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Show I 1 ! "lis ' 1 ' L" """" ' : , ; ' ' ' ' ' ' ' I - , V- -. ' g l, Enough snow for ya? Here's something to think about: By the time winter officially arrived Wednesday, the Park City Ski Area had already received more than 14 feet of snow. Packy Longfellow, communications director for the Park City Ski Area, told the Record Wednesday that 172 inches of snow were measured in the 30-day period between Nov. 21 (when the resort opened) and Dec. 21. "We advertise that we receive 300 inches cumulative in a normal ski season," Longfellow said. "So we have received 60 percent of our normal snowfall in just the first month of the season." He reported that new snow was measured in 27 of those 30 days. Ironically, one of the three snowless days was the first day of winter. Longfellow said the largest single one-day ac cumulation was measured on Dec. 719 inches. The heavy early-season snowfalls allowed the Park City Ski Area to open its entire mountain by the Thanksgiving weekend, the earliest in its 21-year history. By Dec. 21, the resort was reporting a 91-inch base at the bottom of Jupiter Bowl. Last season, that figure Jt wasn't reached until the second week of February. "It's definitely mid-season conditions," Longfellow said. And, if past seasons are any indication, this may be just the beginning. According to the National Weather Service, December normally ranks fourth among the winter months for precipitation. The top three, in order, or-der, are February, January and March . |