“This is an important time in the ski business and snowfall functions as a little economic stimulus from mother nature,” said Melanie Mills, President and CEO of Colorado Ski Country USA.
Aspen, Breckenridge, Eldora and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort received more than half of a foot of new snow from this recent storm. Distribution, however, was hit or miss, as even though Beaver Creek, Steamboat, Crested Butte, Vail, Winter Park, Keystone, Copper Mountain, Howelsen Hill, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin were also all recipients of the storm’s distribution of winter wealth, each received a far lesser amount.
With fresh snow covering Colorado’s ski resorts, lifts will start running today at Winter Park’s Mary Jane. Additional resort openings include Powderhorn, with 12 inches of new snow, slated to open on Thursday, Sunlight Mountain Resort on Friday, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk scheduled to open on Saturday, SolVista Basin which plans to open on the 17th, and Ski Cooper on the 19th.
Before the storm crossed the border into Colorado it left its mark on Utah ski resorts as well. Alta Ski Area led the state, reporting 11 inches of new snow this morning. Brian Head in the state's southern reaches reported nine inches of new snow, followed closely by Snowbird with eight inches, Solitude Mountain Resort with six inches, and five inches each at Brighton, The Canyons and Snowbasin. Lesser amounts fell on Wolf Creek Utah, Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resort.
