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Dear Lianne,                             
I wanted to let you know that Copper Mountain opened a week early on November 7^th for the 2008-09 season.  We are currently having a very snowy week with 9 inches (22.86 cm) of new snow in the last two days and a winter storm warning has been issued for the rest of the week.

I got out and made my first turns for the season yesterday and here is a photo from my office looking down Main Vein into the Village.

Regards,
Roger Markel - Copper Mountain

Greetings from the Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth.Dump Alert!!!!Mammoth Mountain has been open for One week now and conditions are awesome! We are off to a great start and the base is building fast. We received over a foot of new snow on Saturday night.The Powder Gods were good to us and the Great White Wave is alive again!  We are enjoying Top to bottom riding with more lifts to open by next weekend. The runs serviced by the Top Gondola are filled in nicely. The snowmaking crews are pumping snow at a high output with the colder than usual temperatures we have been experiencing insuring a solid base for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. 

This is one of the best early seasons I can remember.My favorite runs off the Top this weekend were Dave’s Run, Drop Out Chutes, Scotty’s Bowl and the Paranoid Chutes. The trees in the Chair 12 area have been great. The chair is not running yet so there is powder everywhere and worth the short hike to access.The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth continues to be rated in the Top 5 of the104 total Westins in the USA. 

The new winter menu in the Whitebark restaurant promises to excite the senses, make our guests very happy and fulfilled.  We will be featuring a new Après ski in the Lounge this winter with drink and food specials from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.  The ever popular Westin nightly ritual or “refresh” will be back too.   

Mammoth Mountain will be hosting the Night of Lights on December 20.  This spectacular night of fireworks, torch light skiers, music, entertainment, food, holiday spirits and surprises will get you in the mood for the upcoming Holiday season.  With all the early season snow there has never been a better time to visit Mammoth and stay at the Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth.  We are counting on you to do your snow dances and think snow.  Let’s make the 08/09 season one to remember.  Be well, keep smiling and book a trip to Mammoth soon, you won’t regret it.

Courtesy Of Bill Medove - Sales Manager The Westin Monache Resort Mammoth 

The much anticipated PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola will open on December 12 and will once again propel the resort into the record books. The world-record breaking gondola is the first lift of its kind in North America and is destined to become Canada’s newest tourism icon, forever revolutionizing the year-round guest experience at Whistler Blackcomb.The gondola links the two side-by-side mountains in 11 minutes at the alpine level will create infinite opportunities for guests to make the most of their day on the slopes and experience amazing views of Garibaldi Provincial Park.WhistlerBlackcomb Tourism

An autumn snow storm made its way across Colorado yesterday, dropping up to 16 inches in some areas. This snowstorm, plus early season snowfall, propels Colorado into its second month of the 2008-09 ski season with two resorts open already: Loveland & Arapahoe Basin and more opening this weekend.     

Copper Mountain will open for the season on Friday with fresh snow from yesterday’s storm.  In the southwestern part of the state, Telluride is reporting 16 inches of fresh snow and nearby Silverton is reporting 17 inches. Both resorts are slated to open in mid-November.

Aspen Highlands received 18 inches, Snowmass received 12 inches, Aspen Mountain 10 inches and Buttermilk 6 inches. Snowmass and Aspen are scheduled to open in the latter part of November and Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk in the early part of December.

Yes snow too has arrived at Panorama Resort in British Columbia, Canada.  So start waxing the skis and boards and get ready for powder in Canada!!

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN OPENS TOP TO BOTTOM

• Mammoth open top to bottom as of Friday, November 7
• Terrain available for all abilities for the weekend
• Mammoth remains the only ski resort open in California

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Clear skies started the day in Mammoth today, allowing skiers, snowboarders and resort employees the first look at conditions on the top of mountain. The recent storms left considerably more snow at Mammoth’s 11,053-foot summit, enabling the top to open this Friday.

Last weeks winter storm dumped up to 5 feet of snow at the top of Mammoth Mountain, the highest ski resort in California. The storm carried massive precipitation and high snow levels, leaving a thick blanket of snow on some of Mammoth’s most popular terrain. The Upper Panorama Gondola will open for the season Friday morning and all trails will be accessible from the top. Expert’s favorites like Dave’s Run, Cornice Bowl and Scotty’s all have good coverage and 3-5 feet of variable, wind packed snow.

“This is the best opening of the top in years,” stated Bill Cockroft, Mammoth’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Mammoth employee for over 30 years. In addition to terrain accessible from the top of the mountain, Mammoth will open Facelift Express (Chair 3) and Discovery Chair (Chair 11) for the weekend. With these additions Mammoth has terrain open for all ability levels.

Jamie Lokan - Mammoth Lakes Tourism

Mammoth Mountain opened on Monday the 3rd of November ….one of the first in the USA!
We love this mountain…..you will too…..with direct flights from LA to Mammoth (1 hour)  and a FREE Shuttle from the Airport to Mammoth Village (just 15 minutes) this is one of the easiest ski resorts in the USA to get to from Australia and New Zealand.

Talk to Sarah, she spent a week in Mammoth in March 08 and LOVED it…..RING her now to chat about your ski holiday to MAMMOTH.
0800 11 22 99 from New Zealand
1800 15 95 25 from Australia
sarahh@skitraveller.co.nz

The snow has started to fly at Whistler Blackcomb with over 40 cm (16 inches) of snow has fallen this week and more is expected in the forecast. With the countdown on to opening day, November 27, this is exciting news in the resort.

WhistlerBlackcomb Tourism

CONGRATULATIONS to Geoff Price ….he won the Ski Traveller VAIL Prize: 4 Nights & 4 Days Skiing in Vail for 2 Adults…..when I spoke with Geoff he had just started to make plans to travel to North America to ski in 2009 - my phone call was PERFECT timing.  Now Geoff can experience Vail as part of his holiday.  

Thanks so much to Vail Resorts for the Lift Passes and to Antlers at Vail for the accommodaiton.

Lianne - Ski Traveller

An overnight storm has dropped twenty four inches of snow at mid-mountain in Telluride, with more than three feet in the new Revelation Bowl, and it’s still snowing hard. The town is abuzz with excitement as conversations focus around favorite runs and epic days, and especially on the new terrain and improvements at the ski resort.

With the finishing touches recently completed in Revelation Bowl and the new lift ready for operation, the fresh snow is a great start for the season to come. Opening day is just three weeks away, and anticipation is at its height with Revelation now added to Black Iron Bowl and Palmyra Peak, opened mid-season last year.  “This storm has added a solid layer to the snowmaking already underway,” said CEO Dave Riley, “We’re looking forward to a great year, with new terrain, restaurants, howitzers, snowcats, hotels and air service to continue improving the guest experience in Telluride.”

from Patrick Rothe - Director of Sales - Telluride Ski & Golf