Where are you skiing this week?

[3dogs]

Whiteface tomorrow, looks like gondi down. Excelsior, upper and lower valley and fox.
Don't understand the 10:00 am opening? Don't like the winds forecast for the weekend!

 

[Andy_ROC]

Temps have been too warm for much snowmaking. Bristol usually tries to be first, so unless HV gets a dump off Lake Erie, that's probably what will happen.

Looking at Harvey's weather links and OpenSnow I think lake effect may help HV more than Bristol starting tomorrow giving HV an edge. Though I think Bristol has a lower threshold and will open with 1 ribbon of snow on Rocket or Sunset

Really eager this year to see how Polaris connects with upper NS. Though we will probably wait quite a while until they make snow over there.

 

[takeahike46er]

I can’t recall ever making it to an opening day—or opening weekend for that matter. As someone who got a fraction of the ski days compared to some of you, I always preferred to wait for when the trail counts were higher.

This year, however, opening day is an experience I'm actually excited for. Tomorrow, I'm doing a day-trip to Whistler (which just opened today)! My Edge Card gets me unlimited early-season riding, so it's a no-brainer—especially for someone used to equating opening day with a WROD. Fortunately, that's not what's on the menu for tomorrow, and I'm super grateful.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I wish you all lots of cold and snowy weather in the days and weeks to come!

 

[G.ski]

Belle Sunday.

 

[chumpomatic]

WF. Not sure what will be open. They have been blowing snow on Excelcior so the gondola is a possibility.

 

[Ripitz]

Belle Sunday.

+ 1 ?

 

[Harvey]

You guys open to a third?

I was thinking WF on Sat and Gore or Belle on Sunday.

It's more driving but could be good.

Question: can I pick up a frequent skier card that I bought at Gore, at Whiteface?

For Belle:

 

[snoloco]

Whiteface says 5 trails 2 lifts. The usual opening day route is Excelsior-Summit Express-Upper Valley-Lower Valley-Fox, so there's your 5 trails, and then 2 lifts, probably gondola and Facelift.

 

[G.ski]

You guys open to a third?

I was thinking WF on Sat and Gore or Belle on Sunday.

It's more driving but could be good.

Question: can I pick up a frequent skier card that I bought at Gore, at Whiteface?

For Belle:

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Sounds good to me. Rip will you be there with your daughter?

If Dot does actually open that would be pretty great. I'm assuming only Deer Run will open. Last season they said both would open the first day and only DR did.

 

[snoloco]

ORDA is known to overpromise and underdeliver with what is on the snow reports. I know actual terrain availability is always subject to change, but there have been some particularly egregious instances I've witnessed over the years.