Snow flying at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, even if man-made, was a welcomed sight for skiers and snowboarders.
"It’s very exciting to see the snow. We’re ready to get out there this year," Danielle Lucas said.
The Lucas family from Carmel, New York among those checking out a ski movie at Mohawk on Friday.
Many are eager to hit the slopes.
"Never ending summer. So looking forward to winter," Dave Lucas said.
While the film played inside, the real star attraction was outside.
With the abrupt arrival of cold conditions, Mohawk fired up the snow-making equipment for the first time this season.
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"We want to test everything out and make sure everything is working. We look like we have a pretty long cold window, several days. So we will have the ability to make the snow," Carol Lugar, Mohawk Mountain president, said.
Lugar says crews need the temperature around freezing or colder to produce the ice crystals.
Though Friday’s wind made the operation more challenging.
"We are probably not working at the top because the wind is probably greater up there right now. We like to keep the snow on site and not blow it into the rest of the county," Lugar said.
Lugar also joked how about she was growing tomatoes a few days ago.
Now she’s watching the snow piles build, with hopes to open the ski area the day after Thanksgiving.
Mohawk is also hiring, knowing some people were tied with fall work a little later this season.
It’s hosting a job fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
