First Snow Dump Reports of the 2010-2011 Season

Nothing ushers in the new snowboarding (and skiing) season better than a wave of snow dump reports. Since I’m sure all our readers are anxiously waiting to hit the slopes, here’s a list of the latest snow dumps.

Fernie in British Columbia gets 20cm (7.9 inches) of snow: The resort was hit by a snow storm bringing along with it up to 20cm of snow in the upper alpine of Fernie’s legendary 5 bowls.  With the predicted La Niña weather cycle for the Pacific Northwest, cool temperatures and more snow than the resort’s annual 29 feet (8.9 meters) of snowfall are expected.   Fernie Alpine Resort is (tentatively) scheduled to open for the season on Saturday December 4, 2010.

Whistler Blackcomb gets 30cm (11.8 inches) of snow: The Pacific storm sweeping through BC brought along with it almost 30cm of snow  into the Whistler Blackcomb twin mountains. The predicted La Niña weather cycle for the region is expected to keep temperatures cool and result in more snow fall than Whistler Blackcomb’s annual average of about 34 feet (10.25 metres).

Utah is reported to have received 50cm (20 inches) of snow: National Weather Service expects an additional 1 to 5 cm of snow today (October 27) as a result of what is known as ‘Lake Effect Snow Showers’.