We had a merry but definitely NOT WHITE Christmas! The ski area and snow play area are brown and not open for business, a big bad news for our area actually for the entire Sierras. The number of calls that I have had asking "How much snow do you have?" WELL, last year we had FEET of the white stuff and the ski area opened on Thanksgiving weekend! So I have to ask the caller, "How much RAIN have you had?" I hate to embarrass them, but there is a bit of "cause and effect" involved in putting SNOW on the mountains. A few of the ski areas are open with man-made snow, but it is a bit like skiing on a carpet down the middle of the run. Our area has TWO watersheds which it straddles so taking water from one and making snow that will melt and go into the other is never going to be approved by the powers that be!
Our guests at The Rivers Resort are resorting to their favorite summer and fall activities with the addition of the ice skating just down the road at Long Barn. I doubt that they are sun-bathing on the beach at Pinecrest, but I did see a couple of youngsters with fishing poles in hand ready to give the fish a run for their dinner!
May the weather change SOON so we get some skiers in January, but even with a name like WEATHERS I have no control over the weather, don't know anyone who even claims to!! May the NEW YEAR be awesome for you and yours and do call and schedule a stay at THE RIVERS RESORT in lovely Strawberry CA, population 164, elevation 5,280 feet - the Mile High HAMLET!
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