US Resort Passes 20m Season Snowfall Total
US Resort Passes 20m Season Snowfall Total
Published : 11-Apr-2016 03:01
The Alaskan ski area of Alyeska has passed the 20 metre mark in terms of snowfall it has received this season.
In fact the latest 20cm of snow reported overnight took the American resort's total to 20.5m. Ironically it's currently closed due to 'extreme weather.'
Alyeska is frequently in the world top three for snowfall, often behind Mt Baker in Washington state, which is believed to have the world's deepest average annual snowfall (16.3m) as well as history's biggest recorded seasonal snowfall (29m); and Niseko in Japan.
After a very poor winter last season, in which it was forced to close in March, Mt Baker has bounced back this year in common with other North American West Coast resorts, but it has had 6m less snow so far than Alyeska, reporting 14.5m so far this winter – although figures available have not been updated for three weeks.
Most major resorts in Western North America have reported good seasonal snowfalls. Both Steamboat in Colorado and Jackson Hole in Wyoming closed over the past two weekends both having received more than 10m of snow his winter, the latter describing it as 'average.'
In California Mammoth Mountain has more than a 5m snow base and Squaw Valley has announced plans to stay open to the end of May with more than 3.5m lying, Heavenly has also extended its season.
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