Beloved US ski area faces worsening crisis as winter sets in: 'We'll be ready'

Beloved US ski area faces worsening crisis as winter sets in: 'We'll be ready'

Central Oregon's Mount Bachelor ski area remained closed well past its traditional post-Thanksgiving opening as unusually warm conditions kept snow from accumulating, according to the Bend Bulletin.  What's happening? Mount Bachelor delayed its planned opening after only 2 inches of snow clung to runs that typically require a 24-inch base.  In the final week of November, only about an inch of snow fell despite steadily dropping overnight tempera…