09 November 2003

Grab your planks
Well it's begun! Val Thorens opened last week and with the snow last week the riding is good. Tignes still has great snow cover too so head up for some piste action. And the USA has opened several resorts this week...

Stateside
Mammoth is now open after a winter storm hit the Eastern Sierra. Lifts operating so far in clude Discovery Chair, Broadway Express, ThunderBound Express and Facelift operating.

Copper Mountain opened on November 1, with the Excelerator lift open daily, and Upper Collage/Copperopolis are sometimes open to the public in the afternoons (after race training in the mornings). Main Vein is also open, so top-to-bottom skiing from top of Excelerator to the base. There is also a small jib park with rails set up at the top of the American Eagle lift.

The snow has arrived in Vail! Heavenly has received over a foot of fresh snow on the mountain thanks to the first winter storm of the season. Along with the fresh snow, the snowmaking crews also fired up the massive snowmaking system and will continue to crank out the flakes through the resort's scheduled opening day, November 21.

Canada
Lake Louise opened its doors to skiers and riders this weekend with over 35 cm of natural snow already settled and new snow guns working around the clock. Runs open include Wiwaxy, groomed from top to bottom offering 1450 vertical feet with access from the Glacier Express high-speed quad chairlift.

Bring it on...

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