CONWAY — After last season’s challenging conditions, the exciting news is many areas have upgraded their snowmaking arsenals, adding more energy-efficient guns that can operate in warmer temperatures and coat the slopes more quickly.
The season got off to a good start in late November and December, with good snowmaking temperatures and a few snow storms that helped to get things going in the right direction.
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