By this time of year, many ordinary people have tilled their garden, cut their grass, swung their golf clubs and swatted at flying insects.

But for a few diehard skiers and snowboarders, there are still remnants of snow stashed away in remote places, beckoning us to make a few more turns before calling it quits. Spring skiing and riding is fairly common, but by mid-April through early May, it is truly the bitter end and only the hardcore fanatics are clinging to what very little remains of their favorite season.

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