By Rod Hill on 2011-04-14
MT. HOOD, OR (Immediate Release) -- Skiinfo collects ski resort data from all ski areas in Europe and North America - more than 2,000 in total - and according to their information, Mt. Hood Meadows received more snow than any other ski area on the planet the first week of April!
By the end of Thursday, April 7h, 2011 Mt. Hood Meadows had received a total snowfall of 121cm (just over four feet) in 7 days. Skiinfo awarded this snazzy certificate to Mt. Hood Meadows, which can be seen at it’s website skiinfo.com.
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Pretty amazing! Over at Timberline Lodge, I keep a season record each year. Last year, the lodge had a total of 405" of snowfall through the end of March. This year, Timberline had received 572" by March 31st. Of course, this April has been amazing!
* The amounts I mentioned are total snowfall for the season, not depth on the ground.
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