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LEBANON, N.H., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ --
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Reports as of Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 3:03:07 PM EST.
Skiing conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions.
Snow conditions for resorts nationwide are available online through PR Newswire on CompuServe. To access, merely type, GO ENS (Executive News Service). From there you access PR Newswire which carries the full national report from SnoCountry Reports each day.
SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS
This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR. The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language.
NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers).
New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to base is reported.
Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined.
Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers.
Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions, covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers.
Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not been compacted.
Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.
Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.
Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP. Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.
Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell.
Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been previously packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall.
Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet. This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow.
Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen granular will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip away and not support a pole.
Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after rainfall or high temperatures.
Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it.
Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined, variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter. Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen Granular, for example.
Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized by large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then warm up again and loosen during the day.
Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions. It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open for skiers.
Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind into forming a base.
NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT
Mohawk Mountain - 7:45p loose granular 40 - 80 base 23 trails, 107
acres, 100% open 4 lifts
Mt Southington - 9:30p wet granular 32 - 44 base 14 trails, 100%
open, 7 lifts
Powder Ridge - 12:01a wet snow 33 - 58 base 15 trails, 88% open, 5
lifts
Ski Sundown - 9:30p wet granular 40 - 60 base 15 trails, 100% open, 4
lifts
Woodbury - 10:00p wet granular 20 - 80 base 14 trails, 78% open, 3
lifts
MAINE
Big Squaw - 4:20p 4 - 7 new packed powder 37 - 56 base 24 trails, 86%
open, 2 lifts
Black Mountain - Open Thur-Sun; Call 207-364-8977
Camden Snow Bowl - 8:30a loose granular 18 - 24 base 7 trails, 64%
open, 1 lift
Mt Abram - Open Thur-Sun; Call 207-875-5002
Mt Jefferson - 9:30p 4 new wet snow 6 - 9 base 11 trails, 100% open,
3 lifts
New Hermon - 5:24p packed powder 20 - 30 base 20 trails, 100% open, 2
lifts
Saddleback - 7:00a 5 - 7 new packed powder 24 - 46 base 40 trails,
98% open, 3 lifts Feb 3: 5 lifts
Shawnee Peak - 7:45a 2 - 3 new loose granular 24 - 52 base 38 trails,
225 acres 100% open, 5 lifts
Sugarloaf/USA - 10:00a 4 - 6 new packed powder 28 - 54 base 117
trails, 44 miles, 450 acres, 93% open, 9 lifts
Sunday River - 8:30a 4 new packed powder 26 - 52 base 121 trails, 47
miles, 614 acres, 95% open, 10 lifts
Titcomb Mountain - 9:30p 4 new wet snow 25 - 35 base 8 trails, 57%
open, 1 lifts
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire East - 1:00a wet snow 20 - 80 base 32 trails, 80% open, 3
lifts
Blandford - Open Fri-Sun; Call 413-568-4341
Blue Hills - 9:00p wet snow 10 - 98 base 7 trails, 45 acres, 100%
open, 4 lifts
Bousquet - 8:30a wet granular 58 - 68 base 17 trails, 81% open, 3
lifts
Brodie Mountain - 8:30a wet snow 14 - 32 base 20 trails, 12 miles,
57% open 3 lifts
Catamount - 10:35a w wet packed snow 25 - 35 base 25 trails, 93%
open, 4 lifts
Jiminy Peak - 8:15a wet snow 20 - 60 base 36 trails,...
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