Talk of Snow Does It All

This is it..........This is our very first chance at a significant snowfall. We have picked up a couple inches here and there in mid December, but this is the very fisrt talk of a snowstorm of the season. It is amazing how the talk of a snowstorm......even though we are talking only 3 to 4 inches........the mere talk of snowfall makes the phones here at the area literally ring off the hook. We have had excellent snow coverage at the area, but it is the snow in your back yard that gets the masses excited about skiing/boarding. Do not get me wrong I am as excited as anyone about snow falling.......but the reality of it is that the skiing was just as good yesterday as it will be tomorrow after the snow. Unfortunately the market is driven by snow in your backyard, but with modern snowmaking technology......skiing is available and very good whether you have snow in your backyard or not. I have to admit that fresh snowfall does add to the ambiance of that "feel good about winter" feeling and the added beauty of a snowcovered countryside....................let it snow.
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