Granite Peak targeting early December opening

Granite Peak snowmaking in a prior year.

Granite Peak Ski Hill is targeting an early December opening as the temperatures start to cooperate for snowmaking. 

Granite Peak in an announcement on social media says now that the weather has turned much colder and looks to stay there for a while, snowmaking can kick off. 

The ski hill hopes to open by Dec. 6, plenty of time before the busy holiday season. 

Last year was challenging for the ski hill and all winter recreation as the area received warmer than usual weather with a very limited amount of snowfall. That hit the northwoods especially hard, as the economy of those areas depends heavily on winter recreation.

Conversely, though, municipalities saved money on buying salt and paying overtime to snowplow drivers.