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    Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019 [Image 35 of 46]

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    A winter scene at what appears to be a ski resort or snow management facility, showing snow grooming and snowmaking operations in progress. A red and yellow tracked snow groomer (piste basher) is visible on the left, while a snowmaking cannon on the right is actively blasting a large plume of artificial snow into the air. The scene is bathed in bright winter sunlight with bare deciduous trees visible in the background.

    FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

    01.10.2019

    Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                                     

    Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

    An employee operates a groomer while a snow-making machine is in operation on a hill Jan. 10, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy’s Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski hill offers both downhill skiing and snowboarding. For more information about costs and special events at Whitetail Ridge, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

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    Date Taken: 01.10.2019
    Date Posted: 01.14.2019 12:20
    Photo ID: 5027903
    VIRIN: 190110-A-OK556-619
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 4.66 MB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US
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