Reports of ski season's demise exaggerated
Keith Kinnaird News Editor | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 10 months AGO
<p>A snowboarder glides off the Basin Express chair lift on Wednesday. Schweitzer Mountain officials said reports of the ski season’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The reality is the snowpack situation isn’t as dire as some suspect or fear, officials added.</p>
SANDPOINT — Reports of the death of the ski season on Schweitzer Mountain have been greatly exaggerated.
Resort officials are growing weary of hearing rumors that the mountain is weeks away from shutting down its winter operations due to a lack of snow.
“I’ve been getting an earful for the last couple of weeks,” said Sean Mirus, Schweitzer’s marketing director, said on Wednesday.
The reality is that the resort is pushing to stay open for the season and the snowpack situation is not nearly as dire as some people fear or suspect.
“It’s way better than people think it is or heard it is,” Mirus said of the snow conditions.
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