Beaver Creek received 17 inches of light, fluffy Colorado Powder between last Monday and Tuesday. Both Vail And Beaver Creek have clocked over 12′ (that’s FEET) of snow so far this season making December the snowiest recorded month in Beaver Creek’s history. Beaver Creek has received 103 inches of snow in the month of December surpassing the previous record, set last year at 90 inches. Vail is not far behind with 88 inches received so far in December against an overall historical average of 62 inches. Skiing is absolutely “Epic”.
And more is on the way. Tonight (Christmas Eve) we are projected to get another foot in Vail and Beaver Creek. If this happens, the old record for snow fall received before January 1 will be exceeded by over 5 FFET!
Anyone have Al Gore’s phone number? I want to talk to that boy.
John Nilsson
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Nothing adds to the excitement around a ski area than a little snow! Two feet of snow was dumped on Vail Mountain last weekend by the local snow gods and forecasters are predicting another 4″ to 6″ over the next 24 hour period. Vail now has over 800 acres of terraine open with Blue Ski Basin scheduled to open this coming weekend. It’s looking more and more like the 2008-2009 ski season will be normal to above normal. The National Weather Service is predicting 300 plus inches of snow this season with the heaviest snow falls in the Northern and Central Mountains (read: Vail).
Beaver Creek is also basking in the recent dump and has over 300 acres of ski terraine open. It’s World Cup week at the Beave. Men’s Super G Combined starts things off Thursday followed by the Birds of Prey Downhill (always a gas) on Friday and Men’s Super G and Men’s Giant Slalom on Saturday and Sunday. The US boys are favored to take time on the podium. Bodie Miller turned in the fastest practice time Tuesday - well under 2 minutes.
John Nilsson
