thirtieth November 2025
It has been a poor begin to winter in lots of elements of the US with some resorts pressured to delay their begin. Not so in Canada. PlanetSKI is in Lake Louise. NEW
PlanetSKI’s reporting workforce of Alex Cove and Marie Taylor headed to Lake Louise in Alberta on Saturday twenty ninth November.
Not a nasty option to begin a weekend.
The highway to Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
“Snow was good at present, protection is coming alongside properly however they’re nonetheless making as a lot snow as potential,” stated Alex Cove from the resort.
“Practically each gun was operating.
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
“The resort wasn’t too busy which was good, we predict the -22 temperatures this morning might need saved fairly a number of individuals away,” added Alex.
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
“It was a typically clear, however chilly day with some cloud round.”
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
“There was some good delicate snow, however not sufficient for some severe powder snowboarding,” added Alex.
Lake Louise is seeing some enhancements this winter with 200 acres of terrain set to be added.
Richardson’s Ridge is a 200-acre terrain pod that might be serviced by a brand new removable high-speed quad chairlift.
The primary section of the growth will add 5 new newbie and intermediate trails, together with some light and cruisy glades.
Future phases will embody superior and knowledgeable glading, together with a floor raise that may join skiers from Temple Lodge.
New terrain for Lake Louise. Picture c/o Lake Louise.
“Richardson’s Ridge embodies the spirit of Lake Louise: Extra Mountain, Extra Chance, Extra Journey,” stated Lake Louise.
On the weekend the raise was operating however for assessments solely, and it stays unclear when it’ll open.
New terrain in Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
New terrain in Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Elsewhere in Canada Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia kicked off its ski season on Friday, November twenty first.
It hasn’t been a bumper begin since with rain falling at decrease ranges within the resort.
The perfect circumstances are to be discovered within the resorts round Banff in Alberta – Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Mt Norquay.
Sunshine Village, Banff, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Sunshine Village, Banff, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
We reported on the opening of Sunshine Village on PlanetSKI in the beginning of November:
Snow is now falling within the gateway metropolis of Calgary because the temperatures in Alberta fall.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Nakiska and Marmott Basin in Alberta are additionally open.
Within the USA although it has been a typically poor begin to the ski season.
Most main US resorts attempt to open in late November for the Thanksgiving Vacation.
Nonetheless, a scarcity of pure snow and heat temperatures have left some slopes naked, with many resorts cancelling their opening plans.
Jackson Gap in Wyoming has postponed its opening.
A message about our winter begin: Jackson Gap Mountain Resort will delay the opening of the 2025-26 winter season, as a consequence of unseasonably heat temperatures and lack of snowfall. Now we have obtained 26 inches of snow mid-mountain via November, and heat circumstances have affected… pic.twitter.com/tofuxj4HoG
— Jackson Gap (@jhski) November 25, 2025
It’s close to neighbour in Wyoming, Grande Targhee, had deliberate to open on November twenty first, however has needed to cancel.
No new date for opening has been set.
Additional south in Utah it has been an identical story.
Solitude, Deer Valley, Park Metropolis, Alta and Snowbird have all been pressured to postpone.
One resort in Utah has managed to open.
Brian Head opened final Friday, November twenty first.
The resort was initially scheduled to open on seventh November.
It postponed the opening day twice, first to fifteenth November after which to final Friday.
The delayed opening adopted weeks of unusually heat climate throughout the southern Rockies.
Opening Day at Brian Head. Picture c/o Brian Head.
In Colorado factor received off to a good sufficient begin and several other resorts in Colorado opened together with Keystone, Breckenridge, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin.
However there was valuable little wintery climate since and restricted terrain is open.
Aspen delayed its begin however partially opened on Thursday twenty seventh November.
“We’re excited to welcome friends and our group again to the mountains for an additional winter season,” stated Geoff Buchheister, CEO of Aspen Snowboarding Firm.
“Opening Day all the time carries a particular vitality right here at Aspen Snowmass, from locals celebrating their first turns of the season to guests having fun with our mountains for Thanksgiving.
“I’d prefer to personally lengthen my gratitude to our operations groups for his or her exhausting work in serving to us open on time regardless of the challenges Mom Nature has thrown our approach on this early season.
“We sit up for extra snow and one other unimaginable season.”
Aspen Mountain opens choose terrain on the higher mountain, together with Dipsy Doodle and Silver Bell, served by the Silver Queen Gondola and Ajax Specific.
All skiers and riders should return to the bottom space through the Silver Queen Gondola, as high to backside snowboarding is just not but be out there.
Different resorts in Colorado together with Vail and Copper Mountain have delayed the beginning of their season.
Mammoth Mountain in California opened on Thursday twentieth November, after two delays to its opening date.
Palisades Tahoe has some restricted snowboarding.
Kirkwood and Northstar stay closed after cancelling their opening days.
Different areas within the west are seeing an identical state of affairs.
These embody Brundage Mountain and Solar Valley in Idaho, plus Mt Bachelor and Crystal Mountain in Oregon.
It’s higher on the east coast with Killington being the primary resort within the jap USA to supply some snowboarding and snowboarding.
Mike Solimano, President and Common Supervisor of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, joined FOX Climate because the ski season kicks off in Vermont.
In case you are heading from Europe to the US this winter there isn’t any should be involved at this stage.
It is rather early days.
None of this makes a lot distinction to the season forward and a number of the greatest winters for snowfall begin slowly.
Do examine again for our updates…
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