MORE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SKI RESORTS ARE OPENING THIS WEEK. HERE IN THE ABQ AREA, SANDIA PEAK WON’T OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 22ND. GENERAL MANAGER BEN ABRUZZO SAYS HE’S HOPING FOR A BETTER SEASON THAN A YEAR AGO WHEN THEY GOT ONLY 36 INCHES ALL WINTER. HE SAYS LAST YEAR WAS A TOUGH YEAR.
ABRUZZO SAYS SANDIA PEAK GOT NINE INCHES LAST WEEK. BUT SINCE THEY’RE LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF ARTIFICIAL SNOW THEY CAN MAKE, THEY’LL NEED A LOT MORE OF THE REAL STUFF BEFORE THEY CAN OPEN.