Snowbird 4-26 Video

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What a day!
Today was epic! Not because the snow was deeper then normal, or it's quality better than normal but because so many firsts for me in the LCC. Alta goes over a 200 inch base, Snowbird breaks their all time record for snowiest season at 688, now at 690. The Bird closes mid day for avalanche control work and we get inter-lodged for an hour and half, drink beer with the crew at the Tram Club while exchanging high fives with complete strangers. The resort reopens, we ski deep powder till 4pm and it's still dumping. Alta needs one more inch to reach the magic 700. It's still dumping up in Little Cottonwood Canyon as I write this and there is another 10-15 inches predicted for Friday!!!!


UTAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tony Crocker]

Snowbird breaks their all time record for snowiest season at 688, now at 690

Probably not. In-season quotes are mid-mountain, while the patrol records are at the tram base. The record year is 1983-84, 688 from Snowbird patrol, 750 at Alta. Do we believe in an apples-to-apples comparison that Snowbird is at 690 and Alta at "only" 698?

there is another 10-15 inches predicted for Friday!!!!

I'm bringing the powder boards this weekend. \/

 

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Press Releases
2011-04-26 — Snowbird Sets All Time Single Season Snowfall Record!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SNOWBIRD, UTAH – Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort hit a 40-year all time record for single season snowfall this afternoon (April 26), reaching the 690-inch mark thanks to a spring storm that has brought two feet to Little Cottonwood Canyon in the last 48 hours. Snowbird’s previous single season official record was 688 inches, set in the 1983-84 season. The resort’s mid-mountain base currently stands at 190 inches, with more snow forecasted through the weekend.

“This has been a remarkable season for Snowbird,” said resort president Bob Bonar. “We’ll be celebrating with skiing til Memorial Day and most likely beyond, with conditions that are anything but typical spring skiing.”

690 inches, or 57.5 feet, measures nearly the height of each sculpture face at the Mount Rushmore National Monument, more than a third of the height of the Statue of Liberty, and easily tops Utah’s Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. This is the fourth consecutive season Snowbird has topped 600 inches mid-mountain, with water content in this year’s snowfall well exceeding record levels. The latest closing date in the history of the Little Cottonwood Canyon resort is July 4 (in 1995 and 2005).

“Having skied at Snowbird for 16 years, I can honestly say this is by far the best year of powder skiing I’ve ever experienced,” said local pro athlete Ben Wheeler. “The mountain is incredibly filled in, with areas that used to be 30-foot cliffs completely buried under all this snow.”

Lodging packages are currently available from $99/person for skiers and snowboarders looking to make one last powder-filled trip. Full details and more lodging options available at www.snowbird.com/lodging/hotdeals.php. Après ski fun includes free live music on the Plaza Deck, Saturday and Sunday afternoons through the end of April (weather permitting) along with daily food and drink specials. Snowbird is currently offering a Tram and Chair lift ticket for a reduced price of $64.

To see photos and video of the recent powder skiing and riding, go to www.snowbird.com/birdsnest/. For media information, contact Jared Ishkanian at (801) 891-3496 or jishkanian@snowbird.com. You can also follow Snowbird at www.facebook.com/snowbirdUT or www.twitter.com/snowbirdski.

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