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Snow in summer!

Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:15am
By
Shaw Israel Izikson
shawi@winstedjournal.com
Thanks to two truckloads of freshly made snow brought over by Ski Sundown ski resort, skiers took to a mini-slope set up in the Morsel Munk parking for the first Rail Jam event. Participants included Chris Rendeiro of Avon who had a fun time flying off a rail which was part of the course. Photo by Shaw Israel Izikson

WINSTED — It’s been remarkably sunny and hot in recent weeks, but winter skiing was in season for 35 participants during Morsel Munk’s first Rail Jam on Saturday, July 14.

The event, held outside the independent sporting goods store’s South Main Street location, was co-sponsored by New Hartford’s Ski Sundown ski resort, which brought two truckloads of freshly made snow to the event.

The snow was patted down by participants with shovels and made into a steep ramp going downhill toward a long metallic rail, thus the name “Rail Jam.”

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