Schnee Dürre

I now declare this to be Schweitzer's worst snow drought in my ~50 years skiing here. It adversely affects both the Nordic and the alpine skiing. We are now in early February and the weather forecast for the next week or so brings no signs of relief. In particular, my latest informant tells me that dirt and rocks are plaguing the Nordic trails. Until conditions improve, I am not desperate enough to venture up to our ski area.

Some of the alpine runs have persevered and were able to make snow for a few days in a few places, but now warmer weather has precluded that option. This really harms the Schweitzer employees, with the area surely running with a skeleton crew. Some work Schweitzer in the cold months and Forest Service in the warmer season. With Schweitzer just scraping by and Trump assailing federal jobs, it must be dire for those in that situation.