FINDLEY LAKE, N.Y. -- Crisp winter weather freckled with snow conjures up images of skiers enjoying a downhill romp through powdery drifts.
It's a good thing local ski resorts don't totally rely on Mother Nature, said Chip Day, brand-management vice president of Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa.
Day said all 27 ski slopes at the Findley Lake, N.Y.-area resort are open and ready for skiers despite mild weather this season.
He said cold temperatures in December gave the resort the opportunity to build a thick snow base with snow-making equipment, which can be used when temperatures hit 28 degrees.
Day said business slowed during the January thaw, but it was due more to people's assumptions than conditions.
"If people don't have snow in their backyards, they think conditions won't be good," Day said.
Skiers and snowboarders can check conditions on the resort's Web site, www.peeknpeak.com, which shows live images of the slopes. He said the resort has learned to prepare for mild weather.
"It's not an economic strain because it's budgeted in," Day said. "Snow-making is part of the equation."
The Peak will be making snow for the next week to 10 days in order to get conditions to "pristine," as they were before the January thaw, Day said.
He said he is pleased with the number of guests, but he is hopeful for bigger crowds.
"It brings more people into the region. ... It brings money into our economy," he said.
It's a good thing local ski resorts don't totally rely on Mother Nature, said Chip Day, brand-management vice president of Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa.
Day said all 27 ski slopes at the Findley Lake, N.Y.-area resort are open and ready for skiers despite mild weather this season.
He said cold temperatures in December gave the resort the opportunity to build a thick snow base with snow-making equipment, which can be used when temperatures hit 28 degrees.
Day said business slowed during the January thaw, but it was due more to people's assumptions than conditions.
"If people don't have snow in their backyards, they think conditions won't be good," Day said.
Skiers and snowboarders can check conditions on the resort's Web site, www.peeknpeak.com, which shows live images of the slopes. He said the resort has learned to prepare for mild weather.
"It's not an economic strain because it's budgeted in," Day said. "Snow-making is part of the equation."
The Peak will be making snow for the next week to 10 days in order to get conditions to "pristine," as they were before the January thaw, Day said.
He said he is pleased with the number of guests, but he is hopeful for bigger crowds.
"It brings more people into the region. ... It brings money into our economy," he said.
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