Summit County resorts doubling last year's snowfall total to date
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- Created on Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:56
- Written by Nathan
Photo by Dustin Schaefer, Loveland Ski Area
By JANICE KURBJUN, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS
Snowfall through the end of January at Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain is nearly double that of last year.
Loveland saw 268 inches of snow as of Feb. 3, spokesman John Sellers said, compared to 136 inches at the same time last year. And David Roth at Copper said 197 inches of snow has fallen at the mountain through January, 48 percent above the 35-year historical average and 126 percent above last year's snow total.
Copper received an additional 23 inches and Loveland saw 32 inches of new snow fall in the latest storm.
“This year is the sixth snowiest year on record,” Roth said. The snowiest year was in 1983-84, with 260 inches of snow as of the end of January. The leanest year on record was 1991-92, which had 71 inches so far, following a “dismal” 9 inches that December.
To break the 35-year record, Copper needs about 50 more inches — and on average, February through April brings 137 inches. However, Roth said the five years with more snow averaged 140 inches in the three months.
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