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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 05 > High winds, drenching rains turn soaked slopes into slop

High winds, drenching rains turn soaked slopes into slop

• Only minimal grooming of the soggy snowpack is planned for today as the weather turns more wintry

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
December 5, 2012

High winds and heavy rain shut down operations Tuesday at Mt. Bachelor ski resort, the resort's first weather-related closure of the season.

Closures at the ski area have been infrequent historically, but more common in recent years.

Mt. Bachelor opted not to run its lifts twice last season,....

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