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Stone Mountain Park watching Atlanta snow forecast ‘very closely’

Snow Mountain visitors are seen here tubing on the fake stuff at Stone Mountain Park. The park could be in store for the real thing this weekend.
Snow Mountain visitors are seen here tubing on the fake stuff at Stone Mountain Park. The park could be in store for the real thing this weekend.
By Joshua Sharpe
Jan 5, 2017

There’s already snow at Stone Mountain Park. Well ... “snow.”

But the tourist destination, home to the annually manufactured Snow Mountain, is watching the forecast as the area is expected to possibly get several inches of the real thing.

“At this time we are planning on operating as normal. We have both Snow Mountain and attractions scheduled to be open from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,” Jeanine Jones, public relations manager, said in an email Thursday morning. “We are certainly monitoring the weather very closely though.”

Snow Mountain, created by machines and loved by locals, holds tons of snow and features 20 tubing lanes.

RELATED: DeKalb prepares to clear ice and snow

A winter storm watch was issued for all of metro Atlanta early Thursday. The watch goes into effect Friday evening. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

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