CONWAY — With 2½ weeks until the official start of spring, skiers are rejoicing and snow shovelers ... not so much. In fact, many are cursing Punxsutawney Phil for his so-far-erroneous prediction for an early end to winter back on Groundhog Day (Feb. 2).
On the sunny side of those deep, deep snowbanks, virtually every ski trail is open at local areas. Bretton Woods tops the season total with 204 inches, with Wildcat (154 inches), Great Glen Trails (160 inches) and others close behind.
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