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Local ski season takes off after warm start
By Heath D. Williams
Posted: 1/22/07, 9:52 PM EST Section: Feature
Storiale, a junior art education major, said there were no resorts open in her home state of Connecticut over Winter Break.
"I've worked at a ski shop the past five years," she said. "And this year, it was just so dead; no one was coming in, and (the manager) sent me home."
She said some of the customers that came in said they went to Vermont in search of slopes, but there was no snow there either.
In for the long haul
Morrin said the warm temperatures seem to be in the past, and the rest of winter should provide good skiing conditions.
"I think winter's going to be here for a while," he said. "The only thing we can bank on is what we can see two weeks out, and as of right now that looks very good."
Greek Peak doubled its number of open trails last weekend after the winter weather hit. The resort now has 12 of its 37 trails open for skiers and snowboarders.
"This weekend is going to be huge for us," Morrin said. "It's like a huge sigh of relief after what it's been like so far."
Morrin added that the Farmer's Almanac has so far been eerily accurate, calling for an unseasonably warm December and January, with a big snowstorm scheduled for the first weekend in February.
"But that's the Farmer's Almanac," he said. "It's like going to a psychic and asking what winter is going to be like. I hope it's right about that snowstorm, though."
Sisto shared Morrin's hope for a successful winter after the long delay.
"We anticipate a long season," Sisto said. "When you have a slow start, the season tends to go a lot longer. We've been open in April before. Barely anyone came. I guess they were all gardening."
The conditions since the cold temperatures and snow arrived last week have been good so far, according to Flynt.
"It's been great out there," she said. "A week ago you couldn't ski and now the slopes are great. We should be fine as long as it stays like this."
Students on the slopes
"I've worked at a ski shop the past five years," she said. "And this year, it was just so dead; no one was coming in, and (the manager) sent me home."
She said some of the customers that came in said they went to Vermont in search of slopes, but there was no snow there either.
In for the long haul
Morrin said the warm temperatures seem to be in the past, and the rest of winter should provide good skiing conditions.
"I think winter's going to be here for a while," he said. "The only thing we can bank on is what we can see two weeks out, and as of right now that looks very good."
Greek Peak doubled its number of open trails last weekend after the winter weather hit. The resort now has 12 of its 37 trails open for skiers and snowboarders.
"This weekend is going to be huge for us," Morrin said. "It's like a huge sigh of relief after what it's been like so far."
Morrin added that the Farmer's Almanac has so far been eerily accurate, calling for an unseasonably warm December and January, with a big snowstorm scheduled for the first weekend in February.
"But that's the Farmer's Almanac," he said. "It's like going to a psychic and asking what winter is going to be like. I hope it's right about that snowstorm, though."
Sisto shared Morrin's hope for a successful winter after the long delay.
"We anticipate a long season," Sisto said. "When you have a slow start, the season tends to go a lot longer. We've been open in April before. Barely anyone came. I guess they were all gardening."
The conditions since the cold temperatures and snow arrived last week have been good so far, according to Flynt.
"It's been great out there," she said. "A week ago you couldn't ski and now the slopes are great. We should be fine as long as it stays like this."
Students on the slopes
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