WEATHER
Skiing, Riding, and Weather Conditions For Bell2 Lodge and Ripley Creek Inn
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All temperatures shown are at treeline (3000 feet / 1000 m)
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Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: °C New snowfall: Snow condition in the alpine: Snow condition in the trees: Total vertical skied: Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 2013 Week 16: (Apr 13 - Apr 19)The last week of this season started with excellent weather and snow conditions in the alpine for three great days then the weather changed and kept us down for two days. On Friday - the last day of the season we got up into the glaciers again and had a good finale! This is the last report for the season, thank you to all the skiers and staff for a great season and see you next winter! Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 28 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: n/a Total vertical skied: 104,600 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 260 cm 2013 Week 15: (Apr 06 - Apr 12)Sunny skies and spring skiing early in the week followed by a mid week storm that brought back winter and some deep powder turns. Happy guests all around. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C New snowfall: 40 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Good Total vertical skied: 141,500 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 280 cm 2013 Week 14: (Mar 30 - Apr 5)Beautiful sunny weather all week, allowed us to explore some far reaches of our tenure. Long glacial runs and tanned faces with warming temperatures towards the end of the week. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: 0°C New snowfall: 4 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: n/a Total vertical skied: 142,600 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 263 cm 2013 Week 13: (Mar 23 - Mar 29)Great skiing all week. Some new snow to start the week then lots of sun for the rest of the week. Cold temps to start then warming up towards the end with lots of sunny skies. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 21 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Good Total vertical skied: 162,000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 265 cm 2013 Week 12: (Mar 16 - Mar 22)Lots of new snow this week with some marvelous blue sky days let us explore lots of the tenure and ski some fantastic powder. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -8°C New snowfall: 63 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 195,200 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 280 cm 2013 Week 11: (Mar 09 - Mar 15)An excellent week with a mix of blue bird days and some snowy ones with deep powder tree skiing. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 45 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 188,000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 280 cm 2013 Week 10: (Mar 02 - Mar 08)A week dreams are made of! A ridge of high pressure gave clear blue skies and plenty of sunshine for the photos! The skiing was very pleasurable and there was no lack of fresh lines! Many of the runs were skied for the first time this year. The powder remained dry with the cool overnight temperatures and there was very little wind. Best week of the year! Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C New snowfall: 0 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 216,100 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 275 cm 2013 Week 09: (Feb 23 - Mar 01)Had an excellent week with great powder skiing in the glades, and a few wonderful days skiing high alpine in the sun. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C New snowfall: 50 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 166,000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 290 cm 2013 Week 08: (Feb 16 - Feb 22)A good week of tree skiing, during continual weather systems. We sneaked into the Alpine for 1 day midweek during a small weather break. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 53 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 141,800 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 280 cm 2013 Week 07: (Feb 09 - Feb 15)An overall excellent week with deep powder skiing in the trees. We had challenging weather condition and the end of the week. Storms kept rolling in with more snow every day. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 150 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 108,300 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 250 cm 2013 Week 06: (Feb 02 - Feb 08)Lots of frequent snowfalls, some days with brilliant sunshine. Excellent skiing Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 51 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 150,300 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 215 cm 2013 Week 05: (Jan 26 - Feb 01)Lots of great fresh snow and colder temperatures until midweek with awesome deep powder and tree skiing at its best. last few days warmed up a bit and clouds kept us out of the alpine. Lots of fun with great guests! Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -6°C New snowfall: 45 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 136,600 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 215 cm 2013 Week 04: (Jan 19 - Jan 25)Good week with new snow midweek made for very good conditions in the trees. The alpine was mostly in the clouds. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 47 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 140,900 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 195 cm 2013 Week 03: (Jan 12 - Jan 18)Good skiing at the beginning of the week, weather decreased towards midweek, last day very good again with fresh snow. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 75 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Fair Snow condition in the trees: Good Total vertical skied: 86,000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 195 cm 2013 Week 02: (Jan 05 - Jan 11)A wonderful week with excellent skiing and some very nice sunny days. The alpine bowls were in great shape, and the tree skiing was fantastic to near valley bottoms. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -7°C New snowfall: 22 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 184,100 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 175 cm 2013 Week 01: (Dec 29 - Jan 04)First full week of skiing in the 2013 season. We had 40 cm fresh powder during the week. Mostly cloudy weather, but great tree skiing. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -6°C New snowfall: 40 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 100,100 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 162 cm
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All temperatures shown are at treeline (3000 feet / 1000 m)
Select year: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: °C New snowfall: Snow condition in the alpine: Snow condition in the trees: Total vertical skied: Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 2013 Week 15: (Apr 06 - Apr 12)The inaugural heli assisted ski touring group was a great success and a perfect way to end the season. We are already getting excited for next year with new bookings coming in! Thanks to the guides, pilots and all the staff for their hard work and of course to all the guests who visited us. Have a great summer from the Ripley crew. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 44 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Fair Total vertical skied: 86,500 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 350 cm 2013 Week 14: (Mar 30 - April 05)A good week overall with sunny skies almost every day and traveled through much of our tenure. We even made some really cool first descents. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C New snowfall: 3 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Fair Total vertical skied: 131,800 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 380 cm 2013 Week 13: (Mar 23 - Mar 29)An amazing week, blue skies and great spring powder skiing. We skied incredible terrain in every corner of our area. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -3°C New snowfall: 17 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent Snow condition in the trees: Fair Total vertical skied: 161,400 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm 2013 Week 12: (Mar 16 - Mar 22)A memorable week, starting with epic open alpine skiing with sunny skies. A mid week storm erased our tracks, leaving even better powder skiing conditions for the final sunny days. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 80 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Awesome Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 154,000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm 2013 Week 11: (Mar 09 - Mar 15)An awesome week overall with a mix of steep tree runs, pillows, ribs and massive glacier runs. A late week storm brought more deep powder for the next guests and covered all the tracks. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 50 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent Snow condition in the trees: Awesome Total vertical skied: 152,600 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm 2013 Week 10: (Mar 02 - Mar 08)Clear skies for the week and exceptional snow conditions. We skied some of our steepest and most spectacular alpine runs and visited the awesome tree skiing in the east. Definitely a week to remember. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -7°C New snowfall: 0 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Awesome Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 241,500 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm 2013 Week 09: (Feb 23 - Mar 01)The week proved to be challenging again but fortunately was good overall and all guest skiing extra vertical and having a great experience. Weather was a mixed bag with a mix of sun and clouds to start, a big winter storm mid week bringing 65cm of snow, than an epic day of sun and deep powder to finish in the high glaciers. The Utah boys had a blast and are looking forward to coming back. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 80 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Awesome Total vertical skied: 152,500 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 300 cm 2013 Week 08: (Feb 16 - Feb 22)A tough week with lots of snow and clouds but we had an epic day on Tuesday on the high glaciers near Mount Jancowski. We had great tree skiing too when we were able to get after it. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 100 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 79,300 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm 2013 Week 07: (Feb 09 - Feb 15)Stormy weather, fog and icing prevented us from skiing as much as we would have liked. We did ski three full days where we got to sample the deep, fresh snow left by the storms. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C New snowfall: 80 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Good Snow condition in the trees: Very good Total vertical skied: 70,300 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 320 cm 2013 Week 06: (Feb 02 - Feb 08)After two down days at the beginning of the week, the weather improved. We skied excellent winter powder conditions in the trees, several sunny breaks throughout the week allowed us to ski in our alpine bowls and massive glacier runs. Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C New snowfall: 70 cm Snow condition in the alpine: Very good Snow condition in the trees: Excellent Total vertical skied: 133 000 ft Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 300 cm
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