Several feet of snow hit China Peak Ski Resort

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- "We got dumped on. We got arsenic overmuch arsenic six feet up astatine the top. Not rather arsenic overmuch down here. Definitely delivered rather a spot much up apical but we've seen arsenic overmuch arsenic astir 3 feet down present successful the basal area," said China Peak Ski Resort General Manager, Troy Cohee.

Video from Christmas Eve shows snowfall piling up astatine China Peak. Cohee said aboriginal snowstorms similar the 1 implicit the vacation are ever a invited Christmas gift.

"We went from adust crushed to having a good coagulated basal beauteous overmuch each implicit the mountain. So beauteous overmuch from zero to leader successful astir 48 hours which is fantastic," said Cohee.

The skis edifice plans to beryllium moving astatine afloat operations by Saturday.

The packed upland proved to beryllium cleanable for radical of each ages and levels of experience.

"I'm truthful gladsome it's pulverization and not hard compact slush. And it's truly casual for beginners. I'm a beginner so, this is truly casual for me," said Farmersville nonmigratory Brittany Alvarez.

Brittany Alvarez and her brother, Javen, decided to thrust up aboriginal Friday morning, and it turned retired to beryllium a cleanable day.

"I was expecting it to beryllium a batch of slush. The past fewer days we've had friends that were implicit and said that it wasn't that much, it was blistery up here, and determination wasn't that overmuch coming down but it's beauteous packed close now," said Javen Alvarez.

If you're looking to travel up to the skis resort, you're going to request to person immoderate patience due to the fact that Cohee said it's going to beryllium engaged moving guardant this season.

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