Alpine Meadows Earlier This Season
The record breaking snowpack has led to several resorts in California announcing they are extending their season in to May
Around Lake Tahoe Alpine Meadows says it will be open at least to next weekend, Sunday May 8th and Squaw Valley says it will open weekends at least to May 31st.
More still-open choices for California snow and sun include Boreal Resort which is open through May and Donner Ski Ranch which had the longest season in Northern California last year, opening to June 20, 2010, and is reporting it expects to be open at least until then this year.
Mammoth Mountain to the south is one of several resorts in California that says it has more snow this ski season than measured in any previous season. It expects to stay open daily at least until the US Independence Day holiday, July 4th.
Skiinfo.co.uk is currently showing Boreal as having the deepest snowpack in the world at 9.5m (nearly 32 feet) but the top five snow depths in the world at present are all in California, with each reporting 56.5m (nearly 22 feet) lying or deeper.