Ski report for California, April 14

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	139-276"	8 of 13	SC	0"	0"
Bear Mountain (4 days old)	16-36"	5 of 12	PP	--	--
Bear Valley	156"	9 of 9	SC	1"	1"
Boreal	275-300"	5 of 8	PDR	2-3"	3"
China Peak	171-228"	8 of 11	SC	1"	1"
Dodge Ridge	98-110"	8 of 11	PP	4"	4"
Donner Ski Ranch	162-286"	7 of 8	PP	4"	4"
Heavenly	100-136"	22 of 29	SC	2-3"	3"
Homewood (2 days old)	130-253"	6 of 8	SC	--	--
June	123-170"	7 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Kirkwood (1 day old)	222-263"	6 of 12	SC	--	--
Mammoth	175-270"	28 of 29	PDR	1"	2"
Mountain High	12-24"	5 of 16	SC	0"	0"
Mt Baldy	18-36"	3 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Mt Shasta (1 day old)	56-156"	4 of 4	SC	--	--
Northstar at Tahoe	89-175"	14 of 19	PP	3"	3"
Sierra at Tahoe	75-182"	9 of 14	PP	3"	3"
Snow Summit	12-36"	6 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley (4 days old)	12-30"	3 of 12	PP	--	--
Soda Springs	90-175"	5 of 7	PP	2-3"	3"
Squaw Valley USA	225"	18 of 33	PP	3"	3"
Sugar Bowl	167-289"	10 of 13	PP	4"	4"
Tahoe Donner (1 day old)	200-300"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

	OPERATING STATUS
Badger Pass	Closed for the season

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Ski report for California, March 24

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	177-293"	7 of 13	PDR	13-19"	23"
Badger Pass (1 day old)	90-99"	4 of 5	PP	--	--
Bear Mountain	24-60"	6 of 12	PP	4"	4"
Bear Valley	191"	8 of 9	PDR	22"	40"
Boreal	175-300"	3 of 8	PDR	13-19"	19"
China Peak	171-228"	6 of 11	PDR	36"	56"
Dodge Ridge	116-150"	8 of 11	PDR	8"	20"
Heavenly	117-158"	26 of 29	PDR	10-14"	15"
Homewood	133-221"	7 of 8	PDR	8-12"	14"
June	156-168"	6 of 7	PDR	4"	10"
Kirkwood	203-247"	12 of 12	PDR	12-14"	14"
Mammoth	200-350"	25 of 29	PDR	21-34"	39"
Mountain High	36-60"	9 of 16	PDR	6-8"	14"
Mt Baldy	30-48"	4 of 4	PDR	0"	24"
Mt Shasta	100-204"	3 of 4	PDR	12"	12"
Northstar at Tahoe	116-209"	15 of 19	PDR	12"	20"
Sierra at Tahoe	118-251"	5 of 14	PDR	7"	11"
Snow Summit	24-60"	6 of 14	PP	4"	4"
Snow Valley	36-60"	4 of 12	PP	3-4"	7"
Squaw Valley USA	250"	19 of 33	PDR	20"	29"
Sugar Bowl	170-307"	8 of 13	PDR	10-14"	30"
Tahoe Donner	95-120"	4 of 4	PP	12-16"	16"

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Donner Ski Ranch (Reopens Mar 25)	102-222"	8 of 8	PDR	9"	49"
Royal Gorge (Reopens Mar 23)	60-75"	--	PP	--	--
Soda Springs (Reopens Mar 25)	90-175"	5 of 7	PP

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Ski report for California, March 17

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	152-257"	9 of 13	PDR	7-11"	31"
Badger Pass	107-112"	4 of 5	PP	0"	2"
Bear Mountain	24-60"	6 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	139"	9 of 9	PDR	4"	10"
Boreal	100-200"	6 of 8	PP	22-28"	37"
China Peak	120-180"	9 of 11	SC	2-4"	4"
Dodge Ridge	82-102"	8 of 11	PP	7"	7"
Donner Ski Ranch (2 days old)	102-222"	8 of 8	PP	--	--
Heavenly	104-145"	26 of 29	PDR	1-2"	17"
Homewood	82-139"	6 of 8	PDR	4-6"	9"
June	84-132"	7 of 7	PP	1"	1"
Kirkwood (2 days old)	184-220"	12 of 12	PDR	--	--
Mammoth	144-226"	28 of 29	PDR	9-12"	18"
Mountain High	24-48"	6 of 16	SC	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (2 days old)	12-36"	2 of 4	SC	--	--
Mt Shasta	70-109"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Northstar at Tahoe	90-173"	16 of 19	PDR	11"	35"
Sierra at Tahoe	83-188"	9 of 14	PDR	8"	20"
Snow Summit	24-60"	6 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	30-54"	4 of 12	LSGR	0"	0"
Soda Springs	90-175"	6 of 7	PP	10"	32"
Squaw Valley USA	165"	21 of 33	PDR	0"	22"
Sugar Bowl	124-219"	9 of 13	PP	0"	22"
Tahoe Donner (2 days old)	95-120"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

	OPERATING STATUS
Royal Gorge	No Recent Information

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Ski report for California, March 10

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	124-209"	9 of 13	PDR	0"	3"
Badger Pass	107-112"	4 of 5	PP	0"	2"
Bear Mountain	36-60"	7 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	134"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	100-200"	8 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
China Peak	120-180"	9 of 11	PP	0"	8"
Dodge Ridge	88-106"	8 of 11	PDR	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch	102-222"	8 of 8	PP	0"	0"
Heavenly	99-132"	26 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Homewood	75-121"	6 of 8	PDR	0"	2"
June	98-138"	7 of 7	PDR	0"	0"
Kirkwood (1 day old)	171-209"	12 of 12	PDR	--	--
Mammoth	140-225"	28 of 29	PDR	0"	0"
Mountain High	30-54"	9 of 16	SC	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (1 day old)	24-48"	4 of 4	PP	--	--
Mt Shasta	72-110"	4 of 4	PDR	2"	2"
Northstar at Tahoe	88-150"	15 of 19	PDR	0"	1"
Royal Gorge (5 days old)	60-75"	--	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe	78-166"	9 of 14	PP	0"	0"
Snow Summit	36-60"	9 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	36-60"	7 of 12	LSGR	0"	0"
Soda Springs (2 days old)	90-175"	6 of 7	PP	--	--
Squaw Valley USA	175"	20 of 33	PP	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	116-205"	10 of 13	PP	0"	1"
Tahoe Donner (1 day old)	95-120"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

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2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins

The 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicked off this weekend, with 62 mushers and their dog teams on the road to Nome, Alaska, vying for the championship.

With both Saturday's ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage and the official restart from Willow behind them, the teams will cover a total of 1,131 miles using the Southern Route, as is done in odd-numbered years.

Called the "last great race on Earth," each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover the distance in approximately nine to 13 days, with 25 checkpoints, including Anchorage and Nome, along the way.

Current Iditarod champion Lance Mackey is back, hoping to add a fifth victory to his record four consecutive wins. Also in the mix is Rick Swenson, the only competitor to have won the race five times (though over 30 years). Another returning champion is Martin Buser, a four-time winner as well. Buser is currently the musher with the most consecutive Iditarod finishes -- 25 races -- and holds the record for the fastest Iditarod, completing the 2002 race in 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and 2 seconds.

Here's wishing all competitors -- both human and canine -- luck on their journey over the days and weeks ahead. Hopefully all will arrive safely in Nome.

-- Kelly Burgess
twitter.com/latimesoutposts

Photo: Defending champion Lance Mackey drives his dog team from the starting line of the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Credit: Al Grillo /Reuters

Ski report for California, Feb. 24

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	113-184"	13 of 13	PDR	0"	0"
Badger Pass	107-112"	4 of 5	PP	0"	0"
Bear Mountain	24-48"	7 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	120"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	90-175"	8 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
China Peak	102-168"	9 of 11	PP	0"	0"
Dodge Ridge	90-102"	11 of 11	PDR	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch	52-174"	7 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
Heavenly	78-108"	13 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Homewood	126-185"	8 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
June	72-120"	3 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Kirkwood	146-178"	12 of 12	PDR	0"	0"
Mammoth	150-240"	28 of 29	PDR	0"	0"
Mountain High	24-48"	12 of 16	PP	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (1 day old)	12-24"	2 of 4	PP	--	--
Mt Shasta	70-120"	4 of 4	PDR	1"	1"
Northstar at Tahoe	110-140"	19 of 19	PP	0"	0"
Royal Gorge (1 day old)	60-75"	--	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe	72-159"	11 of 14	PP	0"	0"
Snow Summit	24-48"	9 of 14	PP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	24-48"	7 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Soda Springs	82-120"	6 of 7	PDR	0"	0"
Squaw Valley USA	156"	26 of 33	PP	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	104-195"	10 of 13	PP	0"	0"
Tahoe Donner (1 day old)	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

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Ski report for California, Feb. 17

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	97-165"	8 of 13	PDR	24-34"	49"
Badger Pass	66-72"	4 of 5	PDR	0"	5"
Bear Mountain	24-48"	7 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	101"	9 of 9	PDR	25"	31"
Boreal	84-160"	8 of 8	PDR	24-34"	45"
China Peak	84-120"	9 of 11	PDR	13"	24"
Dodge Ridge	61-70"	8 of 11	PDR	13"	23"
Heavenly	65-90"	26 of 29	PDR	18-21"	26"
Homewood	74-125"	6 of 8	PDR	22-32"	46"
June	48-96"	6 of 7	PDR	6"	6"
Kirkwood	88-94"	6 of 12	PDR	38-40"	43"
Mammoth	116-205"	28 of 29	PDR	7-12"	17"
Mountain High	24-48"	8 of 16	PP	0"	0"
Mt Shasta	48-102"	4 of 4	PP	2"	2"
Northstar at Tahoe	75-127"	15 of 19	PDR	32"	45"
Royal Gorge (3 days old)	60-75"	--	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe	37-120"	9 of 14	PDR	12"	20"
Snow Summit	24-48"	10 of 14	PP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	12-30"	4 of 12	PP	1-2"	2"
Soda Springs	82-120"	6 of 7	PDR	24-34"	45"
Squaw Valley USA	50-140"	26 of 33	PDR	24"	39"
Sugar Bowl	85-160"	9 of 13	PP	24-30"	53"
Tahoe Donner	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	9-11"	11"

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Donner Ski Ranch (Reopens Feb 18)	52-174"	8 of 8	PDR	38"	63"
Mt Baldy (Reopens Feb 17)	10-20"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"

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Ski report for California, Feb. 10

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	75-140"	9 of 13	PDR	0"	0"
Badger Pass	66-72"	4 of 5	PP	0"	0"
Bear Mountain	24-36"	7 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	78"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	84-160"	7 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
China Peak	84-120"	9 of 11	PP	0"	0"
Dodge Ridge	45-57"	9 of 11	HP	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch	52-174"	8 of 8	PP	0"	0"
Heavenly	65-90"	26 of 29	PP	0"	1"
Homewood	41-77"	6 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
June	48-96"	6 of 7	PP	0"	2"
Kirkwood	88-94"	12 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Mammoth	110-205"	28 of 29	PP	0"	1"
Mountain High	24-48"	6 of 16	PP	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (1 day old)	10-20"	4 of 4	PP	--	--
Mt Shasta (1 day old)	28-62"	3 of 4	PP	--	--
Northstar at Tahoe	46-82"	16 of 19	PP	0"	0"
Royal Gorge (2 days old)	60-75"	--	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe	39-118"	9 of 14	VC	0"	0"
Snow Summit	24-36"	9 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	12-30"	4 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Soda Springs	82-120"	6 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Squaw Valley USA	109"	24 of 33	PP	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	64-132"	9 of 13	VC	0"	0"
Tahoe Donner (1 day old)	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

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Ski report for California, Feb. 3

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	81-147"	8 of 13	PDR	0"	0"
Badger Pass	70-74"	4 of 5	PP	0"	0"
Bear Mountain	24-36"	9 of 12	PDR	0"	0"
Bear Valley	81"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	82-125"	7 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
China Peak	84-120"	8 of 11	PP	0"	10"
Dodge Ridge	49-69"	8 of 11	PDR	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch (2 days old)	52-174"	8 of 8	PP	--	--
Heavenly	65-90"	26 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Homewood	48-82"	6 of 8	PDR	0"	0"
June	48-96"	7 of 7	PP	0"	4"
Kirkwood	88-94"	12 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Mammoth	110-205"	28 of 29	PDR	0"	0"
Mountain High	18-30"	8 of 16	PP	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (2 days old)	12-24"	3 of 4	PP	--	--
Mt Shasta	30-66"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Northstar at Tahoe	51-86"	17 of 19	PP	0"	0"
Sierra at Tahoe	44-124"	9 of 14	PDR	0"	0"
Snow Summit	24-36"	8 of 14	PP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	12-30"	4 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Soda Springs	82-102"	--	PP	0"	0"
Squaw Valley USA	115"	24 of 33	PP	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	64-134"	9 of 13	PP	0"	0"
Tahoe Donner	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	0"	1"

Areas currently not reporting:

Royal Gorge

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Ski report for California, Jan. 27

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	75-144"	8 of 13	PP	0"	0"
Badger Pass	66-72"	4 of 5	PP	0"	0"
Bear Mountain	24-36"	8 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	79"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	82-125"	7 of 8	PP	0"	0"
China Peak	84-122"	7 of 11	PP	0"	0"
Dodge Ridge	48-65"	8 of 11	HP	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch	48-177"	8 of 8	VC	0"	0"
Heavenly	65-90"	27 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Homewood	34-84"	6 of 8	PP	0"	0"
June	60-108"	7 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Kirkwood (1 day old)	81-86"	10 of 12	PP	--	--
Mammoth	110-200"	28 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Mountain High	12-30"	8 of 16	HP	0"	0"
Mt Baldy (1 day old)	12-24"	3 of 4	PP	--	--
Mt Shasta	36-67"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Northstar at Tahoe	51-86"	17 of 19	HP	0"	0"
Royal Gorge (3 days old)	150-200"	1 of 4	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe (1 day old)	41-115"	9 of 14	VC	--	--
Snow Summit	24-36"	11 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	12-30"	4 of 12	LSGR	0"	0"
Soda Springs	82-102"	4 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Squaw Valley USA	111"	22 of 33	WETSN	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	64-134"	9 of 13	WETSN	0"	0"
Tahoe Donner (1 day old)	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	--	--

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Snowboarder Louie Vito lands Toyota sponsorship for Winter Dew Tour

Toyota has announced its official sponsorship of snowboarder Louie Vito for the 2011 Winter Dew Tour. Vito joins U.S. Women’s Olympic team snowboarder Elena Hight and top freeskier Simon Dumont on Toyota’s roster of sponsored Winter Dew athletes this season.

Vito, 22, won in the first event of this season's Winter Dew Tour, the Nike 6.0 Open, at Breckenridge, Colo., in December. While Vito also represented the U.S. in the halfpipe competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished fifth, he may be most recognized by some for participating on Season 9 of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" in 2009.

Hight, Dumont, and Vito will be signing autographs in the Toyota tent in Festival Village at the remaining two stops of the tour --  Killington, Vt., taking place Thursday through Sunday, and the Toyota Championships,  Feb. 10-13 in Ogden, Utah.

In its fourth season as a founding partner of the Winter Dew Tour, Toyota also announced it will be offering athletes and fans free rides from shuttle stops in and around the Winter Dew Tour host resorts to any desired location, within a set distance, helping to keep fans from trekking in the snow.

-- Kelly Burgess
twitter.com/latimesoutposts

Photo: Louie Vito competes in the men's snowboarding finals at the Winter Dew Tour 6.0 Open. Credit: Alli Sports

Ski report for California, Jan. 20

Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday:

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Alpine Meadows	81-150"	9 of 13	PP	0"	0"
Badger Pass	84-90"	4 of 5	PP	0"	0"
Bear Mountain	24-36"	8 of 12	HP	0"	0"
Bear Valley	82"	9 of 9	PP	0"	0"
Boreal	82-125"	7 of 8	PP	0"	0"
China Peak	84-122"	9 of 11	PP	0"	0"
Dodge Ridge	47-64"	9 of 11	HP	0"	0"
Donner Ski Ranch	54-186"	8 of 8	VC	0"	0"
Heavenly	65-90"	28 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Homewood	43-93"	6 of 8	PP	0"	0"
June	60-108"	7 of 7	PP	0"	0"
Kirkwood	87-95"	11 of 12	PP	0"	0"
Mammoth	120-220"	28 of 29	PP	0"	0"
Mountain High	18-36"	8 of 16	FRGR	0"	0"
Mt Baldy	24-36"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Mt Shasta	47-79"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"
Northstar at Tahoe	51-86"	17 of 19	HP	0"	0"
Royal Gorge (1 day old)	150-200"	1 of 4	PP	--	--
Sierra at Tahoe	44-118"	10 of 14	VC	0"	0"
Snow Summit	24-36"	9 of 14	HP	0"	0"
Snow Valley	18-30"	4 of 12	LSGR	0"	0"
Squaw Valley USA	116"	25 of 33	VC	0"	0"
Sugar Bowl	68-138"	9 of 13	VC	0"	0"
Tahoe Donner	56-72"	4 of 4	PP	0"	0"

	BASE	LIFTS	SURFACE	24 HR	72 HR
Soda Springs (Reopens Jan 20)	82-102"	4 of 7	PP	--	--

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