What’s true with all travel goes double for ski vacations: It’s always best to know what you’re getting yourself into — or not into. Sure, there’ll be snow. But how much? How recent? What kind? Where, exactly? Knowing such things helps you plan your strategy. It’s practical. It’s adult. And it gives you that much more to look forward to.
Here is a list of phone numbers you can call for ski/snow conditions for several North American slopes and trails. Numbers for some locations will bear last season’s recordings until they open this year; other numbers may not be in operation until this season begins.
Aspen, Colo.: 888-277-3676
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Banff/Lake Louise, British Columbia: 403-762-4561
Beaver Creek, Colo.: 970-468-4111
Big Sky, Mont.: 406-995-5900
Blue Mountain, Ontario: 705-445-0231
Breckenridge, Colo.: 970-468-4111
The Canyons, Utah: 435-615-3456
Copper Mountain, Colo.: 970-968-2100
Crested Butte, Colo.: 970-349-2323
Crystal Mountain, Mich.: 800-YOUR-SKI
Deer Valley, Utah: 801-435-649-2000
Heavenly, Calif.: 530-541-7544
Jackson Hole, Wyo.: 888-333-7766
Keystone, Colo.: 970-468-4111
Killington, Vt.: 802-422-3261
Madison, Wis.: 608-242-4576
Red Lodge, Mont.: 406-446-2610
Snowmass, Colo.: 888-277-3676
Squaw Valley, Calif.: 530-583-6955
Steamboat, Colo.: 970-879-7300
Stowe Mountain, Vt.: 802-253-3600
Sugarbush, Vt.: 802-583-7669
Sunday River, Maine: 207-824-6400
Taos, N.M.: 505-776-2916
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Vail, Colo.: 970-468-4111
Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia: 604-932-3434
Winter Park, Colo.: 303-572-7669