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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Some have danced for rain.
In Utah and other parts of the West, it's all about the white stuff.
It's why officials at Park City Mountain Resort brought in members of the Northern Ute Tribe to perform a snow blessing.
On Saturday, they said prayers, danced in traditional feathered clothing and chanted as hundreds of helmet-clad skiers and boarders watched and hoped the ritual would elicit more cooperation from Mother Nature.
If ever there was a year they need it, this is it.
Snow levels are less than 50 percent of normal in most areas of Utah.
Forecasters say good news may be on the way, as a new storm pattern is emerging that could start dumping snow in Utah and the rest of the West next week.
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