Summary

WARM WEATHER MAY HURT SPRING SKIING

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 84856
Story Slug REMAINS OF SKI SEASON (1994)
Location SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO
Format PKG
Date 03/07/1994
Archive Time 24:08
TRT 1:48
Supers Summit County, CO Rachel Flood, Breckenridge Ski Area Kirk Johnson, Skier Rod Elisha, Reporting Kelley Davidson, Copper Mountain Resort Joyce Clinton, Skier
Video Description DOWNHILL SKIERS, SKI HILL, MOUNTAINSIDE, CHAIR LIFTS, SKIER SOTS, SPRING BREAKERS IN LIFT LINE, POV RIDING CHAIR LIFT WITH SKIER, SOT, PUDDLE, STANDUP, SOTS, CHAIR LIFT, SKIERS ON HILL, LIGHT SNOW FALLING, CHAIR LIFT
Description WARM WEATHER MAY HURT SPRING SKIING
Script LEAD: COLORADO'S RECENT HEAT WAVE HAS REALLY BEEN MELTING THE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOME ARE WORRIED WE MIGHT HAVE POOR SKI CONDITIONS DURING THE ALWAYS POPULAR SPRING BREAK. ROD ELISHA SAYS NOBODY'S PANICKING JUST YET, BUT MANY SKIERS HAVE THEIR FINGERS CROSSED FOR SNOW. SCRIPT: NATS: SKIS SCRATCH. SOME SKIERS CALL IT SCRATCHY. OTHERS SAY IT'S DOWNRIGHT ICY. NATS: SKIER THE FACTS ARE COLORADO SKI AREAS HAVE BEEN BASKING IN SUNSHINE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE STATE. THAT MEANS A LACK OF NEW SHOW AND DETERIORATING SKI CONDITIONS DURING THE BUSIEST MONTH OF THE SEASON IN AN INDUSTRY DRIVEN BY MOTHER NATURE. SO ARE THE SKIING CONDITIONS BAD? THAT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO YOU TALK TO. SOT SOT SOT SOT WITH SOME SPRING BREAKERS ALREADY IN THE LIFT LINES AND ON THE SLOPES THAT'S NOT GOOD NEWS. SKIERS LIKE KIRK JOHNSON ARE HOPING FOR POWDER. SOT LATELY, MOTHER NATURE HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATING. STANDUP: NOBODY IN SKI COUNTRY IS PANICKING YET. MARCH IS THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE SKI SEASON. BUT IF THE MONTH CONTINUES TO COME IN LIKE A LAMB AND THEN GOES OUT LIKE A LION, THAT COULD BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. SOT SOT SO FAR THERE'S BEEN FEW COMPLAINTS. THE SLOPES ARE BUSY. THE SPRING BREAK CROWD'S ARE ALREADY BOOKED. AND AS MOST COLORADOANS KNOW, IF YOU WAIT 5-MINUTES THE WEATHER WILL CHANGE. JUST LIKE IT WAS BEGINNING TO THIS AFTERNOON. TAG: ROD SAYS MOST SKI AREAS HAVE ENOUGH SNOW TO CARRY THEM THROUGH THE END OF THE SEASON RIGHT NOW. BUT NEW SNOW WOULD ENSURE HAPPY CUSTOMERS, AND COULD SPARK MORE SKIERS TO TURN OUT.
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