Spruce Mountain Ski Area has about 10 active volunteers who have put in a lot of time and work this year to make the slope safer while still affordable for families.
Dwindling membership and other issues could have brought about closure of the post, but through hard work, determination and new members things are turning around.
The intruder entered Spruce Mountain Middle School as a student was leaving, later he was apparently let into the high school by a student. He was arrested and banned from the district.