Some Massachusetts ski areas have snow, despite the wet weather

CANTON, Mass. — Mild, wet weather has made it tough on some Massachusetts ski slopes.

While Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton has been open this week, the ski destination ended up closing because of the relentless rain.

Some slopes in the state managed to stay open, and the snow is sticking around.

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton has plenty of snow, thanks to a cold start.

"The skiing has been awesome today. There's no lift lines. The snow is nice and soft," said Bob Durling of Holliston.

Carolyn Crowley Stimpson, co-owner of Wachusett Mountain, said the mountain has already used nearly 90 million gallons of water to make enough snow to get 90 percent of its trails open.

"We had mid-winter conditions in November and right now we have for a little bit of Spring. We'll be back to winter in no time," she said.

Boston 25 meteorologists say the snowfall for the month of December is well below average across the region.

Wachusett is trying to push their live trail cams so people can see the conditions for themselves before heading out.

"That is one of our biggest challenges, is convincing people that there is snow in our backyard even if it is not in theirs," Crowley Stimpson said.

Skier Annie Krzywizki and her father said no lift lines is making the rain tolerable.

"It's pretty wet out here, nothing we can't handle," she said.

Durling said it didn't feel like winter until he pulled into the parking lot at Wachusett.

"It works, it really works. It's mid-30s. It has been raining all day but there is plenty of snow," he said.

Over at Blue Hills, officials said the plan is to reopen on Saturday as the holiday weekend begins.

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