The ski resort with the world's greatest average annual snow depth is set to re-open today after fresh snow fall.
Mt Baker in Washington state in Northwest USA averages 641 inches (53.4ft; 16.3m) of snow each winter and also holds the record for the world's greatest recorded snowfall in one season, 1,140 inches (95ft; 29m), recorded during the 1998–99 season, but had to close just over a month ago in early March due to the catastrophic lack of snow in the region this season.
However fresh snow in the past week is allowing the area to finally re-open as most other US areas close for winter 14-15.
The snowfall has brought powder conditions to still-open areas across Western North America with Whistler reporting a footy of fresh snow (although that has fallen as rain at resort level) and Snowbird in Utah (pictured above) 25 inches (63cm) in the past 48 hours.