SKI INDUSTRY GIVES THANKS FOR EARLY SNOW; HOLIDAY WEEKEND COULD AUGUR WELL FOR RESORTS' SEASON.Byline: Amy Collins Daily News Staff Writer It was a white Thanksgiving for the skiers who made it up to the slopes of Mountain High in Wrightwood. ``We got a lot more people than we expected,'' Mountain High spokesman John McColly said Thursday afternoon. ``But since we're the only ones open in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , they had to come here if they wanted to ski.'' The resort, about a three-hour drive east of the Valley in the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. , opened for the season Nov. 19, then closed again until Thanksgiving Day. After 3 to 5 inches of new snow Wednesday night, Mountain High was back to a 10- to 12-inch base. ``We're open for good now,'' McColly said. The resort will be making snow the rest of the week but operating at limited capacity through the weekend, so McColly recommended that people show up early in the mornings. Other Southern California ski and snowboarding snowboarding: see under skiing. snowboarding Sport of sliding downhill over snow on a snowboard, a wide ski ridden in a surfing position. Derived from surfing and influenced also by skateboarding as well as skiing, snowboarding began to burgeon spots are expected to open soon. For example, operators of Snow Summit at Big Bear Lake hope to open today if the weather adds 4 to 6 inches of snow to what fell Wednesday night. At Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of , which opened Nov. 7, about 3 feet of new snow was reported at lower elevations and 5 feet at higher points from the latest storm. The Women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
``We couldn't be happier with the snowfall we're getting,'' she said. With snow falling heavily in the Sierra the past few days, Tahoe-area ski resorts geared up for strong holiday crowds. The benefits of a robust Thanksgiving extend well beyond the revenue from lift tickets and chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] dogs that the area pulls in over the long weekend. An early season opening provides a psychological boost that stokes Stokes , William 1804-1878. British physician. Known especially for his studies of diseases of the chest and heart, he expanded on the observations of John Cheyne in describing the breathing irregularity now known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration. skier interest going into the crucial Christmas holiday period, industry experts say. ``We're an industry that's supported by enthusiasts. They want to ski at the earliest possible moment,'' said Bob Roberts, executive director of the California Ski Industry Association. ``There's not a resort out there that wouldn't try to get open as soon as it can.'' The resorts are scrambling to get as much terrain open as possible - if only to let the world know that a healthy season is in the works. ``We don't expect a lot of business, but we know it's important to be open for Thanksgiving so people can plan (on skiing) at Christmas,'' said Judy Daniels, a spokeswoman for Northstar-at-Tahoe near Truckee. Unless the ski season The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. gets off to a fast start, Daniels said, people start rethinking their Christmas skiing plans and could cancel reservations if there's not significant snow by the second week in December. ``Thanksgiving gets people in the mind-set to ski,'' she said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Skiers and snowboarders share a slope at Mountain High in Wrightwood. (2) Joe Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the and son Seve, 7, of Agoura Hills are ready to ski Thursday. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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