Snowboarding and skiing is typically takes over Mount Creek in Vernon, New Jersey, but that wasn't the case Wednesday when temperatures hit the 60s. Michelle Charlesworth has the story.The winter warm-up we're having may be nice for stepping outside, but it's thawing out business at ski resorts and melting snow and profits.
The sound of snowboarding and skiing typically reverberates at Mountain Creek in Vernon, New Jersey, but that wasn't the case on Wednesday when temperatures registered in the 60s.However, Mountain Creek promises they will be ready. Hugh Reynolds is chief marketing officer at Mountain Creek. "We reopen tomorrow, expect to get back to it," Hugh Reynolds said. "28 trails, four mountain peaks will reopen; antiques return this weekend "
The weather has been so warm and rainy that Mountain Creek had to close, but they saw a 40% jump in the numbers last week, over last year.
Resorts, 😂🤣😭 A gondola on a 1000' hill is a joke. PA is better. Much better. Those resorts are probably hurting too. These warm temps do suck.
Calling ski hills in NJ “resorts” is a major stretch.
Life goes on