CONWAY — Happy foggy Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. After Friday's rain and Saturday's mixed precipitation, Accuweather was forecasting better weather for Sunday and on the actual holiday Monday, so here's to the groomers doing their thing to get the tracks and trails back into shape.
Unlike the slop we had to deal with Friday into today, last Wednesday was a glorious first day for the first week of Mountain Meisters racing at Mount Cranmore, with temperatures in the mid-30s, lots of sun and no wind.
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