 Poster: A snowHead
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Colorado resorts including Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone have broken or equalled historic snowfall records for the season to date.
141 inches has fallen on Vail since winter began, with 84 inches in November alone. Here are some very deep and fluffy photos.
Breckenridge has broken its November record, with 68 inches, enabling the resort to open its new Peak 8 chairlift (highest chairlift in North America) one month earlier than scheduled.
This report from FirstTracksOnline.
Anyone out there, floating in this dream powder?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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12 ft of snow is nice, but it 10 ft more than I need.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I would be happy with 6 or 7 inches 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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How would 12ft compact with and without piste bashing? Are there any formulas to work this out?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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johnboy, WHY would you piste bach 12ft of fresh powder?
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The snow blasting of the Rockies continues. This report from SkiPressWorld concerns major dumps at Aspen, Jackson Hole and Copper Mountain.
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Wear The Fox Hat, Here is the transcript (this is true) of me talking to myself during my only venture into deep powder:
"turn before the rock John, turn before the rock John, turn before the rock John. Turn after the rock John......."
GET IT BASHED.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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In Keystone.
And yes the conditions are superb for any time of the year.
Had a mate out last week and 36" of light pow fell during his 8-day visit.
Another 6-8" forecast for today, with 4" in the next tow days after that.
if you can drop everything and get out to Colorado you won't be disappointed.
Pictures in gallery.
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showgallery.php?limit=last1&cat=559
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Winter park...
New Snow (In Inches)
24 hrs 48 hrs 72 hrs Season
1" 3.5" 9" 125"
Trail and Lift Status Report
Current Conditions
Summit Depth Mid-Mountain Depth
59" 54"
Village Temperature Summit Temperature
6 °F 4 °F
Wind Sky
WNW 5 to 15 mph Cloudy w / Light Snow
Conditions
Powder / Packed Powder
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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That looks like down at the base, looking up from the bar.
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we are truely enjoying record conditions so far this year at winter park. speaking to folks who have worked there for a couple of decades, a few can recall one season that was similar. the only reason the entire mountain is not open is manpower and customers
i can't wait until the bowl skiing opens. it has to be very, very deep.
i was "shadowed" in a lesson by an interesting young lady who is a new hire from london. she was an investment banker who decided it was time for a career change. she attended a 16 week intro course in new zealand and obtained, i believe, a dual cert from basi and new zealand. interestingly, her primary trainer was an examiner from the psia who works at keystone. anyhow.....nice young lady and a pretty good skier.
the course she took seemed to prepare her well. was amazed when she confessed how much the tuition amounted to.
i asked her, as she shadowed, to keep her ears and eyes open and her mouth shut. like a well mannered brit, she did just as she was told, and that came as a surprise only because an american new hire would not have done so. it was a little wild. i'm getting more and more deaf, the student was from amsterdam and she had a strong accent. i could barely understand the young lady from the uk due to her accent and a scarf girding her from near zero temps.......that's zero on our scale!
i took her and another person out to dinner in winter park as a just reward, and as an introduction to american cuisine. when she thawed out i could understand her. i asked the waiter if they had blancmange and he just stared vacantly at me.
i felt like such a mr. bean
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