Residents of the Vail and the Summit County area are claiming that this year’s snow is the best they have seen in several years. The average snowfall each year at Vail Mountain through Jan. 31 is 189 inches, however this season they have already gotten 239 inches.
“It’s just endless powder,” said Tom Calvin. The lucky local has already skied about 60 days this season. Snowing 24 of the 31 days in January, this is Vail’s snowiest year in seven years.
Climatologist, Klaus Wolter, originally predicted a dry season, but has been proven wrong thus far. As we have seen in the past years, weather patterns don’t last all winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a dry February and March.
This is unfortunate news for fans of spring skiing. There’s nothing like skiing fresh powder on a sunny spring afternoon. Let’s just hope that if it keeps snowing the snowplow drivers can clear the roads so we can get out there!
To find out the latest snow report in the mountains visit http://www.coloradoski.com/SnowReport/.
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