Mt. Bachelor

Mt. Bachelor

We all know closing day at your favorite ski area happens not because there’s not enough snow to ski, but because there’s not enough people for the area to warrant spinning the lifts. Colorado and Utah routinely suffer ironic Aprils, with closing days socked with powder. However, one resort in each region of North America keeps the light on into summer, even in the East this year. While each has its own unique spring experience, the constants will be the same across all areas. The snow will get sticky in the afternoon. The higher you go up, the better the snow. The longer you wait into the month, the less terrain there will be. And very few, not counting Timberline, will let you sleep in their parking lot despite the nice weather. But all will let you ski through the year’s fifth month when you’d otherwise be complaining about mud season.

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