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Article: Lacking snow, ski area feels the heat Warm weather cuts into Blue Hills' season
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
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CANTON -- While many people were enjoying the bright sun and warm
weather this December, Stanley Beers of the Blue Hills Ski Area was
hoping for a blast of Arctic air bringing snow, or at least cold
weather.
"It needs to be 28 degrees and dropping before I can make snow,"
said Beers, looking at the mostly bare slope of Great Blue Hill. And
even when the weather is cold, coaxing the three 30-year-old
compressors to spew out frozen water is more art than science.
"It's a mix of air and water," said Beers, a mix determined by the
temperature and precipitation. Using more air in the mix means more
money in electricity costs.
"We spend about $75,000 to $100,000 per year" on electricity,
said ...