12-18-21 Cranmore snowboarder wide

A snowboarder cruises down the South Slope at Cranmore Mountain as snow flurries arrived on Saturday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

CONWAY — The season’s first substantial snowfall brought an early Christmas present to the region Saturday afternoon into the next morning, depositing at least 6 inches of natural snow to add to the base laid down by snowmakers at the valley’s alpine centers.

The steady snowfall also caused more than 25 minor accidents of the fender-bender variety and slip-offs on roadways, according to Lt. Mike Santuccio of Carroll County Sheriff’s department.

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