U.S. Ski Season Gets Late Start As Slopes Wait For Snow

A dry spell is hitting Colorado, leaving the usually packed runs still waiting for that first big snow dump.

Thanksgiving is typically the first big ski holiday in the West but a lack of snow has some resorts on hold. 

A dry spell in Colorado is leaving slopes — that would typically be packed — still waiting for that first big snow dump.

Only a handful of ski resorts in Colorado are open and most of those are only running a couple of lifts as they rely on man-made snow.