Let your locks down on the slopes of Okemo Mountain, ranked in the top three by Ski Magazine for snow quality in the east.

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"There was phenomenal snow quality this year, " he said.

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The facility offers the only slope of its caliber nearly guaranteed to have quality snow so early in the season.

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There is a shortfall of 170, 000 high quality plastic sheets needed to improve protection from rain and snow in tents not designed to withstand the cold.

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