Author: Disco Cat

Our neighbors over at Boreal are open!  Just their usual early-season mini lift and park, but hey, if I had a comp (or a pass there), I’d gear up and have fun getting out there.

Mt. Rose is open too!  No lifts yet over there apparently, just a conveyor belt so far, but looks like they’ll have more soon.

The bigger resorts have opening dates announced in time for Thanksgiving.  Northstar on the 21st and Squawpine on the 26th.

Sugar hasn’t put anything on their website yet.  December 6th is the best rumor (guess?) I’ve heard so far.  Since that’s less than 30 days out now, I can officially get Excited.  Of course it depends a lot on the weather — even blowing fake snow on Trailblazer needs the temperature to cooperate.

Getting my last bicycle miles of 2014 in until then, and hoping to be making turns soon.

 

Wow, I feel like folks are getting a little over-stoked.  Even my friends from the bay area are calling to see if they should drive up.  I guess there’s a lot of pent-up anticipation after the last few years.

Yes, there’s definitely a storm coming in.  No, it isn’t gigantic enough to get the season started or anything.  Alas, no resorts are going to open.  Not even our neighbor Boreal, who would usually have the snow guns going in time to open something by Halloween without a storm.

Sugar looks to get about a foot to a foot and a half.  Perhaps just a tease, perhaps another storm on the way next weekend?

I’m going to relax, make a fire and dream about making turns on opening day.

-JS

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