THE NEW MEXICO SKI SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY WHEN SIPAPU OPENS ITS SLOPES. MOUNTAIN MANAGER JOHN PAUL BRADLEY SAYS THEY’VE GOTTEN NO NATURAL SNOW…AND WILL HAVE TO RELY ON THE ARTIFICIAL KIND.
HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S QUITE A CONTRAST FROM LAST YEAR WHEN SIPAPU HAD 41 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. HE CALLS THAT A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE COMING OFF LAST YEAR’S AVERAGE.
BRADLEY SAYS THIS WILL NOT BE THE FIRST TIME THAT SIPAPU HAS OPENED WITH ONLY ARTIFICIAL SNOW. HE SAYS THE FORECAST INDICATES THEY’LL GET SOME OF THE REAL STUFF BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
