Meager snowfall still an issue for Colorado ski resorts as Christmas holiday looms

Skiers and riders finding ways to enjoy what little terrain is open, thanks to manmade snow

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Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
With very little snow on the ground and on ski runs, skiers and snowboarders take off their equipment after a day of skiing in Vail on Dec. 7, 2021.
By John Meyer | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
December 10, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

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John Meyer | Outdoors reporter

The Post's expert on the outdoors including skiing, mountaineering and endurance sports, John Meyer is a member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. He climbed to 24,000 feet on Mount Everest in 1985, has run 13 marathons and is a former Olympics reporter who covered 12 Olympic Games.