on soft spring snow. A few new marked obstacles, but no rocks or bare spots. The trees were OK at mid-day. Several runs were made where the first two and only people I saw after leaving the top of the mountain were the lift operators a mile later! Spectacular views, solitude and soft snow go well together. | ||||||||
| Saturday Mar 13 |
none | 60" | 76" | 22° / 31° | Saturday Mar 13 |
½" | 77" | 98" |
| Sunday Mar 14 |
none | 60" | 76" | 28° / 30° | Sunday Mar 14 |
none | 76" | 97" |
| Monday Mar 15 |
none | 60" | 74" | 25° / 28° | Monday Mar 15 |
none | 75" | 96" |
| Tuesday Mar 16 |
none | 68" | 72" | 30° / | |
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| Wednesday Mar 17 |
none | 68" | 72" | 30° / | |
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| Wind Closure Mar 18 |
-- | -- | -- | -- / 38° | Thursday Mar 18 |
none | 75" | 96" |
| Friday Mar 19 |
trace | 68" | 72" | 19° / 26° | Friday Mar 19 |
½" | 74" | 95" |
| Snowed all day, heavy at times in the morning, with magnificent sun breaks in the afternoon. Felt like I was skiing in New England during the morning: fluff on ice, where your skis play slip n' grip and your thigh muscles never relax. However, as the day got warmer and the new snow got deeper, the conditions improved dramatically, along with my ability to ski gracefully. Made 16 runs with one sit-down fall. | ||||||||
| Saturday Mar 20 |
trace | 68" | 72" | 21° / 24° | Saturday Mar 20 |
3" | 74" | 95" |
| Sunday Mar 21 |
none | 68" | 72" | 33° / 27° | Sunday Mar 21 |
none | 74" | 95" |
| Monday Mar 22 |
none | 68" | 72" | 36° / 36° | Monday Mar 22 |
none | 74" | 95" |
| Tuesday Mar 23 |
none | 60" | 70" | 43° / | ||||
| Wednesday Mar 24 |
none | 60" | 70" | 31° / | ||||
| Thursday Mar 25 |
½" | 60" | 70" | 25° / 29° | Thursday Mar 25 |
½" | 70" | 93" |
| Friday Mar 26 |
2" | 60" | 72" | 25° / 30° | Friday Mar 26 |
2" | 70" | 93" |
| Saturday Mar 27 |
2" | 54" | 74" | 25° / 29° | Saturday Mar 27 |
2" | 70" | 93" |
| Sunday Mar 28 |
5" | 58" | 77" | 25° / 27° | Sunday Mar 28 |
5" | 70" | 96" |
| Monday Mar 29 |
none | 58" | 77" | 31° / 28° | Monday Mar 29 |
none | 70" | 96" |
| Tuesday Mar 30 |
none | 55" | 75" | 40° / | ||||
| Wednesday Mar 31 |
1" | 52" | 72" | 25° / | ||||
| Thursday Apr 1 |
none | 52" | 72" | 21° / 30° | Thursday Apr 1 |
trace | 65" | 96" |
| Friday Apr 2 |
none | 52" | 72" | 23° / 30° | Friday Apr 2 |
trace | 65" | 96" |
| Perfect Lookout Pass Spring Snow: VERY FAST yet quite pushable, so no fear, ~45°, bright sun, only 100 people spread over 22 runs, nothing could be finer. While there were obvious bare spots on the steepest south facing slopes, the traditional ski area was unblemished. Made 20 runs (no falls) begining at 10 AM. | ||||||||
| Saturday Apr 3 |
none | 52" | 72" | 29° / 32° | Saturday Apr 3 |
none | 62" | 94" |
| Sunday Apr 4 |
none | 52" | 72" | 39° / 39° |
Sunday Apr 4 |
none | 62" | 94" |
| Monday Apr 5 |
none | 52" | 72" | 41° / | ||||
| Tuesday Apr 6 |
none | 52" | 72" | 37° / | ||||
| Wednesday Apr 7 |
none | 50" | 70" | 40° / | ||||
| Thursday Apr 8 |
none | 40" | 60" | 36° / | ||||
| Friday Apr 9 |
none | 40" | 60" | 29° / | |
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| Saturday Apr 10 |
none | 40" | 60" | 35° / | |
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| Brought my "rock skis," yet only hit one small stone during 23 runs made from 10 to 4 PM on a sunny day that reached the mid-60's. The excellent job done grooming during the season was evident by the fact that 45 trails (80%) were still open in spite of the much lower than normal April snow depth. In fact, 23 trails were freshly groomed, including several expert trails packed with delicious corn snow. Yes, there were lots of obvious bare spots... just not on the open trails. Great job guys! | ||||||||
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Sunday Apr 11 |
none | 40" | 60" | 40° / |
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greg4mss@hotmail.com
