Opening Day List

[Zand]

1st: Sunday River, October 30th
2nd: Killington, November 2nd
3rd: Bretton Woods, November 20th
4th: Sugarloaf and Bousquet (!), November 21st
6th on November 22nd:

Jiminy Peak
Nashoba Valley
Wachusett
Attitash
Loon
Waterville
Hunter
Jay Peak
Mount Snow
Okemo
Stowe
Sugarbush

18th: Ski Ward and Whiteface on November 23rd.

Others will probably end up coming out with reports for this weekend too, those are just the ones that have reported so far.

 

[thetrailboss]

Bretton Woods opened???

 

[LonghornSkier]

Nashoba Valley

Whoa!

 

[arik]

Mount Snow already opened with lift served on launch pad briefly, I admit it's not T2B but a lift was open

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Stratton is opening Nov. 26 according to an email I received today.

 

[Starter Jackets Rule!]

1stlatteKill NY
Sunday River, October 30th
2nd: Killington, November 2nd
3rd: Bretton Woods, November 20th
4th: Sugarloaf and Bousquet (!), November 21st
6th on November 22nd:

Jiminy Peak
Nashoba Valley
Wachusett
Attitash
Loon
Waterville
Hunter
Jay Peak
Mount Snow
Okemo
Stowe
Sugarbush

18th: Ski Ward and Whiteface on November 23rd.

Others will probably end up coming out with reports for this weekend too, those are just the ones that have reported so far.

Fixed it 4 ya.

 

[Zand]

Oh yeah, forgot about Plattekill opening on that powder day. That does count in my book.

 

[wa-loaf]

I got an email from Okemo that they're opening Friday.

 

[Zand]

I got an email from Okemo that they're opening Friday.

Yup... just caught that on their website. I'll give them a visit next Wednesday.

 

[Euler]

Dry Hill Ski Area in Watertown, NY also tied for first opening on 10/30/2008.

 

[speden]

Does anyone know when Pat's Peak is planning to open? Their webcams show a lot of snowmaking activity, but I don't see an announcement yet.

I'm not sure too many people care, but I don't see how Nashoba valley would be opening on the 22nd. On their webcam the place looks dead as a doornail, with no snowmaking going on that I can see.

I'm thinking of going to either Pat's Peak or Crotched Mountain on Sunday. Does anyone know which place has better snowmaking in the early season?

 

[PeakMarketingGirl]

Add Pats Peak to the Nov. 22nd opening day list!

Pats Peak has been making snow all week and is scheduled to open at 8:30am on Saturday, November 22nd....one of the earliest openings ever!! The plan is for 3 trails and 3 lifts from 8:30am to 4pm.....check out patspeak.com for all the latest updates!!!

 

[ZOG]

Add Sundown 11/28/08

 

[thetrailboss]

Pats Peak has been making snow all week and is scheduled to open at 8:30am on Saturday, November 22nd....one of the earliest openings ever!! The plan is for 3 trails and 3 lifts from 8:30am to 4pm.....check out patspeak.com for all the latest updates!!!

Beat me to it. Pretty big feat for Pat's. They opened pretty early last season as well...IIRC.

 

[WJenness]

Just got this in an email from loon:

Greetings, from snowy Loon!

Just a quick update with great news about our opening day terrain. We'll be carving over 2 1/2 miles of top-to-bottom terrain for our opening this Saturday, November 22!

We unleashed our arsenal of snowguns as soon as the temps dropped early this week and have been laying down a thick, white base of winter white gold non-stop!

On opening day Saturday, you'll be carving top to bottom on 6 intermediate and advanced trails. Point your skis and boards from the summit and make turns on Exodus, Upper Picked Rock, Lower Picked Rock, Grand Junction, Upper Flying Fox, and The Link.

That's over 2 1/2 miles of skiing and riding on 37 acres! We'll have terrain available for all abilities next Friday. Check our new website for updated conditions, video and pictures.

also, this picture at the gondola summit:

-w

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Big Boulder moved their opening up to this evening at 6PM for free but just a small park run with 6 features..

 

[riverc0il]

This is really cool, wow! I will take a widespread opening with TONS of man made snow the weekend before Thanksgiving over ultra limited two ski area early openings. Big opportunity here for eastern ski areas to really impress a lot of folks...

 

[Geoff]

This is really cool, wow! I will take a widespread opening with TONS of man made snow the weekend before Thanksgiving over ultra limited two ski area early openings. Big opportunity here for eastern ski areas to really impress a lot of folks...

The best news is that the entire known universe won't show up to ski Killington on Thanksgiving weekend. The place was very civilized last Thanksgiving weekend. It would be nice to have a repeat.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Titus Mtn opens this Saturday Nov 22
Whiteface on the 28th

 

[campgottagopee]

Greek Peak

11/22/2008