Clear Channel Radio Snow Report
Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 08:17 AM
Next Update: As conditions require...

The fresh powder from the weekend storm is still hanging around. Storm totals in this report are for the Sunday through Monday storm. Here are some highlights: Santa Fe has Burton Demo Day on Friday and the Ultimate Ski & Board Challenge on Saturday... Taos has the K2 Bump Challenge and the Paint the Peaks Art Auction and a new app... Angel Fire has the Best Served Cold Ski & Snowboard Camp is this Saturday... Red River has Marti Gras in the Mountains through Tuesday.... Sipapu has weekday specials and ski bike demos this weekend.... Durango Mountain has mogul event and Snowshoe tours on Saturday.... Wolf Creek has a senior and telemark clinic on Saturday and College Day on Sunday.

Sandia Peak: 0 New. 1 Storm. 1 Inches New This Week. 50 Inch Base. 34/35 trails open. 4/5 lifts. P/PP/MG surface. 12 runs groomed. Closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Santa Fe: 0 New. 4 Storm. 4 New This Week. 53 Inch Base. 77/77 runs open. 6/7 lifts (Sierra chair closed on weekdays). P/PP/MG surface. 31 runs groomed. The Boneyard Terrain park is open. This Friday is Burton Demo Day and then on Saturday it's the Ultimate Ski & Snowboard Challenge (formerly known as the UNM Corporate Cup).

Taos Ski Valley: 0 New. 6 Storm. 6 New This Week. 67 Inch Base. 113/113 Runs Open. 13/13 Lifts. All green and blue runs are open and all 43 chutes are open as well as Maxie's Terrain Park. 24 runs groomed. P/PP/MG surface. Check out the new Taos app. Go to the app store and search for Taos. Get snow reports, track your vertical, see what's up and find your friends on the mountain. For both iphone and android smart phones. This Saturday, Feb. 25 it's the K2 Bump Challenge and the Paint the Peaks Art Auction. It's a full day of raising money for the Anita Salas Foundation and Boarding for Breast Cancer. Put a team together to ski in the K2 Bump Off or come bid on amazing art by artists such as Victor Goler and BJ Briner. Go to paintforpeaks.com for information and to sign up for the bump off.

Angel Fire: 0 New. 7 Storm. 7 New This Week. 52 Inch Average Base. 71/77 runs open. 6/7 Lifts (chair 3 runs on weekends and peak times only). P/PP/MG surface. 31 runs groomed. Nightrider Terrain Park and Liberation Park are open. Night skiing Thursday through Saturday nights on the lower front side. All the hike-to expert runs are now open. Best Served Cold Ski & Snowboard Camp is this Saturday. Your $40 entry fee includes Lift Ticket. Registration 8-10am. Contest 11am - 1pm. Finals 1pm. 6 Divisions: Mens & Womens, Boys & Girls, 16 & Under.

Pajarito: 0 New. 3 Storm. 3 New This Week. 63 Inch base. 33/44 runs open. 4/6 lifts (Chairs #2,#3,#4 and the Mitey Mite are running this season. The Spruce and Townsight chairs are not running due to fire damage). A third of the open runs groomed every few days. Open Friday through Sunday.

Red River: 0 New. 3 Storm. 3 New This Week. 50 Inch Average Base. 57/57 runs open. 7/7 chairs running. 21 runs groomed. Hollywood and Pot O Gold terrain parks open. Enjoy both winter and spring seasons during Beach Week March 10-25.

Sipapu: 0 New. 7 Storm. 7 New This Week. 43-51 Inch Base. 41/41 runs open. 5/5 lifts (on weekdays Lift #3 and Lift #4 rotate operation). Sipapu has opened New Mexico's first organic terrain parks: unique to just a handful of ski areas in North America. These parks exclusively use natural elements from the local forest and only natural snow. Don't miss these lift ticket discounts this week: Tuesday is a 2 for 1 lift ticket day, and Thursday is Local Appreciation Days (no ID required). This weekend is SkiBike Demo Days (Feb. 25-26). During this event, SkiBikeFun offers skibike demos, clinics and a skibike giveaway - the demo is FREE for everyone. And Saturday, Santa Fe Brewing will be our featured brewer for the Micro Brew-Ski Saturday series. They'll be pouring the 60th Anniversary Sipapu Ale - this will be the first and only time this new brew is available.

Enchanted Forest XC: 0 New. 3 New This Week. 50 Inch Base. 100% of the tracks open. Open daily.

Valles Caldera National Preserve: NR New. 0 New This Week. 20 Inch Base. 9/9 trails open. Open Fridays through Sundays. For more information about the winter recreation program, call 866-382-5537. The next moonlight ski and snowshoe event is March 3 with great views, hot chocolate and bonfires. Reserve your spot for a horse-drawn sleigh/wagon rides today.

Ski Apache: 0 New. 0 Storm. 0 New This Week. 38 Inch Base. 54/55 trails open. 10/11 chairs running.

Durango Mountain Resort (Purgatory): 0 New. 6 Storm. 6 New This Week. 63 Inch Base. 88/88 runs open. 9/10 chairs running (lifts 2, 5 and 6 don't run on normal weekdays). P/PP/MG surface. 37 runs groomed. The Pitchfork and DC Terrain Parks and the Paradise Freestyle area all open. Get reduced priced tickets at Costco in Albuquerque. Master the moguls during the Mogul Busters Weekend Camp, Saturday and Sunday where you receive 2-full days of instruction. Reservations required, call 970-385-2149. Also, this Saturday, explore the mountain like never before during the Evening Snowshoe Tours, which includes snowshoe rentals, guides, chairlift ride to the top of the mountain and a wine and cheese party at the Powderhouse restaurant. Guests meet at 3:30 pm at the Guest Service desk inside the ticket office. Reservations are required with 24 hours notice. $55 Call Guest Services at 970-385-2147. It's not too late to reserve your spot for spring break; receive incredible savings on lodging and lift tickets for your family. For just $249 per family/per night, stay for 4 nights and ski for 3 days in March (price based on 2 adults and 2 kids). Simply call 800-525-0892 and book your spring skiing vacation today. Some restrictions apply.

Wolf Creek: 0 New. 14 Storm. 14 New This Week. 96 Inch Mid-Mountain Base. 7/7 chairs running. 77/77 trails open. P/PP/MG surface. Waterfall area, Knife Ridge, Horseshoe Bowl all open. This Saturday is a Senior Ski and Board Clinic as well as a Telemark Clinic. Then Sunday it's another College Day, where tickets are $33 with a valid current college ID.

Silverton Mountain: 0 New. 8 Storm. 8 New This Week. 73 Inch Base. Open now for guided-only skiing Thursday through Sundays.

Telluride Resort: 0 New. 9 Storm. 9 New This Week. 63 Inch Base. 118/127 Trails. 18/18 Lifts. Palmyra Peak, Black Iron Bowl, Gold Hill Chutes, Gold Hill Stairs and chute 9 are all open.



Report Legend:
Snowfall amounts are listed in inches. Surface conditions are noted as follows: P=Powder, PP=Packed Powder, MG=Machine Groomed Snow, HP=Hard Packed, SP=Spring Conditions, VC=Variable Conditions, NR=No Report From Ski Area, N/A=Not Applicable, T=Trace.

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What's New:There is plenty new at your favorite snow sports area for the 2011-2012 season. Click here to check all that's new and improved from last season... this season's info is coming soon.

More links:
Here are some links that you may find helpful:
Ski New Mexico
Colorado Ski Country
Ski Utah
New Mexico National Weather Service
Colorado National Weather Service
Colorado Mtn Weather & Avalanche Report
Detailed Ski Area Forecast From SnowForecast
Warren Miller Films & Info
National Forest Service (has fall color info and more)
Colorado Ski History Web Site (includes info on closed NM/CO areas)
Road Conditions: New Mexico 800-432-4269, Colorado 303-639-1111, Utah 866-511-8824, Arizona 888-411-7623.

Summer Season Info: 
New Mexico Rafting Companies:
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures, (800) 879-9035
Los Rios River Runners, (800) 544-1181
New Wave Rafting Co., (800) 984-1444
Far Flung Adventures, (800) 359-2627
Known World Rafting Adventures, (800) 983-7756
Native Sons Adventures, (800) 753-7559
Santa Fe Rafting Co., (888) 988-4914


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