Cold winter benefiting local ski areas

Cold winter benefiting local ski areas

After a stretch of mild winters, this year’s cold, snowy winter is providing a much-needed boon to local ski areas. John Brown, operations manager at Spring Mountain Ski Area in Schwenksville, said that the winter conditions are bringing skiers out in droves. “There are seasons where we have a lot of 50-degree, sunny days,” said Brown. “But when it’s cold and the snow sticks around, you wake up and want to go skiing. So it keeps it top of mind f…