That rugged region has colder winters, with substantial mountain snowfalls, and warmer summers, especially in the lowlands.
And most substantial companies accumulated mountains of low-yielding cash in the years of the Great Recession.
Winter snowfall totals are substantial on the mountain: the ranger station at the Paradise area, on the southern slope, has recorded some of the world's highest annual totals, which occasionally exceed 80 feet (24 metres).
As a result, atmospheric monitoring programs have been established at a substantial number of mountain stations in order to obtain information on the levels, variability, and trends of trace gases and aerosols in the free troposphere (FT), as well as to assess the influence of anthropogenic and natural emission sources.
The mountains contain substantial deposits of gold, iron, copper, magnesite, graphite, and various rare metals.
This snow does not usually melt until mid-July, and allows for substantial glaciers on adjacent mountains.
They looked across rice fields where women led cattle at mountains dotted with substantial two-story brick houses, sun bouncing off the tin roofs.
In a bid to get climbers in the far western region, the government has even waived the substantial climbing fees for 49 mountains in that area for many years now.
The northeastern and central mountain regions have substantial reserves of metallic mineral deposits, including chromium, copper, and iron-nickel.
In the eastern mountain area there are substantial deposits of boron, lead, and zinc; smaller similar deposits occur in the west, together with an important deposit of molybdenum.
