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Snowfalls kick off season:
Skiers and snowboarders head north, hit the slopes

Chelsea Brown
Mesa Legend

Attention snowboarders, skiers, and snow lovers alike.

The snow up north has started to fall and it’s now time to pack up those warm clothes and snow gear and head up to the mountains.

Sunrise Park and Resort, located four hours north of Mesa in Greer, Arizona, is now officially open for the season.

Sunrise has a total of 68 runs throughout its park and offers classes for their beginning skiers and snowboarders.

The park sells day passes for 45 dollars for ages 18 and up. Sunrise is open at 9 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. daily.

Three hours north of Mesa lies Flagstaff, Arizona’s Snowbowl. This park is equipped with not only numerous ski and snowboarding runs but also a terrain park that includes obstacles, rails, fun boxes, and spines.

Snowbowl offers day passes as well and they are 46 dollars for ages 13 and up. Snowbowl will be open daily from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m.

Since the recent snow fall many MCC students have been excited about the possibility of heading up north for a weekend trip.

When MCC student Keri Nielsen was informed that Snowbowl had officially opened she said, “Woohoo snow, I love the snow!”

Also, for all snow gear needs students find that Ski Pro, located less than a mile from MCC on the north west corner of Southern and Longmore, is very helpful.

Ski Pro sells everything from snowboards and skies to heavy jackets and goggles.

Nik Kostopulos, who runs the snowboard department at Ski Pro gave his personal mental checklist of what ever snowboarder or skier needs out on the slopes.

Kostopulos mentioned a board (or skis), bindings, a heavy jacket, a heavy pants, a pair of gloves, a pair of goggles, a beanie, and socks.

So if there is nothing exciting to do in the Valley this weekend, why not head up to the snow and enjoy a day or two of igloo building, snow man making, snow ball fighting, hot chocolate drinking, ski sloping, snow boarding fun.