Chamber News Feed: Morris County, NJ: Following a soggy Christmas Eve, temperatures reached the 60s overnight, but had already dropped to the high 40s as a cold front arrived Christmas morning, said Tom Kines, a meteorologist for AccuWeather. Kines said as skies turn sunny around midday, temperatures are expected to climb back into the 50s throughout New Jersey, but there will be winds averaging 20 to 30 mph. Its good kite-flying weather, Kines said. Its good for outdoor sports if you dont mind the wind. With sunnier weather in the forecast, both Mountain Creek ski resort in Vernon, and the Shawnee Mountain Recreation Center in East Stroudsburg, Pa., announced they would be open on Christmas Day, although the weather remains too warm to make new snow. In a letter posted at Mountain Creeks website, skiers were told: I know were all bummed out as were not waking up to a white Christmas, but to keep the spirit alive, celebrate the holiday today with Mountain Creek. Vernon Peak at Mountain Creek will be operating from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with both the Cabriolet and Sugar Quad available. Shawnee Mountain announced it would be open. Skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing will all be available. We survived the warm weather, but we lost quite a bit of snow, said Jim Tust, a spokesman for Shawnee Mountain. Ten of Shawnees 23 ski trails were open on Christmas Day, and an 11th may open today, Friday, he said. Hopefully we can survive for the next few days, Tust added. Were hanging in there. He noted that with the snow and cold weather around Thanksgiving, We got off to a flying start, but the recent warm weather has slowed business down a bit. Some of the trails are not as wide as wed like them to be, Tust added. But he said he expects business to pick up next week with some colder weather. Your Bernards Township Regional Chamber of Commerce Works for You!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:10:00 +0000