"Ski resorts sweating out weather change ahead of holidays" by Eric Wilbur | Globe Staff, December 21, 2013
And it could get worse: Depending on the storm track and shifting temperatures, some ski areas may even be hit with a ice storm, which can down trees and power lines and require days, if not weeks, of cleanup.
While the forecast, which includes rain and a thaw in the days leading up to the Christmas-New Year’s holiday, probably won’t change the plans for skiers and riders who booked in advance, many skiers are now booking their vacations later than ever. So if the forecast proves accurate, the ski areas may not even know how much business the change in weather costs them.
That has resorts even more grateful for the combination of sustained cold weather and timely snowfall that hit the New England mountains beginning in November. That allowed resorts to begin snowmaking operations early, which quickly paid off with a surge of skiers....
Done my run.
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Related: Sunday Globe Special: Skiing Season Has Begun
I'm sorry I no longer want to talk about the weather, and I may not be back here again today, sorry.
Then again, I may cancel the trip and blog while continuing the downhill dispatch during the continuing great Boston Globe throwaway. And New Year's is coming up!
