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SnoCountry SnoShots: Pacific Northwest Getting The Goods

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SnoShots-Mt-Hood-Meadows Mt. Hood has been catching the early season snow, enough to roll up into the chin. (Mt. Hood Meadows/Facebook)

Early on, above-freezing temps kept snowfall down in the Pacific Northwest. But lately, the temps have dropped and the depths have risen. Pacific storms have stayed north, pummeling the Cascades and intermountain region with snowfall measured in feet.

The southern edge of the storms have dipped down into northern California and Lake Tahoe region, putting down knee-deep layers of powder just in time for the Christmas-New Year's holidays.

Forecasts call for significant snowfall to find its way farther south, into the Wasatch and southern Rockies, as the winter gets rolling.

It's looking more and more like midwinter conditions at Squaw Valley. (Squaw Valley/Facebook)

Nearly all trails and lifts are open at Schweitzer Mountain, North Idaho's biggest mountain. (Schweitzer/Facebook)

Lots of Santas and plenty of powder for the holidays at Tamarack Resort. (Tamarack/Facebook)

Colorado's Steamboat has caught a bunch of powder from latest northern storms. (Steamboat/Facebook)

Fresh powder is dripping from the trees at Washington's Crystal Mountain. (Crystal Mountain/Facebook)

Everything is open and crankin' at Stevens Pass in the Cascades. (Stevens Pass/Facebook)

Santa Claus out playing with children on the slopes of Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation area. (Lookout Pass)

 

 

 

 

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Andy Dennison

Andy Dennison

Andy started skiing at about three years old. His father Jim held him between his legs and off they went down New England trails. Soon, Andy joined the Fourth Estate and moved to Colorado, thereupon finding work as a staff writer or editor for newspapers – including a stint as Ski Editor for the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. In between, he designed and wrote public school curriculum, edited Concrete Pumping & Placing Magazine, and got a master’s degree in English. All the while, he skied. So, the marriage of snowsports and journalism has only been waiting for Andy to catch on. He’s glad he finally did.
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