20 economist sunltribunez shorts thursday janln 2001 1 v 9 j- resort operators note more snow is present ihah in lak two years by jim thomas correspondent letitsnovy let it snow letitsnow thats what management and staff at dagmar and lakeridge resorts are saying as they head awards the best ski season ever both multiple recreation sites are located on durham road 30 in the town of uxbridge iexcellent says kyle- mcclymont assistant operations manager at dagmar in describing the current 24inch base but he adds after the two inclement sea sons ahythings an improvement all southern ontario resorts suf fered through unusually mild and almost snowless winters in 1998 and 1999 v this one is better one of the bestsays craig macdonald of i lakeridge ij v o their seven tows have been- operating steadily since earlyv december still despite assistance from mother nature both dagmar and lakeridge lean heavily on snow- making machines- s natural snow is great but once ifpacks jt needs help says kyle i st k i- 1 r v staff photosjoerd witteveen kevin jarvisleft and derek mackenzie both 12 years of age took advantage of the abundance of snow by ven- turing to nearby dagmar resort on lakeridge road in durham to tackle oneof the hills on their snowboards take a nin down the hill on their snowboards at nearby dagmar resort on lakeridgeroad in durham thanks i to snowmakers giving them the jump on even march break kyle expects 100000 dagmar opened two weeks earlier resorts to the north skiers to click through the turnstiles than usual in midnovember if the weatherholds through snowboarding and snowtubing are big at lakeridge and growing snowtubings a totally different market explains craig its a fami ly affair kyle says snowboardings the fastest growing winter sport in ontario dagmar also offers groomed trails for crosscountry ski enthusi asts ski schools are huge at both resorts children as young as three can be enrolled employment opportunities establishes dagmar and lakeridge as two of the largest work providers in durham region with more than 300 full and parttime staffers at each both kyle and craig reside on site i snowmobile to work every morning laughs craig he envisions lakeridge becom ing a yearround resort with day camps arid wedding receptions already planned this summer ten key people will be retained to assist conditions during holiday peri ods jn december and march can make or break a season both men agree this is when students and families flock to the slopes and this is when interest is highest we could keep going till may says craig but by then people have turned to grasscutting and garden ing right now skiing snowboard ing and snowtubings thediing both resorts are cashing in on the enthusiasm and the snow with christmas past manage ment and staff are now dreaming of a white easter ji j january 2001 york region t presented by tke yqrkregioh group ofnewspapers w 4 t116canadistfolaishiptrustfux 309 unique baieefsgfwp w18tfwplobank 312- tetyservras 7 l v 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