This is what global warming does for you: it lets the California Ski Resorts stay open all summer for the first time ever.
“Notice the wording,” says reader. The article says, “The mountain could potentially be open through the summer, fall and into the start of next ski season.”
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, and Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, California, are among the resorts that remain open for skiing.
Mammoth Mountain hopes to stay open until August.
Last season, Squaw Valley closed on Memorial Day; however, Sam Kieckhefer, public relations coordinator for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, believes the resort could break their record for the latest date of operation.
This will be the first time ever that we will attempt to operate beyond the 4th of July, Kieckhefer said.
The mountain could potentially be open through the summer, fall and into the start of next ski season.
“Skiing into early June is not too abnormal for the highest Sierra resorts, but skiing well past the Fourth of July is extremely rare,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Ken Clark said..