Crystal Mountain, WA- Over the last two days Crystal has received 20” of snow in Green Valley. The trees are white and even more importantly the ground is covered with snow! It is currently snowing an inch an hour and there is no sign of it letting up anytime soon. This early snowfall has Crystal employees very exciting and talking about a possible early opening! We are watching the weather closely and will open as soon as the snow permits. No opening date has been set as of now. Two Snowcats were parked at the summit yesterday waiting for just enough snow to go to work. This morning they are busy packing down the snow, creating a solid base for all the new snow to fall on. Crystal Mountain

Photo / Coast Photo / Crystal
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Whistler Blackcomb
Blackcomb Mountain to OPEN early November 5 & 6!
Fantastic news, skiers and riders. Blackcomb Mountain will open this weekend November 5-6 with plans to open for daily operations starting November 11. Storms moving through the Whistler region have brought 60 cm/24 in of snow to the mountains at the Rendezvous Lodge elevation located at 1,860m/6,102ft, and the forecast is calling for even more snow through the week! Whistler Blackcomb

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Verbier
La Chaux Express:Revolutionary !
Téléverbier SA is pulling out all the stops with La Chaux Express. This new installation is the only one of its kind in the world to serve two sides of the same mountain and to have an intermediate station. News Letter

Verbier 2005 -20 events
17 – 18.12.05 24 Heures Freeride de Verbier
18 – 24.2.06 Verbier Ride
25 – 26.2.06 King of the Mountain
17 – 19.3.06 O’Neill Xtreme by Swatch
1.4.06 Carlsberg High Five
22 -25.4.06 XSpeedSki by Tag Heuer (pro)
27 – 29.4.06 Patrouille des Glaciers
29 – 30.4.06 XSpeedSki Pop KL
29 – 30.4.06 Ultime Session

And there is more at Verbier