Conditions and Terrain

Travis explains how the grooming team grooms different types of runs plus a short video of grooming.

March never fails to bring some of the best powder days of the season and March 19, 2012 kept the tradition alive.

Ever wonder how a 20,000 lb snowcat lays down perfect corduroy on a ski run? Our grooming manager breaks down the basics of operating a snowcat and grooming trails.

We've all been missing skiing and riding on one of our iconic features, Jupiter Peak, but the wait is over because the Peak is open!

To the delight of locals and powderhounds, Jupiter opened on January 27, 2012. See what our skiers and riders had to say about the conditions back there. They loved it!

Now that Jupiter is open for the season we are able to start snow reporting from our Jupiter snow stake. Learn about how this system works.

We received a lot of snow of the past week, here's why some areas of our mountain are still not safe for skiing and riding.

More snow means more terrain openings. See what we've opened this week and what we plan to open tomorrow.

The wait is over. Six inches of snow fell overnight and storms are stacked up through the beginning of next week.

With storms in our near future, we've started working in the Upper Mountain.

The Town Lift has resumed regular operations as of this morning.

We’ve been getting a little bit of snow lately. No huge storms to get excited about, but a few inches a week have certainly helped freshen things up.

You've got questions and we've got answers. What's going on with Town Lift? How much snow do you have? Why isn't the wind turbine working?

We love our fans on Facebook and Twitter! Here's what some of those fans have to say about the conditions at our resort right now.

Santa has really outdone himself this year. The big guy has given us the gift of McConkey's!

With over 40 runs open and nine lifts turning, even during the busy holiday season you can find runs all to yourself, make fresh tracks through perfect corduroy and slash a little powder.

What is the significance of having snowmaking at a resort and just how do they make the snow?

The training ground of the world's best halfpipe riders is open for business. Due to dirtwork over the summer we have her open weeks earlier than season's past.

"So why can't we just open more stuff?" you're thinking. "The mountain looks white and I see all those tracks under Silverlode." The reality is, for the most part it goes beyond just having snow on a run.

Though the lower half of the resort is open, the patrollers have already started looking higher