Hitting the ski slopes for July the 4th
Students Chris Medawar (left) and Kyle Washut pose shirtless on the top of the Crystal Mountain Ski Area on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Ski resorts from California to Colorado are taking advantage of an unusual combination of dense lingering snow from late-season storms in the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies and a high-pressure system ushering in warm air from the east. AP
