RENEE MONTAGNE, host: And it was nice enough weather for reading outside in New York this weekend. The thermometer hit 72 degrees in Central Park, tying the record high for January. At Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport, the mercury reached 73 degrees.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Of course, balmy weather is bad news for skiers.</s>Unidentified Woman: Hello and thank you for calling Liberty Mountain Resort. Due to the continued mild temperatures, Liberty is closed skiing, snowboarding and tubing.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: That is the snow conditions hotline at the Liberty Mountain Resort in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania. No powder, groomed, or even ice. There's nothing, which is also the case at many Northeast ski resorts. At Liberty it's so warm, workers can't even make manmade snow.
Balmy weather this winter has been bad news for skiers — and the resorts that want their money. At Liberty Mountain Resort in Carroll Valley, Pa., it's been so warm that workers can't even make man-made snow.