CONDITIONS AND EVENTS

Ski Santa Fe picked up 15 inches over the past week with snow falling Thursday morning, pushing its base to 2 feet. A slew of new lower mountain trails opened, including Bozo, Dr. Rich, Lower Fall Line, Lower and Middle Thunderbird and Upper Broadway. The Bus Tapes will perform 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Toady’s, and all weekend the resort hosts the Burton women’s snowboard camp and demo tent.

Taos Ski Valley received 13 inches this week, and reports a 20-inch base with snow falling. It has opened Lonestar, Moe’s and Poco Gusto. On Feb. 24, Taos Ski Valley presents a collaborative celebration of two fundraising events to raise money for two breast cancer organizations: the seventh annual K2 Bumps Challenge and the ninth annual K2 Paint for Peaks: A Snowboard Art Auction.

Sipapu gained 10 inches, bringing its base to 24 inches, and opened four additional intermediate runs, including Salt Lick, Beep Beep, Howdy and Downfall. On Saturday, it opens its newest Snow Castle, a multistory structure of slides, stairways and rooms topped by flags. It will hold treasure hunts over this holiday weekend, and the Santa Fe Brewing “Happy Hops Hunt”on Saturday. The mini-resort will host the Lloyd Bolander Memorial Pine Cup Race on Feb. 24. The giant slalom fun race is open to all ages and abilities. Proceeds support the Santa Fe ski team.

Arizona Snowbowl, just outside of Flagstaff, has been in the flow; 15 inches of fluff has fallen, boosting its base to 30 inches. A handful of its expert runs are now open.

In Colorado, Wolf Creek picked up the most new snow — 38 inches over the past seven days, bringing its base to 58 inches at midway. Purgatory received 27 inches and reports a 38-inch base and 97 percent of its terrain open. Telluride gained two feet, and now has a base of 35-45 inches with 97 of 150 runs open. Its excellent Revelation Bowl opens Saturday.

Monarch received 21 inches, and now has a nice 54-inch base. All its runs and terrain parks are open, including the steep and deep hike-to runs in Mirkwood Basin. Crested Butte saw 22 inches fall, and reports a 46-inch base, with 91 of 121 runs open, but its High Lift and North Face Lift remain closed. And tiny Hesperus Ski Area, just minutes from downtown Durango, has opened. The 26-run, single-chair, 700-vertical foot ski hill has the region’s largest night-skiing operation.