 Poster: A snowHead
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The snow in Sugar Bowl today, New Years Day, was good, with small showers of snow from time to time. Earlier in the week the sun was lovely on the fresh snow that had fallen Sunday/Monday. Early on today it was very quiet but got busier as the day progressed (I guess as hangovers cleared!) though the only real queues were for food and drink. The weather closed in about noon so everyone wanted refreshments at the same time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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More snow on the way for the PNW and Northern Rockies this weekend. Not a big system but enough to refresh the slopes.
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Pretty good wall there for this early
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is there an equivalent of wepowder for NA? going in feb for a couple weeks for work, and would love to ski some pow at least one weekend!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yes, though I don't use it/them; others will chime in. In the US I use NOAA/NWS. Enter that followed by the name of the resort in question, and you'll get a good 7 day forecast. Many of the resorts post this forecast, or the link to it, on their websites. I will say that, having used this for many years, I believe it consistently overstates the amount of snowfall that ends up being received, e.g. "10-12 inches expected" is often 6-8. It is almost never wrong on the high side. Very accurate on temps and wind. We are in the January snow doldrums right now, with almost two weeks without any and another week with little or no expected. Utah is sucking; everywhere else is pretty good, and the Pacific NW is probably doing the best of the bunch.
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thanks scooter!
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The east is horrible. Almost no natural snow this year thus far.
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Heading out to Canada on Saturday 1 Feb for a week at Whistler-Blackcomb and a second week split between Fernie and Kicking Horse. Wildly overexcited although it looks as if it's been low snow thru Jan and there is an inversion forecast which is even promising rain at Whistler! Any knowledge or insight would be much appreciated as would any recs for best weather/snow forecasts for Canada resorts?
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| schauspiele wrote: |
| Heading out to Canada on Saturday 1 Feb for a week at Whistler-Blackcomb and a second week split between Fernie and Kicking Horse. Wildly overexcited although it looks as if it's been low snow thru Jan and there is an inversion forecast which is even promising rain at Whistler! Any knowledge or insight would be much appreciated as would any recs for best weather/snow forecasts for Canada resorts? |
Should be great anyway. If you are driving all that distance be aware roads often close for hours in that region due to crashes, poor driving conditions, or avalanches.
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Just in Whistler at the moment had 10 days here ,fly back to UK tomorrow. They are in serious need of some snow, it’s all hard packed on piste and has been getting more ice patches each day. That’s said the weather we had has been cold and sunny, lots of snow making low down has been good
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'm in Big White, British Columbia all this season. We had an incredible start to the season snow wise but January has been pretty dry. The pistes are still skiing well but would love some powder. Looking like it's gonna start coming next weekend! The good news is we've had a lot of sunshine and good visibility, especially when compared to regular poor vis of the early season.
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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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Just in Tahoe (Northstar) - good piste conditions as a result of a lot of snowmaking and great grooming, but no significant off piste/tree skiing. Had 5cm overnight on Saturday which freshened the pistes up nicely yesterday, but as with a lot of the West Coast, more precipitation would be very welcome.
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Currently at Schweitzer. No new snow in 2 1/2 weeks, but the pistes are in excellent condition and fully covered.
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You know it makes sense.
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Ah thank you for the feedback, sounds like we will be crossing our fingers for snow this weekend! Again any weather forecast site or app recs are most welcome. Happy skiing to all who are there already!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hello weather nerds!
Could one of you please do your sorcery and soothsayer magic on one of these strange esoteric weather maps for Banff?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@fundamental, Lake Louise is forecasted 15cm this Friday and Saturday
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I went to Apex Mountain Resort today, a very cool little resort with only 2 chairlifts but a lot of steep terrain. Shame the conditions were pretty awful though, branches and rocks sticking out on all the blacks and double blacks plus very hardpacked made it pretty sketchy. Groomers not too bad and lovely sunshine all day. Would love to return on a powder day.
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@archors, very typical for “scrapex”! Great little hill though.
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Thank you.
Very depressing!
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| archors wrote: |
| @fundamental, Lake Louise is forecasted 15cm this Friday and Saturday |
Fingers crossed
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Storm door has opened back up in North America.
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am i wrong in saying .. so far ... tahoe > CO snow wise
any live reports from UT?
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| jnedic wrote: |
| any live reports from UT? |
Yeah...it's really windy. Hidden Peak at Snowbird (top of the tram) just hit 106mph (170kph).
Going to be a bumpy week. Warm wet storm. Rain/snowline is above Alta's base.
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 all i want is to ski some NA pow .. is that too much to ask for!?
(thank you brian in slc)
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@jnedic, right now it appears to be. Pacific NW is about it; snow in the fct for the next week, though not tons. Conditions are good here; just finished a trip to Schweitzer and it was great.
January was a bust for just about everywhere over here, and UT in particular has been below par.
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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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Vail at the weekend was good on piste but no significant fresh snow for many weeks. Plenty of sharks on frontside off piste, back bowls a little better and blue sky bowl probably the best of the bunch. Nice enough but would be a shame to fly out from Europe for these conditions at present!
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| jnedic wrote: |
am i wrong in saying .. so far ... tahoe > CO snow wise
any live reports from UT? |
Vail this weekend definitely >> Northstar last weekend
Have the strikes in UT stopped now? Apparently Xmas week was awful with 2hr+ lift lines.
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You know it makes sense.
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I have posted this on the Solo/Snowbuddies thread but thought I would beg forgiveness and hijack this thread for one post:
Deer Valley Mar 2025
03-08 March: Deer Valley & Park City
10-14 March: Cottonwood Canyons (Alta, Brighton, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Solitude)
First visit in 22 years, travelling solo (52F). Mostly groomers/piste based given recovering knee injury but depending on conditions, I may venture off with an instructor/guide. DM if you are around and fancy a ski/apres drink/meal.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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It has been good at Sun Valley the last few days. Today was exceptional with 7" on the snow stake at 7am and snowing. The wind transported copious amounts over to Seattle Ridge. Was deep and light. Face shots were had.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| snowdave wrote: |
| Have the strikes in UT stopped now? Apparently Xmas week was awful with 2hr+ lift lines. |
Yeah...I think they ended back on 8 or 9 January.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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More snow coming for the PNW, Inter Mountain West - Colder temps up in Montana and BC. A bit warmish farther South into the Wasatch and Tetons, Sawtooth mountains.
I'm getting some turns in at Sun Valley this week and the snow train keeps delivering.
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Had some good snow in BC the weekend before last but not much the last week or so, also very cold temps recently. Around -15 to -25c most days.
Looking like it's gonna warm up and snow a little this weekend.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I was in revelstoke yesterday and kicking horse today. Double puffer + shell jacket needed both days.
Never again will I think Canadians are pussies. It was fookin cold but a lot of fun.
But why so many airbags inbounds at revelstoke?
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| hang11 wrote: |
| ... But why so many airbags inbounds at revelstoke? |
Probably Europeans. Seriously, Europeans are much more likely to have airbags, in helicopters at least.
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I just figured it was cashed up flex!
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US getting its 10th polar vortex of winter.
Denver and Chicago looking chilly.
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The North American snow train just keeps on keeping on. Next snow train is on time and delivering the powder this weekend to all the good little skier/rider girls and boys.
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10cm overnight here and more on the way!
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FAQ
It's a good job US lift tickets are so reasonably priced... Imagine paying an arm and a leg just to stand in a queue 
