Mother Nature seems poised to atone for the misery she visited on Northwest skiers last winter.
Snow started piling up in the Cascade Mountains late last week, and higher-elevation ski areas are preparing for their earliest openings in more than a decade.
"To say it's snowing is an understatement," said Tiana Enger, sales and marketing director for Crystal Mountain Ski Area. "I can barely see across the plaza from my office."
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