Mt. Ashland, Oregon, is closing after just four inches fell in December. The area opened in the middle of the month with an approximately two-foot base, but warm holiday temps trashed the snowpack, and the hill will idle its lifts until more bounty falls. To the east, Boise’s Bogus Basin has yet to open and the area has begun cutting positions, pay, and spending, int he face of $100,000 a day in lost revenue. The area’s latest opening was January 6, so it’s a cinch to set a new record. And in Tahoe, there are rumors things could go from bad to worse and force Squaw to close; the 10-day forecast predicts temps in the 50s.

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