Telluride/Doug Berry

DENVER, Colo. January 27, 2009: The most recent winter storm to sweep across Colorado has left several resorts calculating snowfall amounts by the foot. Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) member resorts started reporting heavy snowfall on Friday January 23, and skiers and riders across that state have been reaping the benefits of the multi-day storm through the weekend and beginning of this week.

Resorts across Colorado continue to report new snowfall and some have exceeded the 200" benchmark. Steamboat recorded 42 inches from this storm, bringing their season total to 229 inches or just over 19 feet. In the central mountains, 33 inches of fresh snow fell at Crested Butte, pushing their season total to 202 inches.

Other Colorado resorts also enjoyed the recent monster snow dump-a-thon. Aspen Highlands saw 39 inches of new snow, Winter Park welcomed 35 inches, and Silverton Mountain and Snowmass each received 30 inches.

Aspen Mountain saw 27 inches of fresh powder and Copper Mountain, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, and Loveland are all steeped in 26 inches of new snow. At Buttermilk Mountain, the 13th ESPN Winter X-Games wrapped up with 22 inches of new snow on the ground. In the southwest part of the state, Telluride, having opened new terrain in Revelation Bowl earlier this season, is reporting 21 inches of new snow.

Skiers and riders at Eldora Mountain are having downhill thrills with 19 inches of fresh powder. At Monarch, winter enthusiasts embraced a 16 inch blanket of new snow on the mountain, which is 100 percent open and includes 130 acres of expert hike-to terrain in Mirkwood Basin.

Arapahoe Bain also now has 100 percent of their terrain open thanks to the storm, which left 15 inches of fresh snow at the resort. Just outside of Leadville, CO, Ski Cooper is reporting 14 inches of winter wealth.

Wolf Creek, Echo Mountain and Powderhorn yielded nearly a foot of snow, and Sunlight hovered around half of a foot. SolVista Basin and Howelsen Hill were also touched by the storm with between 2 and 4 inches of new snow.

In Colorado, there is still a lot of ski season left, including March, which is typically the state's snowiest month. For up to date information on CSCUSA resorts' snow conditions, deals and special events, including those on Valentine's Day, President's Day and during spring, please visit www.ColoradoSki.com.