Catamount Ski in Columbia County opened last weekend, and will be back open this weekend in Hillsdale with 8" to 20" snow base on 15 trails with four lifts. On Windham Mountain's second weekend open, more than 200 Santas on skis raised more than $2000 for the local food pantry at Hope Restoration Church in Windham on Sun., Dec. 18. Windham Mountain has an artificial snow base between 6" and 25" on 14 trails with three lifts open. Hunter Mountain has up to 44" of mostly artificial snow on 23 trails with five lifts.