Sports offer a platform to reality OPINION  JIM LITKE

Federal government lists 2 ice seals as threatened

First Posted: 12/27/2012 Ski Report
LEBANON, N.H. &amp;#8212; Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to <a href=http://www.snocountry.com>www.snocountry.com</a>

<hl2 class=subhead style=subhead>As of Wednesday, Dec. 26</hl2>
<hl2 class=subhead style=subhead>New York</hl2>

Belleayre &amp;#8212; Wed 3:08 pm powder machine groomed 6-26 base 16 of 55 trails 15% open, 5 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Brantling Ski Slopes &amp;#8212; Wed 5:50 am variable 8-10 base 2 of 9 trails 23% open, 1 of 6 lifts,

Bristol Mountain &amp;#8212; Tue 5:34 pm packed powder machine groomed 4-12 base 2 of 34 trails 6% open, 1 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p

Dry Hill &amp;#8212; Sun 5:24 am packed powder machine groomed 4-24 base 1 of 7 trails, 15% open 1 of 3 lifts, sm Wed-Thu: 5p-10p;Fri: 12p-10p;Sat: 10a-10p, Sun: 10a-5p Open Wed-Sun

Four Seasons &amp;#8212; Wed 8:20 am 3 new packed powder 2-10 base 2 of 6 trails 34% open, 1 of 2 lifts, Sat/Sun: 10p-5p;Open Sat/Sun Dec 26-28: 10a-4:30p

Gore Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 4:12 pm powder machine groomed 15-25 base 48 of 98 trails 56% open, 19 miles, 219 acres, 12 of 13 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p

Greek Peak &amp;#8212; Tue 4:06 pm packed powder machine groomed 4-16 base 7 of 32 trails, 22% open 4 of 8 lifts, sm Mon/Tue: 8:30a-5p;Wed/Thu: 8:30a-9p;Fri: 8:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-5p;8:30a-9p

Holiday Valley &amp;#8212; Wed 12:15 pm packed powder machine groomed 4-24 base 17 of 58 trails 30% open, 8 of 13 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p

HoliMont &amp;#8212; Wed 9:21 am packed powder machine groomed 4-18 base 1 of 52 trails, 2% open 1 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:20p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4:20p

Hunter Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 4:47 pm packed powder 1-30 base 27 of 58 trails 47% open, 8 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p

Kissing Bridge &amp;#8212; Wed 9:28 am packed powder machine groomed 2-12 base 2 of 37 trails 6% open, 3 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 9a-8p

Labrador Mountain &amp;#8212; Tue 7:31 pm packed powder machine groomed 4-10 base 2 of 22 trails 10% open, 1 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-4:30p

Maple Ski Ridge &amp;#8212; Wed 10:05 am 1 new hard packed machine groomed 1-3 base 2 of 8 trails 25% open, 2 of 4 lifts, Tue-Fri: 3p-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-4p

McCauley &amp;#8212; Wed 8:33 am packed powder machine groomed 6-32 base 10 of 23 trails, 44% open 4 of 5 lifts, sm Mon, Wed-Fri: 9a-4:15p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4:15p;Jan 1: 9a-4:15p

Mount Peter &amp;#8212; Wed 4:40 pm 3 new packed powder machine groomed 10-24 base 3 of 11 trails 28% open, 1 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-9p;Sat: 8:30a-9p;Sun: 8:30a-5p Dec 27-Jan 2: 8:30a-5pbegins Jan. 3rd

Oak Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 7:43 am 3-5 new packed powder 17-24 base 2 of 22 trails, 10% open, 1 of 3 lifts, Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;Dec 26-Jan 1: 9a-4p

Peek'n Peak &amp;#8212; Tue 9:20 pm packed powder machine groomed 4-18 base 10 of 27 trails 23% open, 30 acres, 3 of 10 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p

Plattekill &amp;#8212; Sun 9:28 am loose granular machine groomed 4-12 base 5 of 35 trails 15% open, 3 of 3 lifts, sm Fri: 8:45a-4:15p;Sat/Sun: 8:45a-4:15p Dec 26-27: 8:45a-4:15p

Royal Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 4:08 pm packed powder machine groomed 15-30 base 6 of 16 trails 38% open, 2 of 3 lifts, sm Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;Dec 26-Jan 1: 9a-4p;Open Sat/Sun

Snow Ridge &amp;#8212; Wed 4:36 pm powder machine groomed 4-10 base 15 of 22 trails 65% open, 4 of 6 lifts, sm

Song Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 4:51 am packed powder 4-24 base 20 of 24 trails 84% open, 2 of 5 lifts, Mon: 10a-4p;Tue-Thu: 10a-9p;Fri: 10a-10p Sat: 9a-8p;Sun: 9a-5p

Thunder Ridge &amp;#8212; Wed 8:25 am variable machine groomed 6-12 base 4 of 30 trails 14% open, 3 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 10a-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-5p Dec 26-29: 9a-9p;Dec 30-31: 9a-5p;Jan 1: 12p-9p

Titus Mountain &amp;#8212; Tue 10:38 pm packed powder machine groomed 12-18 base 26 of 42 trails 62% open, 9 of 10 lifts, sm Mon-Wed: 9:30a-4:30p;Thu/Fri: 9:30a-10p Sat: 9a-10p, Sun: 9a-4:30p;Dec 26: 9a-4:30p, Dec 27-29: 9a-10p

Tuxedo Ridge &amp;#8212; Wed 9:59 am packed powder machine groomed 4-14 base 2 of 9 trails 23% open, 1 of 5 lifts, Sat/Sun: 9a-5p;Open Sat/Sun;Dec 26-Jan 1: 9a-5p

Whiteface &amp;#8212; Wed 1:15 pm packed powder machine groomed 17-20 base 36 of 86 trails 42% open, 11 miles, 122 acres, 8 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p

Windham Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 3:59 pm powder machine groomed 6-28 base 20 of 49 trails 41% open, 8 miles, 124 acres, 6 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8a-8p Sat/Sun: 8a-8p

Woods Valley &amp;#8212; Tue 10:56 pm loose granular machine groomed 4-18 base 4 of 14 trails 22% open, 2 of 4 lifts, sm Wed-Fri: 10a-9p;Sat: 9a-9p, Sun: 9a-4p Dec 26-30: 9a-9p;Dec 31-Jan 1: 9a-4p

Cunninghams Ski Barn XC &amp;#8212; Mon 3:53 pm frozen granular machine groomed 4-5 base 3 of 8 trails, 5 miles Mon-Fri: 8a-5p;Sat/Sun: 8a-6p

Friends Lake Inn XC &amp;#8212; Wed Plan to Open Dec 28 1 new variable 1-2 base Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Garnet Hill Lodge XC &amp;#8212; Wed 8:47 am packed powder 6-8 base 9 of 34 trails 15 miles Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Lapland Lake XC &amp;#8212; Wed 6:56 am powder machine groomed 1-3 base 7 of 17 trails 10 miles Mon-Fri: 10a-4:30p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p;Dec 26-Jan 1: 9a-4:30p

Olympic Sports Complex XC &amp;#8212; Wed 9:29 am packed powder machine groomed 3-5 base 14 of 15 trails, 47 miles Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;Dec 25: 11a-4p

Osceola Tug Hill XC &amp;#8212; Wed 6:14 am 2 new packed powder machine groomed 5-8 base 20 of 18 trails, 40 miles Mon-Fri: 10a-5p;Sat/Sun: 10a-5p
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Alpine Mountain &amp;#8212; Tue 1:12 pm packed powder 6-24 base 1 of 21 trails 5% open, 1 of 5 lifts, sm Thu: 1a-9:30p;Fri: 9a-9:30p;Sat: 9a-9:30p Sun: 9a-6p;Open Thu-Sun

Big Boulder &amp;#8212; Sun 5:56 am packed powder machine groomed 12-24 base 5 of 15 trails 34% open, 22 acres, 4 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 3p-9p;Fri: 3p-10p;Sat: 8a-10p Sun: 8a-8p

Blue Knob &amp;#8212; Wed 1:43 pm 5 new powder machine groomed 6-18 base 6 of 34 trails 18% open, 2 of 5 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 10a-9p;Fri: 10a-10p;Sat: 9a-10p Sun: 9a-9p;Dec 26-31: 9a-10p

Blue Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 8:15 am packed powder machine groomed 12-25 base 5 of 39 trails 13% open, 2 miles, 15 acres, 1 of 13 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8a-10p

Camelback &amp;#8212; Wed 3:57 pm 3 new packed powder machine groomed 18-24 base 10 of 34 trails 30% open, 7 of 15 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-9p;Sat: 8:30a-10p;Sun: 8:30a-9p

Eagle Rock &amp;#8212; Wed 9:30 am variable machine groomed 12-24 base 3 of 14 trails 21% open, 1 of 4 lifts, sm

Elk Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 7:42 am frozen granular machine groomed 12-30 base 8 of 27 trails 30% open, 3 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4:30p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p

Hidden Valley &amp;#8212; Wed 4:43 am loose granular 12-22 base 13 of 29 trails 13% open, 55 acres, 7 of 9 lifts, Mon-Thu: 10a-4:30p;Fri: 9a-9:30p Sat: 9a-9:30p;Sun: 9a-7p;Dec 26: 9a-9:30p

Jack Frost &amp;#8212; Wed 4:12 pm 2-3 new packed powder machine groomed 12-24 base 9 of 21 trails, 43% open, 17 acres, 6 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8a-4p

Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin Woodlands &amp;#8212; Mon 5:47 pm packed powder machine groomed 12-14 base 2 of 7 trails, 25% open, 1 of 3 lifts,

Roundtop &amp;#8212; Opening Soon for Snow Sports

Seven Springs &amp;#8212; Wed 12:55 pm 5 new packed powder machine groomed 8-14 base 10 of 33 trails, 30% open, 5 of 14 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 9a-10p

Shawnee Mountain &amp;#8212; Wed 4:38 pm 2 new packed powder machine groomed 12-24 base 10 of 23 trails, 43% open, 5 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p;Fri: 9a-10p;Sat: 8a-10p Sun: 8a-9p

Ski Big Bear &amp;#8212; Wed 10:07 am variable 6-12 base 8 of 18 trails 45% open, 2 of 6 lifts, Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p;Dec 26-30: 9a-9p;Dec 31: 9a-7p Jan 1: 9a-4:30p;Jan 2-03: 9a-9p

Ski Denton &amp;#8212; Plan to Open Dec 26

Ski Sawmill &amp;#8212; Plan to Open Dec 26 Mon/Fri: 10a-9p Tue/Thu: 1p-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-5p;Open Thu-Tue

Sno Mountain &amp;#8212; Plan to Open Dec 27

Spring Mountain &amp;#8212; Plan to Open Dec 27

Tussey Mountain &amp;#8212; Plan to Open Dec 27

Whitetail &amp;#8212; Opening Soon for Snow Sports