Ski resort snow depths still lagging badly despite huge storm

Six Colorado ski resorts received inches or more of fresh snow in newest days and a dozen more saw double-digit totals but base depths remain well below normal across the state Vail led the way with inches from the majority of latest storm system with Copper Mountain and Steamboat not far behind Arapahoe Basin Breckenridge and Eldora picked up Areas receiving - inches included Winter Park Snowmass Keystone Aspen Loveland and Monarch Every ski area except Purgatory Monarch and Crested Butte has a base depth that is less than of normal though That s not likely to change anytime soon according to the OpenSnow forecasting and reporting arrangement More terrain should slowly open this week but unfortunately there is little snow in the forecast for the next two weeks so our snowpack will likely stay below average through the third week of December OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz wrote in his Monday update Related Articles Here s how to ease your ski resort parking headaches this winter Here s how ski patrols train to evacuate chairlifts and gondolas when they break down There is a chance of snow around Dec Gratz wrote but the odds of crucial snow are low as bulk of the storminess will remain to the north of Colorado Eighteen ski areas have base depths that are to of normal including Vail Keystone Arapahoe Basin Loveland Eldora Copper Mountain and Breckenridge Beaver Creek is at The forecast isn t great for Utah either A ridge of high pressure is going to keep Utah mostly dry and mild for at least the next week wrote OpenSnow Utah forecaster Evan Thayer likely longer It could be worse The Jackson Hole-Targhee area in Wyoming is expecting rain this week Subscribe to our weekly newsletter The Adventurist to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox