BEAVER CREEK, Colo., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A winter storm blew through the Colorado Rockies delivering a powder day with 9 inches of new snow at Breckenridge and 6 inches at mid-mountain at Beaver Creek and 8 inches on the race course as of 6 a.m. this morning. Race organizers in Beaver Creek today cancelled downhill training due to the snowfall. The Charles Schwab Birds of Prey World Cup races will begin at Beaver Creek tomorrow at 11 a.m. and continue through Sunday.
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A snow and blowing snow advisory will be in effect today for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone. Road conditions are snow-packed in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with chain restrictions in place for commercial vehicles on stretches of Interstate 70 and some of the mountain passes.
The following are the 6 a.m. mid-mountain 24-hour snow totals for the Vail Resorts' Colorado resorts. Breckenridge 9 inches Beaver Creek 6 inches Vail. 4 inches Keystone 3 inches
The snow continues to fall today and additional snowfall and chilly temperatures are forecasted through the weekend with another potent storm predicted to hit the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Today Vail Mountain expanded its terrain to 175 acres. By this weekend skiers and snowboarders should anticipate additional terrain and lift offerings at Vail Resorts' mountains.
In addition to the World Cup, Keystone kicks off its fourth annual 36 Hours of Keystone event Friday, Nov. 30 and Vail's Snow Daze is set for Dec. 3-9 with snowball eating contests and live concerts with Ziggy Marley, Social Distortion, and Ludacris and the Roots.
Guests can book two nights of lodging and two days of skiing at Beaver Creek and get a third night and third day free for just $370 per person in a two-bedroom condominium with quad occupancy Nov. 24-Dec. 18.
For more event information, snow reports and for a flurry of ski vacation deals, visit http://www.snow.com/. For more information about the World Cup races in Beaver Creek, visit http://www.bcworldcup.com/ or call (970) 949-1999.
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Photo Cutline: Vail skier Darcy Zimmerman gets first tracks on Bwana Trail on Wednesday, November 28th. Vail Mountain expanded its terrain today to 175 acres thanks to more than six inches of new snow. Credit: Jack Affleck, Vail Resorts
LIVE WEB CAMERA and B.ROLL ALERT: For LIVE web camera shots of Beaver Creek and Breckenridge, click here: http://beavercreek.snow.com/mtn.camslarge.asp?camera_id=16 http://breckenridge.snow.com/mtn.cams.large.asp?camera_id=8 For VIDEO footage today of Beaver Creek and Breckenridge, visit: http://videotransfer.vailresorts.com/Beavercreek or http://videotransfer.vailresorts.com/Breckenridge Username = snow Password = blizzard VIDEO NEWS FOOTAGE COORDINATES for Beaver Creek today: Wednesday, November 28 Eastern Start: 16:45 EST Eastern End: 17:00 EST Mountain Start: 14:45 MST Mountain End: 15:00 MST Satellite Galaxy 17 / K12 Lower (18 MGHz) UPLINK FREQUENCY: 14231 horizontal DOWNLINK FREQUENCY: 11931 vertical Symbol Rate: 13.3331 FEC: 7/8
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Beaver Creek footage shows Birds of Prey World Cup race course workers using shovels and skis to remove snow from the course after today's race training was cancelled due to snowfall. Tomorrow's Super Combined race starts at 11 a.m. The racing action continues through Sunday. Footage also includes an interview with Greg Johnson, Chief of Course for the races.
Breckenridge footage includes Breckenridge patrollers taking turns in the resort's 9 inches of snow, snowplows removing snow in town and people shoveling on Main Street.
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