11 Feet Of Snow Pounds Alaskan Ski Resort, + Asia Braces For A Harsh Winter
November 2, 2021 Cap Allon
Alyeska Resort in Girdwood has started its snow season in jaw-dropping fashion.
Officially, Alaska’s largest ski resort begins recording its annual snowfall on October 1, but this year historic falls hit earlier than usual with 13 inches “unofficially” settling on September 23:
September’s snowstorm was a mere taster of things to come. Since that official start date of Oct 1, a whopping 136 inches (11.3 feet) of global warming goodness has accumulated at the top of the mountain (to Nov 1). Breaking down the numbers –data courtesy of alyeskaresort.com— 22 inches of that fell within the last 24 hours, with the ‘snow depth’ at the summit currently standing at an astonishing 67 inches.
“We got pounded,” said one Girdwood local in an email to me.
“[This is] the most snow I have seen in my 37 years around here,” they added.
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