I couldn't figure out how to start a blog on a new subject, so I guess mine fits here best.  This past summer (their winter) was our 3rd in New Zealand, and they had hardly any snow on the skifields (much to the disappointment of my skiing children).  One skiefield, Treble Cone (the most remote and natural and that doesn't make its own snow) opened far later than usual, and Coronet Peak (near Queenstown) was so sparsly covered that you could see the yellow bushes sticking out all over the place.  This, of course, did not help the NZ economy, and I do believe snow is becomming scarcer on many more skiefields than will admit it.

Lonna Lisa Williams
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