Snowfall And Snowmaking in the USA
Snowfall And Snowmaking in the USA
Published : 10-Oct-2024 05:51
The US is currently battling weather extremes with some unseasonably warm weather in the west and of course hurricanes hitting the south east of the country.
So far there's no clear sign of where might be the first in the country and North American continent, to kick off the 24-25 ski season.
However some high centres in Colorado, including Arapahoe Basin (pictured below) and Copper Mountain, decided it was cold enough overnight earlier this week to make a little snow, raising anticipation levels there, although we're still someway from it being cold enough long enough for an adequate base to be built.
Then yesterday ski areas in the Northeast reported a dusting of snowfall on high slopes, including at Stowe in Vermont, pictured top. There's also been snowfall on high slopes in the last few days in the Northwest, including Canadian provinces like Alberta and BC as well as American ones including Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
There remains no sign of prolonged cold weather or substantial snowfall anywhere yet to have a clue as to where could open first. The next region likely to see snowfall is Alaska, forecast to get a decent dump later this week.
It's only three weeks until the season is expected to start though with ski areas around Banff in Alberta, Canada expecting to start opening from November 1st.
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