Before you hit the slopes for a day of skiing, make sure the conditions are good and the trails are open.
Use this information to find the status of the biggest skiing areas in all of Canada (as of Feb. 1):
Apex Mountain Resort, Penticton, B.C.
Snow depth: 39″ to 71″
Trails open: 67 of 67
Big White Ski Resort, Kelowna, B.C.
Snow depth: 61″ to 69″
Trails open: 117 of 118
Blue Mountain Skiing, Blue Mountain, Ont.
Snow depth: 22″ to 31″
Trails open: 33 of 36
Castle Mountain, Pincher Creek, Alta.
Snow depth: 43″ to 62″
Trails open: 76 of 80
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, B.C.
Snow depth: 41″ to 103″
Trails open: 46 of 53
Fernie Alpine Resort, Fernie, B.C.
Snow depth: 78″ to 109″
Trails open: 142 of 142
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden, B.C.
Snow depth: 38″ to 82″
Trails open: 127 of 128
Kimberley Alpine Resort, Kimberley, B.C.
Snow depth: 55″ to 76″
Trails open: 80 of 80
Lake Louise Ski Area, Lake Louise, Alta.
Snow depth: 50″ to 65″
Trails open: 137 of 139
Le Massif de Charlevoix, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Que.
Snow depth: 37″ to 43″
Trails open: 51 of 53
Manning Park Resort, Manning Park, B.C.
Snow depth: 65″ to 104″
Trails open: 34 of 34
Marmot Basin, Jasper, Alta.
Snow depth: 28″ to 53″
Trails open: 85 of 86
Mont Blanc, St-Faustin-Lac-Carré, Que.
Snow depth: 12″ to 39″
Trails open: 41 of 41
Mont Olympia, Piedmont, Que.
Snow depth: 3″ to 14″
Trails open: 30 of 30
Mont Orford, Orford, Que.
Snow depth: 4″ to 10″
Trails open: 35 of 61
Mont Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Sauveur, Que.
Snow depth: 8″ to 12″
Trails open: 37 of 38
Mont Sainte-Anne, Beaupré, Que.
Snow depth: 39″ to 43″
Trails open: 65 of 65
Mont Sutton, Sutton, Que.
Snow depth: 4″ to 24″
Trails open: 48 of 60
Mount Seymour, North Vancouver, B.C.
Snow depth: 89″ to 102″
Trails open: 39 of 39
Mt. Timothy Ski Area, South Cariboo, B.C.
Snow depth: 43″ average
Trails open: 0 of 35 (closed until Feb. 2)
Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Mount Washington, B.C.
Snow depth: 163″ average
Trails open: 81 of 81
Nakiska Ski Resort, Kananaskis, Alta.
Snow depth: 23″ to 38″
Trails open: 62 of 64
Owl’s Head, Mansonville, Que.
Snow depth: 24″ to 29″
Trails open: 40 of 45
Panorama Mountain Resort, Panorama, B.C.
Snow depth: 30″ to 57″
Trails open: 120 of 120
Red Mountain Resort, Rossland, B.C.
Snow depth: 27″ to 61″
Trails open: 88 of 88
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Revelstoke, B.C.
Snow depth: 89″ average
Trails open: 56 of 56
Silver Star Mountain, Silver Star Mountain, B.C.
Snow depth: 45″ to 59″
Trails open: 115 of 115
Ski Bromont, Bromont, Que.
Snow depth: 31″ average
Trails open: 87 of 113
Stoneham Mountain Resort, Stoneham et Tewkesbury, Que.
Snow depth: 16″ average
Trails open: 36 of 39
Sun Peaks Resort, Sun Peaks, B.C.
Snow depth: 50″ to 59″
Trails open: 122 of 122
Sunshine Village, Banff, Alta.
Snow depth: 40″ to 74″
Trails open: 104 of 107
Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler, B.C.
Snow depth: 79″ to 95″
Trails open: 200 of 200
Whitewater Ski Resort, Nelson, B.C.
Snow depth: 90″ average
Trails open: 65 of 69
Floyd Saunders, a native of snowy Minnesota, has been a downhill and cross-country skier since childhood.