Although they were open only two days because they got sued by Mount Snow for water rights.
More than 300 athletes are expected to compete at Mount Snow.
To the group of about eight skiers in Mount Snow, the winters have never been better.
Mount Snow offers $129 package deals, including two lift tickets per day (usually $79 each).
Under this plan at Mount Snow, skis, poles and bindings cost $199.
The lot is emptier and lines are shorter than at the main Mount Snow lodge.
Mount Snow provides sleigh rides four nights a week.
Mount Snow's children's programs accommodate skiing and pre-skiing children from 6 weeks to 12 years old.
Mount Snow's lift ticket rate for cyclists is $27, up from $25 last year.
Barnes, who is a member of the demonstration team too, was also an adviser at Mount Snow.