After a snowy October across the west, with a few exceptions (PNW, I’m looking at you), Mother Nature hasn’t been too kind to ski areas over the last couple of weeks.
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Park City Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date givenHeavenly Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date givenNorthstar California, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date givenSteamboat Resort, CO – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/27Okemo Mountain Resort, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date givenHunter Mountain, NY – original opening 11/19, no new date givenArizona Snowbowl, AZ – original opening 11/19, no new date givenBrian Head, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date givenSolitude Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/23Alta Ski Area, UT – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/24Telluride, CO – original opening 11/25, new opening 12/3Snowbasin Resort, UT – original opening 11/24, no new date givenGrand Targhee Resort, WY – original opening 11/19, no new date givenBoreal Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date givenPalisades Tahoe, CA – original opening 11/24, no new date givenBeech Mountain Ski Resort, NC – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/26Mount Snow, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date givenStowe, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date givenMount Bachelor, OR – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/3Sugarbush, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date givenCrystal Mountain, WA – original opening 11/19, no new date givenSugar Bowl, CA – original opening 11/26, no new date givenBolton Valley, VT – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/4
Bountiful snow that dumped in October has mostly melted away in California and Utah, and high temperatures mean that resorts can’t even make snow to get their bases started.
This has resulted in several resorts postponing their opening days… they just don’t have the snow, and therefore terrain, available to open with.
These are the resorts, so far, that have postponed opening day:
Park City Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Northstar California, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Steamboat Resort, CO – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/27
Okemo Mountain Resort, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date given
Hunter Mountain, NY – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Brian Head, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/23
Alta Ski Area, UT – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/24
Telluride, CO – original opening 11/25, new opening 12/3
Snowbasin Resort, UT – original opening 11/24, no new date given
Grand Targhee Resort, WY – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Boreal Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Palisades Tahoe, CA – original opening 11/24, no new date given
Beech Mountain Ski Resort, NC – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/26
Mount Snow, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Stowe, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Mount Bachelor, OR – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/3
Sugarbush, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date given
Crystal Mountain, WA – original opening 11/19, no new date given
Sugar Bowl, CA – original opening 11/26, no new date given
Bolton Valley, VT – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/4
Hunter mountain open as of 11/26
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right. because Alta is not interested in profits. if they continue to hold off they might be able to claim the title for fewest lift tickets sold over the season.
Pretty sure Alta has enough snow. They just did not want to get mobbed as the first resort in the wasatch to open….