BOYLSTON (AP) -- You know it's an unusual winter when there's not enough snow in upstate New York's snowiest place to hold a ski race.
Organizers of the annual Winona Forest Tourathon cross-country ski race tell the Post-Standard of Syracuse (http://bit.ly/wvHUJK ) that this Saturday's event has been canceled because there's not enough snow on the ground.
Winona Forest is located in the Tug Hill area near the eastern end of Lake Ontario, 45 miles north of Syracuse. The region receives an average of 300 inches of snow, but hasn't received anywhere near that amount this winter.
It's just the second time in its 31-year history that the race has been canceled. It was originally scheduled for February, but was postponed because of lack of snow.
The race typically draws 250 competitors from across the U.S. and Canada.
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