Skiers can get the latest snow report with a touch of a button on their phones these days, but nothing beats watching snow pile up on a traditional snow snake, which is why Colorado’s ski resorts keep them around — and film them with 24-hour webcams.
Some are plain, while others are decorated with art or boast high-tech measurement devices. Beaver Creek’s famously shows two six-inch chocolate cookies.
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The problem? There hasn’t been much snow so far this year, so some of the snow stakes are looking more like dirt stakes.
But it’s supposed to snow this week — up to 20 inches in some areas — followed by more snow. Wanna watch? Here are links to the webcams at every major Colorado ski resort, and a few minor ones.