SAM Magazine-Denver, May 19, 2008-With snow still falling in the Rocky Mountains and the bean counters working overtime at many resorts after record seasons in both snowfall and skier days, a few areas are keeping the good times alive by reopening or extending their seasons.

New York State's Windham Mountain is reopening on Saturday, May 24 to host a rail jam for diehards. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 24th. Because of the event's location at the base of the mountain, no lifts will be running, but food and beverage operations will be open.

Similarly, Stowe is holding its Last Trick Rail Jam on May 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. No lifts or food operations will be open, but there will be plenty of snow and music in the Mainstreet Halfpipe on Spruce Peak.

In Utah, Snowbird will continue to operate on a limited schedule, with selected lifts through the weekend of May 30, and will shoot for a possible July 4 closing should conditions permit.

Colorado's Arapahoe Basin is the last to remain open in the state, with a June 8 closing day. In California, Mammoth Mountain has scheduled May 26 as the mountain's final day to run the lifts.

Farther west, both Timberline's Palmer snowfield on Mt. Hood and Blackcomb's glacier will remain open deep into summer. Timberline's season is expected to go until September 1, with operations on the Blackcomb glacier commencing June 9 and running through July 27. (Blackcomb resort will close on June 8 and the mountain's Wizard Chair and Solar Coaster Chair are closed for maintenance through June 8, but will reopen on June 9 for glacier skiing.) \

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