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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
 
Fwd: Colorado Snow Alert for 12/20/05

Another powerful winter storm has moved across the state bringing nearly two feet of fresh powder to the slopes since Saturday. The Southern San Juan Mountains have been hit the hardest with Crested Butte reporting 11 inches new since Saturday and Silverton Mountain reporting 2-3 inches of snow falling every hour. As of this morning, Silverton had received 22 inches of fresh powder.

Beaver Creek has opened Royal Elk Glades expert terrain for its earliest-ever opening on Dec. 9th. Loveland's year-to-date snowfall totals are nearly double from last year and four feet ahead of year-to-date historical averages, having received more than 143 inches of snowfall this season.

With 28 powder days in the last six weeks and over 14 feet of powder already falling on Colorado slopes this season, Colorado is serving up the best early season skiing and riding in decades. Fresh powder snow is forecasted daily through the Christmas holiday. For the latest report on Colorado's powder conditions and to book a powder vacation package, visit Colorado Snow Central.