Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont hasn't seen a winter quite like this in about 30 years, said Bonnie MacPherson, the mountain's director of public relations, who sent a videographer onto the slopes before Christmas to ask skiers to show off their best snow dances.

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This winter Alaska seems more like Seattle: soggy and grey.

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"Giving up your ability to use a confession in this case is like giving up ice in winter, " he said.

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