Hitting the slopes at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to celebrate the day after Thanksgiving has long been a tradition for Andriana Rogers, who this year started a dream job with her favorite ski venue.

She had visions of powder dancing through her head for her first days as an employee with the resort.

But it wasn’t to be.

There’s been so little snow falling in the northwest corner of Wyoming that Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has decided to delay the opening date for its 60th anniversary season. Snow King Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee have also announced delays.

Instead of skiing the day after Thanksgiving, Rogers expects to just “eat some Thanksgiving leftovers, and maybe wax my skis” while she dreams of the powder to come.

“I know that it’ll come,” she said. “I’ll be ready when i

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