If you’re a skier or snowboarder, you saw the real news this week and it had nothing to do with politics and it had everything to with POWDER!

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That’s right, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and Colorado have all seen tons of snow this week and there’s even more in the forecast. With that in mind, we thought it necessary to check out who came out on top as it concerns this first storm cycle. Let’s just say, it was very close but as of now the Northern Rockies, Utah and Pacific Northwest are winning the snowball fight.

The Top 5 Storm Totals:

* Snow totals drawn from the last 72 Hours.

Jackson Hole – 24″

Crystal Mountain – 20″

Mt Bachelor – 15″

Breckenridge – 13″

Alta– 11″ (40″ in the past week!)

Snowbird – 11″ (40″ in the past week!)


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