CONWAY — OK, all you skiing cupids this Valentine’s Weekend, welcome to Presidents Birthday Week, with tons of powdery snow and a forecast for warming weather that will be sunny and perfect for vacation week.
Add fun activities at the mountains for the week, great dining, lots of music at pubs and the Olympics Week 2 on TV and you’ve got the makings for a possibly record-breaking week, so enjoy all while we can.
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