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Deer Valley is Number Uno

For the fourth year in a row, 20,000 readers of SKI Magazine have selected Deer Valley Resort as the No. 1 resort in North America.

The results of the closely watched survey were announced Thursday night, said Jessica Kunzer, spokesperson for Ski Utah.

No other resort has topped the rankings four years in a row.

"It's quite an honor pretty darn incredible," said Bob Wheaton, president and general manager.

It also marks 10 years Deer Valley finished in the top three.

Park City Mountain Resort has once again been ranked amongst the top five resorts in North America by the readers of SKI Magazine. The Resort was ranked fifth behind Deer Valley, Vail, Whistler Blackcomb and Beaver Creek. The Resort first broke into the prestigious top five in the 2004-05 season and since then, has received this top ranking six of the past seven years.

According to SKI Mag, "Park City ranks so high because it's a skiing family's paradise." Snowmamas®, Kids Signature Programs, Adventure Alleys and Snowbugs were created to enhance the overall planning and mountain experience! These are things you'll only find at Park City Mountain Resort. Our passion to help families create lifelong memories is a driving factor in the programs we create and has helped us to also be named a top three resort in the Family Ski Trip category.

La Nina Update as of Oct 7

La Nina continued during September 2010 as reflected by the large expanse of below-average sea surface temperatures (SST) across most of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Consistent with nearly all the the forecast models, La Nina is expected to last at least in the Northern Hemisphere until spring 2011.

The impacts for the upcoming late fall, winter and early spring months would be a more active storm track through the northern and central Rockies. This would translate to above normal snowfall in southern Idaho and northern Utah and perhaps as far south as west-central Colorado.

The attached graph depicts the SST observed as of September 29th. The blue indicates colder than normal waters in the Pacific and the darker blue (-3 deg C), is where the coldest water has been measured.

Opening Dates for 2010-2011 Ski Seaon Announced

Utah's ski resorts are hoping for snow soon as they plan their opening dates.

Solitude plans to be the first Utah ski resort open this year with an anticipated start date of Nov. 13.

Anticipated opening dates

Nov. 13: Solitude
Nov. 16-21: Brighton, Alta, Park City and Snowbird
Nov. 26-28: The Canyons, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin
Dec. 5: Deer Valley

3-day weather forecast for Sun Valley/Ketchum

Discussion.. A nice end to the work-week will turn to a slight chance of showers over the weekend.

Today.. Fair to partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.

Weekend.. Partly cloudy with a 10-20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs Saturday in the lower 60s and Sunday near 60. Lows in the in the mid 30s.

Enjoy the fall colors - they are about over.

3-day weather forecast for ParkCity/Deer Valley

Discussion.. Another mostly nice and beautiful colorful fall weekend is anticipated.

Today and Saturday.. Sunny days and 1/4 moonlite nights. Highs today in the lower 70s and Saturday in the mid 70s. Lows near 40.

Sunday.. Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

3-day weather forecast for Vail/Beaver Creek

Discussion.. Another mostly nice and beautiful colorful fall weekend is anticipated.

Today and Saturday.. Sunny days and 1/4 moonlite nights. Highs today in the lower 60s and Saturday near 60. Lows in the upper 30s.

Sunday.. Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms by evening. Highs near 60. Lows in the lower 40s.