He really wants to make this event his first public appearance in Maine. We just love him here and he will get a real hero's welcome.

We get a huge crowd of people that come, but the slopes never get too terribly crowded because a lot of people just come to hang out and kind of celebrate the change of the seasons outdoors.

The weather has been unusual to say the least.

I'd say we're 10 percent ahead of where we'd normally be.

We'll have many trails that will get a double groom.

The timing of this weather is a little unfortunate.