PRINCETON, Ma. \u2013 Despite one of the warmest Decembers on record, Wachusett Mountain has operated for 12 days of skiing and riding since first opening on November 28.\u00a0 As it now enters the popular Christmas\/New Year\u2019s Holiday Week, the central Massachusetts mountain is looking for the arrival of colder temperatures to allow snowmaking efforts to kick into high gear.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a challenging start of the winter for resorts throughout the northeast,\u201d said President Jeff Crowley.\u00a0 \u201cWhile we would have loved to see a more traditional start, under the circumstances, we\u2019re proud of the effort our snowmaking and grooming crew has made to give us any skiing at all.\u201d\u00a0 While the number of operating days and the terrain has been limited so far this season, the long range forecast calls for more consistent colder temperatures to return to the region in early January, allowing Wachusett Mountain to crank up its snowmaking arsenal expanding coverage.\u00a0 Even with one of the warmest Christmas days on record and a slow start to the holiday week, Crowley added \u201cOnce we get temps into the mid-twenties, we\u2019ll be able to open new terrain quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n