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TELLURIDE, CO. February 10, 2009 - Nearly a foot and a half of snow has blanketed the Telluride Ski Area in the past 36 hours, including an whopping 10 inches (25 cm) which greeted the top of the ski area this morning.

“After a record setting start to the season and continuing storms rolling through, Telluride boasts some of the best conditions in ski country,” said Dave Riley, chief operating officer at the Telluride Ski Resort, “and with our new Revelation Bowl and incredible ‘inbounds backcountry’ terrain, Telluride is truly unmatched in North America.”

Telluride and the San Juan Mountains are currently under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service. Snow showers started Sunday afternoon, with snow continuing throughout the week. The current storm cycle brought 10” (25 cm) overnight and 16” (41 cm) in the last 48 hours. A 66-inch (168 cm) mountain base was reported with epic powder conditions as of 7 am this morning.

The National Weather Service is reporting a series of Pacific storms to continue to bring snow to the mountains the entire week, with chances of precipitation Wednesday night through the weekend.

Since the resort opened on November 26th, more than 17 feet (518 cm) of snow has fallen in Telluride, with 205 inches (521 cm) total. 

“Telluride is priming up for a terrific President’s Weekend,” said Matt Skinner, executive director of sales and marketing for the resort.  “With these great conditions, there is no better time to book a ski vacation in Telluride!”

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

NISEKO’S ski season is unofficially open after significant snowfalls overnight left up to half a metre of powder up high, with locals hiking up for first runs.It unexpectedly started snowing at village level across Niseko at about 7pm last night and by this morning a solid amount of snow had accumulated on the main runs and on cars and grass.Forecasts suggested there wouldn’t be any snow at village level for a few days yet.Niseko ski instructor Mike Richards may well have been the first skier to descend a Niseko resort this season.After hiking to the 1000m hut and skiing Centre Course, he followed some well covered roads to the bottom, along the way finding plenty of boot-deep powder.“Up top the pistes were fully covered and the roads were really well covered,” Mike said.

“A few bits were sticking on the main runs so I came down on the road but I still got a few turns in.”

Thanks to Powderlife Niseko & Mike Richards for photo!