Deschutes County, Ore. (KTVZ/CNN Newsource) – Most Americans who celebrated the Fourth of July skiing did it behind a boat on water.
But Mount Bachelor in central Oregon welcomed skiers who wanted to celebrate America’s birthday speeding down its powdery slopes.
This year is only the ninth time in history there has been enough snow to open the mountain’s ski lifts on Independence Day.
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