US Resorts Close Early After Poor Winter
In Colorado several ski towns had record-breaking temperatures last week, with some having their hottest day on record in 65 years.
Aspen reached a high of 75 degrees on March 21, the hottest day of the heat wave, according to the National Weather Service.
The previous record of 70 degrees was set in 1959.
Steamboat Springs saw a temperature of 78 degrees , which surpassed a high of 64 recorded in 2017.
68 degrees was recorded in Breckenridge and 70 degrees in Vail.
The resorts of Ski Cooper and Sunlight Mountain closed last weekend.
For the last five years hundreds of women have gathered at Boot Tan Fest in Sunlight Mountains to celebrate ‘womanhood’.
It culminates in the famous ‘naked lap’ during which the ladies strip nude before shredding the mountain.
The sixth annual ski festival will go ahead from April 10th to 12th,but will not include skiing as the resort is closed.
The following closing dates have also been announced, according to Colorado Ski Country USA’s website.
- Aspen Highlands – April 12
- Aspen Mountain – April 19
- Buttermilk – April 5
- Eldora – April 19
- Keystone closes April 5
- Purgatory Resort – April 5
- Silverton – April 12
- Snowmass – April 12
- Steamboat – April 12
- Telluride – April 5
- Vail – April 19
The weather is set to cool down over the coming week, but there is no significant snow in the forecast for Colorado.
It has been a similar winter in Utah with resorts seeing one of the worst winters on record.
Deer Valley had to delay its opening after a huge new development was opened this winter.
Here at PlanetSKI we have been reporting on the poor conditions in the USA:
In California it has been slightly than the other US ski states after decent snowfalls in mid-February with further snow earlier this month
Eight resorts in California are still planning to stay open into April, but closing dates are all conditional on the weather.
- Boreal – April 5
- Sugar Bowl – April 12
- Northstar- April 12
- June Mountain- April 12
- Kirkwood- April 19
- Heavenly- April 19
- Mammoth Mountain- May 25
- Palisades Tahoe – May 25
PlanetSKI visited Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe in three years ago when there was bumper snow into May.
In Canada it has been very good in places and rather poor in others.
There was record breaking snow in the resorts around Banff in December when PlanetSKI was fortunate enough to be based there:
Lake Louise, Canada. Image © PlanetSKI
Last weekend there was another snowfall in Kicking Horse and again we were fortunate enough to be in the resort for more fresh powder.
Kicking Horse, British Columbia, Canada. Image © PlanetSKI
Kicking Horse, British Columbia, Canada. Image © PlanetSKI
See here for our report on Sunday 22nd March:
However it has been a poor winter further west in Whistler where conditions have been warm.
In the Alps it has been a generally good winter with favourable end of season conditions.
PlanetSKI has just been visiting and handful of resorts in the French Alps:
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