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rea ski hill representatives are raving about opening weekend conditions after starting their seasons this past weekend. Mount Washington Alpine Resort Resort officially officially opened opened for for the the 2015-16 2015-16 season season Friday. Friday. “These “These are are the the best best conditions conditions we we opened opened with with in in three three years, years, and and even even today, today, conditions conditions are are midmidseason season conditions, conditions,”” Don Don Sharpe, Sharpe, the the resort’s resort’s director director of of business business operations operations and and marketing, marketing, said said Monday Monday morning. morning. When When Mount Mount Washington Washington opened, the opened, the Sunrise, Sunrise, Eagle Eagle and and Hawk Hawk chairs chairs were were all all operating, operating, as as well well as as the the Magic Magic Carpets. Carpets. SixtySixtyeight eight of of 81 81 trails trails opened opened — which — which is is all all of of the the front front side side of of the the mounmountain tain — — as as well well as as 23 23 kilometres kilometres of of Nordic Nordic trails trails and and three three kilometres kilometres of of marked marked snowshoe snowshoe trails. trails. The Tube The Tube Park Park opened opened as as well, well, and and the the snow snow school, school, ski ski and and board board rentals, rentals, retail retail stores stores and and food food and and beverage beverage outlets outlets all all began began operating. operating. The The Eagle Eagle Chair Chair closed Saturday due to closed Saturday due to strong strong winds winds but but reopened reopened Sunday. Sunday. “We had “We had amazing amazing conditions, conditions,”” said said Sharpe. Sharpe. “We “We had had clear clear skies skies Friday Friday morning morning and and lots lots of of very very happy happy people, people, and and we we brought brought in in aa DJ. DJ. “Saturday “Saturday was was aa little little bit bit snowy snowy here; we were hit with another here; we were hit with another 35 35 centimetres, centimetres, so so there there were were not not as as
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Mount Mount Washington Washington employees employees were were all all smiles smiles last last weekend weekend as as bountiful bountiful snow snow conditions conditions helped helped kick kick off off the the resort’s resort’s opening opening weekend. weekend.
many many people, people, but but they they all all came came back back Sunday, Sunday, and and conditions conditions today today are are absolutely absolutely epic. epic.”” Mount Mount Cain Cain Alpine Alpine Park, Park, just just southeast southeast of of Woss, Woss, opened opened this this past past weekend weekend as as well, well, with with 21 21 of of 21 21 runs and a couple of bonus runs runs and a couple of bonus runs operating, operating, starting starting Saturday. Saturday. Neil Borecky, Neil Borecky, president president of of the the Mount Mount Cain Cain Alpine Alpine Park Park Society, Society, says says they they had had great great crowds, crowds, with with many skiers and snowboarders many skiers and snowboarders purchasing purchasing day day passes passes and and season season
passes, passes, and and everything everythingran ranvery very smoothly smoothly for for opening openingweekend. weekend. He He says says there there were wereno noaccidents, accidents, all the equipment worked, all the equipment worked,and and all all the the volunteers volunteersand andstaff staffcame came together together to to make makeitithappen. happen.As As well, well, they they have have new newmanagement management at at the the Cain Cain Cafe Cafethis thisyear, year,and and Borecky says that went Borecky says that wentover oververy very well. well. “It “It was was our our best bestever, ever,””he hesaid. said. “What made it such a good “What made it such a goodopenopening ing isis that that we we had hadso somuch muchsnow. snow.
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