Friday, January 02, 2009
Snow everywhere
It’s now ten weeks since the first heavy snowfalls were reported in the Alps and the snow is continuing to come down by the bucket load in many areas. Skiinfo reports that apart from the duration of the snowfall obviously setting ski resorts up for a memorable season, what’s also unusual is that almost all of the world’s major ski regions have received well above average pre-season snowfall, usually one area will do better than another. However this time almost everywhere has above average snow.
The tourism industry is generally getting hammered, but I would think that ski resorts that are within driving distance of major population centers will drain visitors from areas that get most of their trade via air. In the northeastern United States, I would think that Vermont, plus Gore Mountain and Whiteface in the Adirondacks, would do relatively better than usual vs. the flashier resorts in the West.
1 Comments:
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Sat Jan 03, 09:35:00 AM:
you mean there's a mountain named after Al gore.......? You've got to be kidding.
