The recent snowy weather across the state brought big business to local ski mountains and the next storm promises more.
“It’s good powder and there’s not a lot of ice out there. Everything is looking pretty good for a good day of snowboarding,” said John Mooney from Bristol, who was at Mount Southington Saturday.
“It was nice, you know. The snow is great. There’s people but not too many. So, you’re not worried about bumping into anyone,” said Theresa Salvito, also from Bristol and at Mount Southington.
At Mount Southington all 14 trails were open. The snow depth was anywhere from two feet to five feet.
“This season has been fantastic. We’ve had a lot of snow. Early on we had some tough weather in December but it turned around very quickly in January,” said Jay Dougherty, Mount Southington general manager. “We’re able to make a lot of snow really fast, get 100 percent open early on, and it’s been great ever since.”
Now the staff here is looking forward to even more snow. It’s good for the mountain and to get people to think about coming here.
Some people are simply trying to make the best of this busy stretch of wintry weather.
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“I’ll definitely go sledding and more snowboarding and probably build a snowman but I’m ready for spring and summer, that’s for sure,” Salvito said.
The three other ski mountains in Connecticut are also reporting great conditions with all trails open.
