Influx of snow good news for ski resorts, slopes

By JULIA MARUCA and RICH CHOLODOFSKY

Trib Total Media

Ali Kander knew it was going to be cold, but family tradition is family tradition. “I learned to ski when I was 5, and she’s 5,” Kander said while pointing to her daughter, Elle, as the mother-daughter duo from Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood prepared to make their first runs of the day late Saturday morning on the Boyce Park ski slopes. We’re willing to brave the cold, and we’re going to be out for a couple of hours. My parents tried to tell me not to go, but I said we’re going to bundle up. It’s just about how good and warm your gear is.”

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