Mad River Valley businesses navigate holiday tourism and unpredictable weather [Video]

THE WEEK BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR IS CRITICAL FOR LOCAL TOURISM. BUSINESSES IN THE MAD RIVER VALLEY- HOME TO TWO SKI RESORTS – TYPICALLY SEES WAVES OF VISITORS. BUT LATELY THE WEATHER HAS BEEN A BIT OF A ROLLERCOASTER. NBC5’S YUNIER MARTINEZ CHECKED IN WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SEE HOW THEIR DOING. HE JOINS US LIVE IN WAITSFILD…. YUNIER? WHEN TALKING TO BUSINESSES TODAY THEY ALL AGREED THE WINTER COMES IN WAVES BUT THEY SAY THE SEASON NORMALLY STARTS OFF WINTER IN VERMONT HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM… FOR SOME IT’S A CHALLENGE FOR OTHERS IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY AS ONE LOCAL PUTS IT <12;57;50;07 – 12;57;53;15 “Winter in Vermont is like Novocain, you know, you just got to give it time. It always works.”> HERE IN MAD RIVER VALLEY IN THE HEART OF WAITSFIELD THE SNOWY SEASON HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES <13;20;24;23 – 13;20;27;20 Annemarie Furey, …