Finally, the Arrival of Cold Weather Gives Hope to Vacation Rentals in Eastern Ski Resorts
Jan. 15, 2006. The record warm temperatures in December and early January have seriously hurt the eastern ski resorts and the businesses that depend on them, such as vacation rentals. However the colder temperatures of the past week have given new life to the many fine Eastern ski resort destinations.
“As winter arrived this week, ski areas, plagued so far by scant snow, warm spells and rain, bragged about snow accumulation, fired up snow guns at full tilt, and tried to convince skiers that they had snow.�, according to an article in USATODAY.
The article by Lisa Rathke reports that there's snowmaking going on everywhere, “Crippled by a second consecutive winter with little snow, ski resorts are banking on the costly snowmaking and the hope of mid-to-late-winter cold and snow to salvage the season.�
For example, Vermont, the original ski state, is making a special effort. The number of open trails at Stowe Mountain Resort dropped from 70% in early January to 25% last week following the warm snap. With snow guns blasting, Stowe was expected to have 70% of trails covered by this holiday weekend.
For those who do try the slopes in their favorite eastern resorts, there should be plenty of luxury vacation rentals to choose from, such as these rentals in New Hampshire.
