Businesses and Red Lodge Mountain affected by lack of snow

BILLINGS So far, the fall in Montana has been out of the ordinary with above average temperature and hardly any snow.

The seasonably warm weather has started to make an impact on local businesses. Last week, Red Lodge Mountain announced that their opening day would be delayed to at least Dec. 5.

Watch this video to hear the impacts:

Ski Station manager Adam Paulson said their business can feel the changes when snowfall is limited.

"Our snow conditions right now are not looking great," Paulson said. "More snow means more people thinking about skiing and snowboard."

Paulson said their shop in Billings still does fine in retail, with many skiers and snowboarders wanting to gear up before the flakes fall, but that there is still a noticeable drop.

"We definitely see a big shift when we'v