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West Yellowstone Ski Festival cancelled due to a lack of snow
Again!
First time in its history was the winter before last! There is NO SNOW on the the ground even up on the plateau, not enough to ski on and it's still melting.
West Yellowstone Ski Festival cancelled due to a lack of snow
A lack of snow has led to the cancellation of a time-honored Nordic ski festival in West Yellowstone. It’s only the second time in 30 years organizers have been forced to cancel the event.
A couple thousand people from across North America annually descend on West Yellowstone during Thanksgiving week to kick off their Nordic ski season.
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“We’ve had warmer temps and so there’s no snow on the ground,” Melissa Alder said.
Alder helps organize the festival and is co-owner of a local cross-country ski and bicycle shop. Alder said the West Yellowstone Ski Fest was scrubbed for the first time ever just two years ago.
“There’s definitely been a shift in the weather in the last ten years that we’ve noticed and it’s getting harder and harder for us to count on having that snow early on,” Alder said.
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More at link
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-11-17/west-yellowstone-ski-festival-gets-cancelled-due-to-a-lack-of-snow
A lack of snow has led to the cancellation of a time-honored Nordic ski festival in West Yellowstone. It’s only the second time in 30 years organizers have been forced to cancel the event.
A couple thousand people from across North America annually descend on West Yellowstone during Thanksgiving week to kick off their Nordic ski season.
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“We’ve had warmer temps and so there’s no snow on the ground,” Melissa Alder said.
Alder helps organize the festival and is co-owner of a local cross-country ski and bicycle shop. Alder said the West Yellowstone Ski Fest was scrubbed for the first time ever just two years ago.
“There’s definitely been a shift in the weather in the last ten years that we’ve noticed and it’s getting harder and harder for us to count on having that snow early on,” Alder said.
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More at link
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-11-17/west-yellowstone-ski-festival-gets-cancelled-due-to-a-lack-of-snow