Winter Storm Stella have given local ski areas a do-over on a season that appeared to be a dud.

Blue Mountain Resort decided to add another week to their season because of the storm, giving skiers and boarders a chance to ride until April 2.At one point in February, the resort planned on closing this weekend, March 19, according to chief operating officer Jim Dailey."Winter did not show up the second half of February, but it did show up for the second half of March, and it's been great for our winter sports enthusiasts," Dailey said.And the fresh snow - roughly 22 inches - has gotten Blue's customers excited about hitting the slopes as well. Thanks in part to school snow days, Blue is seeing attendance figures the last couple days that would be more common on a weekend."Conditions are excellent," he said.At Jack Frost and Big Boulder, spirits are high as it appears winter is back, at least temporarily. They haven't determined when they will close for the season."There were definitely some discouraging times this year, but for Mother Nature to reinvest in us has been nothing short of amazing," general manger Pat Morgans said.While the roads were impassable for many people on Tuesday, skiers were dedicated to getting to the mountain."We had people from Virginia on Tuesday. I don't know how they made it, but they were beyond excited," he said.Dailey personally picked up employees who were unable to get into work.Adventurous skiers were rewarded with more than a foot of fresh powder snow. Common in the West, powder is a rare occurrence in Pennsylvania."It's rare that you get a 2-3 foot powder dump based on the last couple seasons," Morgans said.While some ski areas actually closed because of the weather, officials said they wouldn't have missed it for anything short of an outright ban on travel."Skiers don't want to close because of too much snow," Dailey said.