Gwyn Howat
Gwyn Howat
business expecting good inches news possibly powder supposed usual weather wind
The good news is we're expecting better weather Sunday. The wind is supposed to be light, there's supposed to be 10 to 18 inches of new powder and it possibly its going to clear. It will be business as usual for us on Sunday.
last
We just rolled over what we got last year.
longest season
We typically have the longest season in the region.
embraced maybe minority
Maybe because snowboarding used to be a minority sport, it embraced all kinds.
cooling expected hope sunday
We hope to reopen Sunday if there is an expected cooling trend.
change
It can change from day to day and it can change during the day.
busier filled gap turned
It actually has turned into one of our busier weekends. The banked slalom has filled the gap that was there.
last ready since
We're ready to go. We've been ready since last year.
certainly change conditions conducive feature mostly mountain natural park people powder settle soft terrain
Our whole mountain certainly is a natural terrain park. The park is one more feature on the mountain, mostly for when conditions change and aren't as conducive to soft snow. When it's a powder day, people don't use it. When things settle out, the park is more popular.
roots tape technology
In the roots of snowboarding, duct tape was a part of snowboard technology.
area embrace ski social
It's important that all communities embrace all cultures. It's just part of our social makeup, and the ski area is no different than that.
against amazing people study wearing
It was a very interesting study in sociology, the integration of snowboarding on the mountain. It's amazing people were actually discriminated against because of what they were wearing on their feet.
season weather wild
It was a wild weather year. The big thing this season was extremes.
apologetic bring wished
They called us up and were apologetic and said they wished they could come. I told them they better bring back the gold.