Tag: Whiteout
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Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, still faster than the rest. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants…
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Colorado’s snowpack to suffer as bone dry conditions, more wind forecast for high country; where’s the snow?
Dry conditions will prevail for another six or seven days as Colorado’s high country continues to experience a dry fall heading into mid December. Colorado’s snowpack remains growing inconsistently, marking the third year in last five to start below median average. But snow is forecast to return about a week before Christmas, giving the possibility…
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Wind gust hits 90 mph on Colorado’s Front Range ahead of bleak 10-day snow forecast
Windy weather will dominate parts of Colorado’s high country over the next two days, with gusts between 50-60 mph on ridge tops possible and 30-40 mph at the ski areas in the Front Range and Sawatch mountains. Some light snow is forecast to develop on Wednesday for the northern mountains, but then a possible 10ish-day…
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Ski film “Inaccessible” premieres in Boulder, looks at public land access from a skier’s perspective
There are approximately 640 million acres of public land in the United States but roughly 16 million acres of that land is ‘landlocked’ by private owners, making the land inaccessible. Knowing how to access these public lands is another challenge. This notion poses a hurdle and problem for Jackson, Wyoming professional skier Griffin Post, who…
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Large weekend storm drops 33″ of snow at one Colorado spot, snowpack doubles over 7 day stretch
The first big snow storm of winter 2025-26 for Colorado dropped about 10-20 inches in the northern mountains, 8-14 inches in the central mountains and 3-8 inches in the southern mountains. Colorado’s snowpack doubled in both median average and snow water equivalent values over the first seven days of December. Some light snow is forecast…
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Heavy blast of snow forecast for Colorado as 2-3 feet could fall over next 2 days
Colorado’s high country is about to receive a big blast of snow over the next two days, with some northern locations possibly seeing between 24-36 inches of snow by Sunday morning. Travel impacts on the state’s northern highways could be difficult both Saturday and Sunday. A winter storm warning is in effect for most of…
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10-20″ of snow forecast in Colorado from multi-day weekend storm
Winter weather continues to bring a lot more snow to Colorado’s high country in December as a multi-day weekend storm packs between 8-16″ for some ski areas across the state. In all, 10-20″ of snow is possible by weekend’s end after a smaller storm deposits 4-8″ of snow mid week. Colorado’s snowpack average gained some…
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Multiple ‘powder days’ forecast in Colorado as snowy December ramps up
December starts snowy across Colorado’s high country after a snowy end to November. Skiers and riders can rejoice as multiple powder days are forecast over the next week. A few ski areas had to push back their opening dates to this week instead of during the Thanksgiving holiday week, but Monarch kicks off the first-to-open-late…
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Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom on home snow at Copper Mountain, records extend further
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — American superstar race skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a World Cup slalom on home Colorado snow Sunday to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season. Shiffrin extended her winning streak in slalom to four races after also claiming the opening two races this season and the final event of last season. It…
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With 6-12″ of snow possible, November ends snowy in Colorado, carries storminess into December
After a rather dry November in Colorado’s high country, Loveland Ski Area recorded 25″ of snow for the month currently, December’s forecast looks more promising as more storms line up over the next week. Snow returns Friday to close out the month on a snowy note, with the northern mountains benefiting the most. As December…