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Lost Valley Ski Area owner Scott Shanaman walks Monday morning toward a snowmaking fan gun to make adjustments at the Auburn ski area. It may open this weekend if the conditions allow. The formal opening is scheduled Dec. 13, weather permitting. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalLost Valley Ski Area snowmaker Nolan Johnson walks Monday morning to the middle of the Big Buck trail at the Auburn ski area to check the texture of the snow coming down. It was sticking to his jacket, a sign that the snow was becoming too wet. He then started shutting down the snowmaking for the day. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalAn excavator rolls past a snowmaking fan Monday morning at the base of Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. It was on its way to the top to work on the new lift being installed. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A mist of snow from a snow gun Monday morning frames the lodge at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalIce begins to build on a snow gun Monday morning on the side of the Big Buck trail at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalSnowmaking equipment sits next to Lapham Brook on Monday morning at the base of Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalLost Valley Ski Area snowmaker Brady Kilby carries snowmaking equipment Monday morning to be placed at the top of the Big Buck trail at the Auburn ski area. There is a chance the ski area may open the slopes to the public this weekend, a week ahead of the scheduled Dec. 13 opening. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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