The Biggest December? Pretty Close.

How BIG?  Have a look.  

Crystal is going off.  I-90 closed for Christmas eve. Alpental has 132" at the top on Dec 24. The whole west is getting the gift it needs more than anything.  Water and snow pack.  Thank you El Nino. 

Snow Totals

6” OVERNIGHT 6,230 FT.	10” 24 HOURS 6,230 FT.	27” 48 HOURS 6,230 FT.
5” OVERNIGHT 4,570 FT.	9” 24 HOURS 4,570 FT.	25” 48 HOURS 4,570 FT.
89” SNOW DEPTH 4,570 FT.	98” SNOW DEPTH 6,230 FT.	228” SEASON TOTAL

Temps

15˚

SUMMIT TEMP 6,830 FT.

21˚

BASE TEMP 4,570 FT.

BIG December 2015

Went to Crystal with Hershal Parms and it snowed all day. It's a great year.

Snow Totals

6” OVERNIGHT 6,230 FT.	8” 24 HOURS 6,230 FT.	15” 48 HOURS 6,230 FT.
5” OVERNIGHT 4,570 FT.	6” 24 HOURS 4,570 FT.	11” 48 HOURS 4,570 FT.
56” SNOW DEPTH 4,570 FT.	75” SNOW DEPTH 6,230 FT.	174” SEASON TOTAL

Temps

21˚

SUMMIT TEMP 6,830 FT.

27˚

BASE TEMP 4,570 FT.

Overnight snow total is measured from 4pm the previous day to 9am when the lifts open.
24-hr snow total is measured from 9am the previous day to 9am when the lifts open. Snow that falls after 9am is included in the 24-hour total the following day.

2015/2016 Starts off Very Well.

Crystal opened before Thanksgiving (20th) and December was the wettest December on record by the 14th of the month.
I went to Crystal on December 6th and it was pretty good. Skied the top only.  Rated it a 5. Since then it has gotten only better. Forecast is for 66" over the next 7 days with 21" forecasted on the 17th.

Was in Mammoth with Andrew, Alice and Jin as well as Andrews' old room mate Brett.
It is a great mountain.  We had a blizzard on Sunday, flights cancelled and skied a big Monday.  Lot's of new and saw the mountain over the 3 days. Awesome place to get better at.
Big week coming up.

And Today:  12-17:  Pounding down.  Is this the biggest December?  It's huge no matter.
From Crystal Today:

Snow Totals

7” OVERNIGHT 6,230 FT.	7” 24 HOURS 6,230 FT.	11” 48 HOURS 6,230 FT.
5” OVERNIGHT 4,570 FT.	5” 24 HOURS 4,570 FT.	7” 48 HOURS 4,570 FT.
40” SNOW DEPTH 4,570 FT.	55” SNOW DEPTH 6,230 FT.	142” SEASON TOTAL