Saturday, April 20, 2019

Whiteroom news No.81 - your weekly snow overview

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Easter Snow Overview.

With Easter finally here this coming Sunday there has been a real mix of weather in many of Europe's ski regions. Along with the classic sunny spring days that see good morning conditions but slushy snow cover by the afternoon there has been a period of moderate to heavy snowfall. Some Austrian glaciers
have reported up to 20cm of fresh...
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Ikon Pass
The Ikon Pass offers a collection of 39 unique global destinations that include immediate access to the slopes in 2019.Starting at $649 for an adult pass, new pass holders get spring access to several iconic mountains, including California's best at Mammoth, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, and Snow Summit. With the insane snowfall this year, you will be riding sunshine-soaked slopes well into summer.
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Al Humphreys
@al_humphreys - dolectures.com/how-to-live-adventurously-every-day
As the ski season starts to recede, it's time to think about looking elsewhere for outdoor adventures. We really loved this talk at the DO Lectures where British adventurer and author Al Humphries talks about living a little adventurously every day...

#LivingAdventurously

Summer Ski Areas Opening.

Tsukiyama Resort

Gassan's famous Tsukiyama Ski Area in northern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture opened for its 2019 ski season at the weekend, immediately posting the world's deepest snow depth at 10 metres (33.3 feet). Normally open for 3 months to mid-July, subject to snow conditions, it says it's closed today due to a whiteout. Pictured above and below from Sunday.

Norways Fonna Resort
In Europe the first of Norway's three summer ski resorts open for the 2019 season.

Norway's Folgefonna glacier, better known as Fonna has kicked of the 2019 season with great snow lying 6.5 to 8 metres deep.
Squaw Valley

In North America, ski areas in California like Mammoth (368/546cm) and Squaw Valley (156/164cm) that did have deeper bases have since reported a slowly diminishing snowpack as the spring thaw eats away at their massive cover. However both resorts plan to stay open until July,

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Easter Weekend Snow Picks

Our current recommendations come from Iran and America, but check out our Picks page as it updates throughout the day.
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