Grand Forks Gazette, March 11, 2015

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Despite a lack of snow that forced Phoenix Mountain Ski Hill to close early, staff remains optimistic about the future. Chris Nason, area manager, said they were able to do a full opening just a little later than they were hoping. “We were able to open up on Dec. 26, not Dec. 21 as was our original plan,” he said. “The snow situation was tolerable in the early season although it still wasn’t very high. We experienced this year four warm fronts accompanied by rain several times through the course of the season, which obviously eroded the snow pack and left us with much less snow than we could operate on in February.” Nason said that the fact that it stayed warm and they weren’t able to save any snow removed any ability for Phoenix Mountain to operate safely in February. The hill was fully open for January but closed down in February after several warm fronts. It is too expensive to make their own snow, Nason added. Phoenix Ski Hill is owned and operated by a public group known as the Phoenix Mountain Alpine Ski Society (PMASS). “Anyone who buys a season’s pass the year previous can apply for membership in PMASS, which is free,” said Nason. “So you take that season’s pass and turn it into a little bit of ownership of the hill and you become a member of Phoenix Mountain Alpine Ski Society and you are entitled to attend the AGM and are kept abreast of other hill developments.” PMASS members can also volunteer to join the board and directors and get involved even more. Nason said that despite the lack of snow, Phoenix Mountain still had some very good attendance. “During operations, our daily visit numbers were actually higher than in previous years,” he said. “There were more people on the hill when we were open than in previous years. So that was fantastic. It was always a busy time at the hill.

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