US Ski Areas Close Due to Extreme Cold
US Ski Areas Close Due to Extreme Cold
Published : 08-Jan-2014 11:34
Several US ski areas have been closed because they say it's too cold for safe snow sports.
Resorts in Wisconsin have been reporting temperatures of -27 Farenheit (-33 Celcius) with wind chill meaning it can feel as cold as -52 Farenheit (-47 Celcius)
The closed ski areas, which include Granite Peak (pictured) and Sunburst ski areas are not just concerned about the dangers of skiing or boarding in such low temperatures on the slopes, but also that lifts might breakdown leaving people stranded in the frozen air on chairlifts.
At the ski areas temperatures failed to reach a high of -10F (-23C) yesterday on Sunday but it is expected to get much warmer from today onwards, possibly hitting a high of zero degrees Farenheit (-18 C) today and then much warmer, as high as 30F (-1 C) by the weekend.
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