Northern Michigan ski resorts are busy scurrying and making snow for the start of the 2010-2011 season.
7&4's Kate Fox headed to Crystal Mountain Ski Resort to check out their progress on covering the slopes.
Crystal Mountain Public Relations Director Brian Lawson says, "If you're looking for people who get really excited about temperatures in the mid to low twenties a lot of them are right here at the resort because that means we get to make snow."
Lawson says they started up the snow guns at 9:00pm Thursday night.
The next couple weeks are a critical time for the Northern Michigan ski resorts as they prepare for the upcoming holidays which are some of the most important weeks for ski business.
Lawson says,"The earlier we can make snow the better and as long as temperatures stay low we can make a lot of snow and we can make it pretty quickly."
Temperatures 28 degrees or lower are ideal conditions for making snow so resorts are hoping for more days like today.
Lawson explains how Crystal Mountain's snow guns operate, "Our system we can cover an acre of terrain with a foot of snow in one hour, if were running at capacity and under ideal conditions we can get a lot of work done as long as mother nature cooperates and she's doing pretty well right now."
He also says the snow will make a great addition to Crystal Mountain's Holiday Trail Celebration which is Friday night from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.
