Vail managers: 'We share in the frustration'

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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The Sun on Jan. 3 sent a set of questions to Vail Resorts' Adam White, senior manager of resort communications, Northeast Region, and received the following responses Jan. 4 after he conferred with  JD Crichton, general manager of Wildcat Mountain, and Greg Gavrilets, general manager of Attitash Mountain Resort.

• Why has snowmaking lagged behind other local areas?

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