Clear Channel Media & Entertainment Snow Report
Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012 07:39 AM
Next Update: As conditions require...
We're down to the final few. Spring snow conditions everywhere. Get out and enjoy the final couple of weeks of the season. Some highlights: Santa Fe will close THIS Sunday with reduced priced tickets and this Saturday has the Gladfelder Memorial Bump Contest... Taos is open daily through April 8 and how reduced priced tickets now... Sipapu re-opens this weekend.... Durango Mountain closing for the season on Sunday with a big party and reduced-priced tickets... Wolf Creek has College Day and a telemark clinic Sunday and is open until April 8.
Sandia Peak: Closed for the season. The summer season starts Memorial Day weekend with mountain biking and scenic chairlift rides.
Santa Fe: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 44 Inch Base. 74/77 runs open. 6/7 lifts (Sierra chair closed on weekdays, but open this week). PP/MG/SP surface. 31 runs groomed. The Boneyard Terrain park is open. Lifts now running from 9:30 to 4:30 (with upper mountain chairs closing at 4:15). Will close this Sunday with adult tickets reduced to $48. The Spring Pass sale is on now. If purchase your pass for next season, you can ski the balance of this season for free. Gold Pass and Bronze Pass black-out dates have changed, they are now 12/25 through 12/31, which means you can now ski New Year's Day. This Saturday, it's the Gladfelder Memorial Bump content. Registration will take place in La Casa Cafe the morning of the event beginning at 8:00am. Be one of the first to register to receive your commutative T-shirt.
Taos Ski Valley: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 60 Inch Base. 113/113 Runs Open. 11/13 lifts (chairs 5 & 6 only run during peak periods). All 43 chutes, the whole ridge and Maxie's Terrain Park are all open. 24 runs groomed. PP/MG/SP surface. Scheduled closing date: April 8. Lift tickets now through the end of the season are $50. Millennium Passes for the 2012-2013 Season are on sale now. Millennium Passes are $595 and can be purchased in the Season Pass Office at TSV. Buy your pass now and begin using it now. Any days used this season will not count toward your 70 days next season. The last day to purchase a 2012-2013 Millennium Pass will be October 1st, 2012. Full Passes is also on sale for $799. The Millennium Pass deadline is Monday, October 1, 2012
Angel Fire: Closed for the season.
Pajarito: Closed for the season.
Red River: Closed for the season.
Sipapu: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 36-42 Inch Base. 13/41 runs open. 2/5 lifts (on weekdays Lift #3 and Lift #4 rotate operation). Open Saturdays and Sundays until mid-April or until the snow is gone. Chairs are running from 9:30 to 4:00 and adult tickets are only $25 now with kids tickets $10. Sunday, April 8, is the Sipapu Easter Egg Hunt! Search the mountain, lodge and base area to find laminated letters. When you find enough to spell BUNNY, return the letters to Sipapu's general store to pick a special gift out of the Easter basket.
Enchanted Forest XC: Closed for the season.
Valles Caldera National Preserve: Closed for the season.
Ski Apache: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 36 Inch Base. 54/55 trails open. 10/11 chairs running. Closing date TBD.
Durango Mountain Resort (Purgatory): 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 50 Inch Base. 86/88 runs open. 7/10 chairs running (lifts 2, 5 and 6 don't run on normal weekdays). PP/MG/SP surface. 37 runs groomed. The Pitchfork and DC Terrain Parks and the Paradise Freestyle area all open. Lifts now running from 9:30 to 4:30. This Sunday will be the last day of the season with a big party with live music and BBQs. Saturday and Sunday lift tickets are: $50 for Adults, $39 for Students (13yrs-12th grade)/Silvers (62-64), and $29 for Kids (6-12yrs.)/Goldens (65+). Season Passholders can bring a friend through the end of the season for only $39 (limit one $39 lift ticket per passholder). Weekday passes are also valid on Mar. 31 and Apr. 1.
Wolf Creek: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 77 Inch Mid-Mountain Base. 7/7 chairs running. 77/77 trails open. PP/MG/SP surface. Waterfall area, Knife Ridge, Horseshoe Bowl all open. Scheduled closing date: April 8. Wolf Creek has a number of ideas for expansion. Check out this video of the plans and then provide your input via this survey. This Saturday is another College Day. Lift tickets are $33.00 for students with a valid college photo ID. Sunday is a telemark clinic.
Silverton Mountain: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 73 Inch Base. Open now for guided-only skiing Thursday through Sundays. Scheduled closing date: April 15.
Telluride Resort: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 57 Inch Base. 127/127 Trails. 17/18 Lifts. Scheduled closing date: April 8. Lifts are now running from 10a -5p.
Report Legend:
Snowfall amounts are listed in inches. Surface conditions are noted as follows: P=Powder, PP=Packed Powder, MG=Machine Groomed Snow, HP=Hard Packed, SP=Spring Conditions, VC=Variable Conditions, NR=No Report From Ski Area, N/A=Not Applicable, T=Trace.
Great Deals:
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More Info:
What's New:There is plenty new at your favorite snow sports area for the 2011-2012 season. Click here to check all that's new and improved from last season... this season's info is coming soon.
More links:
Here are some links that you may find helpful:
Ski New Mexico
Colorado Ski Country
Ski Utah
New Mexico National Weather Service
Colorado National Weather Service
Colorado Mtn Weather & Avalanche Report
Detailed Ski Area Forecast From SnowForecast
Warren Miller Films & Info
National Forest Service (has fall color info and more)
Colorado Ski History Web Site (includes info on closed NM/CO areas)
Road Conditions: New Mexico 800-432-4269, Colorado 303-639-1111, Utah 866-511-8824, Arizona 888-411-7623.
Summer Season Info:
New Mexico Rafting Companies:
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures, (800) 879-9035
Los Rios River Runners, (800) 544-1181
New Wave Rafting Co., (800) 984-1444
Far Flung Adventures, (800) 359-2627
Known World Rafting Adventures, (800) 983-7756
Native Sons Adventures, (800) 753-7559
Santa Fe Rafting Co., (888) 988-4914
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