A Sign that the End of the Season is Near

Here in the flatlands, the season for snowboarding and skiing is coming to an end. It’s hard for the areas to stay open until St. Patrick’s Day, let alone later.

This morning my driveway was more than half uncovered.

People at ski areas have a hard time convincing the public that even if there’s no snow at home, it is on the slopes. They’re right, of course, at the beginning of the season, when cold nights and snowmaking equipment combine to make sliding possible.

But towards the end of the season, their job may be even more difficult, as thoughts turn to golf, tennis, cycling, gardening and other outside activities.