where to go-april 15+

[kriss]

given current conditions and "history" if I was to get away for a couple of days would conditions be better(eg. lesser amounts of slush)in summit county,oregon or utah? are the areas open that late? I know snowbird is. thanks.

[nekdut]

Mammoth was open until July last season, and we actually have a deeper snowpack at this point in the season compared to last. If you can make it out a week early, come visit us for the SNES! (http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=7085)

[P06781]

I would say oregon. We have the best snowpack in the US this year.

Jim see this post ...


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Meadows Returns the season "End Date" to April 30th

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Mt Hood Meadows has "Extended" the closing date BACK to where it historically has been , April 30th. 22 feet of snow mid mountain. In addition you can buy a Spring Season Pass for 99$. So, if my alpine brothers and sisters from areas that are closing are Jonesin for some turns, take a couple weeks off and come rip MHM for 99$

PS. Good to be home. Photo galleries and videos to be posted in the next week or so. OES was very fortunate to have excellent carving conditions. "Legends" at Donner was during a storm, but a total blast !!! Mike Jacoby won first place on a Burton M8/ M14.
Nice surprise visit at the Shasta ski area , a chance to rip with some of the local BOL members. Bryan
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[D-Sub]

I believe that everything but A-Basin will be closed by then in CO?

Oregon snowpack deeper than the Sierra? not sure about that.

Mammoth is definitely packin the heat. errr...cold...

[Jim]

The top of Kirkwood has 291"base depth and 679" total snowfall. Looks pretty cold until April 15th, or at least that is what was projected today. Good Luck

[NEngineer]

I believe that everything but A-Basin will be closed by then in CO?

Oregon snowpack deeper than the Sierra? not sure about that.

Mammoth is definitely packin the heat. errr...cold...

Actually, Breck & Vail will be closing on April 23rd.
http://breckenridge.snow.com/ea.events.calendar.event.asp?eventid=552
http://vail.snow.com/htmlsite/index.asp


Keystone will be closing on the 16th.
http://keystone.snow.com/events.calendar.event.asp?eventid=588

[lonerider]

The top of Kirkwood has 679". Looks pretty cold until April 15th, or at least that is what was projected today. Good Luck While it's suppose to snow another 36-48" this weekend (hopefully I'll be able to drive up tonight) the problem is Kirkwood for late season riding is that it's operations permit expires April 30. It might reopen for Memorial Day weekend, but that's it. I here Squaw and Alpine will be open later and might have to make a trip over there (might go to Mammoth in May instead).

[Eric]

Oregon snowpack deeper than the Sierra? not sure about that.

http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1143518139253210.xml?oregonian?lcfp&coll=7

[D-Sub]

interesting.

[tex1230]

percent of normal is not the same as total depth though...

Mammoth reports 547" total snow ytd, 15-17 foot base
Kirkwood - 180-291" base = 15-24.25 foot

MHM 14-22 foot base
Bachelor reports 166-186" base, = 13.8 - 15.5 foot base
(couldn't find total snowfall)

sounds like California is in the lead...

but Mt Baker is up there too... 193-223" base

and where I'm going tomorrow...
Flatton ... 10-20" base...Yee Haw!

[Eric]

The numbers from the article are based on averages for
the entire state, as measured by government hydrologists.
Not what resort operators quote as their base.
It also measures water content, or weight, of the snowpack, not snow depth.
Wet snow==bigger "snowpack"

[Mike T]

Tahoe and Mammoth certainly have more on the ground than Bachelor and Mt Hood now, and probably still will in April, but probably not May.

Any of these areas can give you mid-winter conditions after April 15. It's more about luck than playing the percentages. Real spring weather does seem to arrive at Bachelor later than the others (even Hood) and the fact that most of Bachelor faces north makes it my recommendation. Thsi would have been true before I moved here too ;)