Rocky Mountain News: Skiing -
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Published on: 11/29/2001
Last Visited: 11/29/2001
The snow has the power to outweigh economic or travel concerns people may have, said Bob Dapper, director of mountain operations for Lakewood-based Christy Sports, a snow-sports retailer.
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"This was the sign from God that we've been waiting for, that we're really not going to just get shot in the head this season," Dapper said from his office in Steamboat Springs."Give us snow, and we'll fight any battle."
Thanks to the bountiful white stuff, Vail will open two back bowls, Sun Up and Sun Down, on Friday -- about a week earlier than planned.It also aims to open the rest of its famed back bowls and Blue Sky Basin on Dec. 15 -- also a week earlier than scheduled.