Record-Eagle/Pete Rodman
Philipp Harris, 10, left, and Charlie Black, 10, ride the ski lift to the top on opening day at Mt. Holiday on Friday. "I wanted to come here immediately," Philipp said of his thoughts after school let out for winter break. "I was the first one on the lift."

Charlie, who celebrates his eleventh birthday Saturday, said he was looking forward to the ski season, but that he hopes for more snow.

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