Though not unprecedented for this time of year, 2020 extended its wet middle finger yet again to skiers and riders last week when rain washed away a white Christmas on the slopes.
The two valley ski areas that had planned to be open on the holiday — Bretton Woods and Cranmore — decided to close.
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