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🌱 How Winterplace’s fresh snow could help set a tourism record

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  • How Winterplace’s fresh snow could help set a tourism record

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Low clouds, temps: high: 43, low: 30.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 52 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Snowfall helping ski industry push West Virginia toward another record year for tourism (wchstv.com) — Heavy snowfall has turned into an economic boost right in Ghent, where Winterplace Ski Resort is helping drive a surge in winter tourism across West Virginia. State officials say skiing now accounts for more than 20% of all visitors, and Governor Patrick Morrisey expects this season’s cold snap and busy slopes could push the state to another record year for tourism revenue.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Beckley

  • Beckley Police Department hosting additional study group ahead of written exam on December 17 (woay.com)
  • Salvation Army jingle bus brings seniors and youth to Glade Springs holiday lights (wvva.com)

Princeton

  • Princeton urges pet owners to provide winter shelter as temperatures drop (wvva.com)
  • Mercer County deputies host annual ‘Shop with a Cop' holiday event (wvva.com)

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