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Resorts hope for more snow
Editor’s Note: Continue looking in this section for outdoor recreation information and stories throughout the semester.
by Ben Munson
MUN98006@BYUI.EDU
Sports Editor
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| Light snow at the beginning of the season had business at some Idaho ski resorts trudging a bit, but recent snowfall has resort owners and workers hopeful for improved ski conditions. |
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Mother Nature took her time to send snow to Southeast Idaho, but it seems the snow and cold weather are here to stay.
That’s good news for a number of local businesses and individuals.
Kelly Canyon has all six of its ski lifts and 26 runs open. Reported base snow depth was 19 to 25 inches as of Saturday.
“We’d love to have 10 feet of snow each year. We got a little bit of snow over the weekend, and we’re hoping for more,” Kelly Krantz, marketing director at Kelly Canyon Resort, said.
Grand Targhee has four lifts open, carrying skiers to 76 trails. Early January snowfall range from 58 inches to 87 inches, compared to the 55-inch average found at the resort just after Thanksgiving.
Snow King Ski Resort in Wyoming is still low on snow. The official snow report from Friday measured 36 inches at the base. Two lifts were reported open with only five runs open to skiing.
Aside from skiing and snowboarding, a variety of winter sports are available.
Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice skating on or around the university campus are available already. Students should also keep their eyes open for the ice climbing wall being built to accommodate short seminars and lessons in ice climbing.
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