10 seconds ago 2009-12-04T07:40:03-08:00
WEST DOVER, Vt. – With temperatures cool enough for snowmaking, Mount Snow has opened, its earliest start to the season in nearly a decade.
Killington and Okemo Mountain Resort plan to open next week, with many ski areas following before the end of November.
"Call it a renaissance," said Mount Snow General Manager Kelly Pawlak. "Guests who have been watching us make snow all week are calling and e-mailing with their praise, and we are so excited to tell them that it's finally show time."
After a $3.5 million investment in snowmaking, the resort reported nine trails open, two top to bottom and a six-to-10-inch base.
The rest of the state's ski areas plan to open on the following tentative dates:
• Ascutney Mountain Resort: Nov. 23
• Bolton Valley Resort: Dec. 7
• Bromley Mountain: mid-November
• Burke Mountain: Dec. 8
• Cochran's Ski Area: Dec. 15
• Jay Peak Resort: Nov. 23
• Killington: Nov. 16
• Mad River Glen: Dec. 15
• Magic Mountain: Dec. 15
• Middlebury Snow Bowl: Dec. 8
• Okemo Mountain Resort: Nov. 16
• Pico Mountain: Dec. 15
• Smugglers' Notch Resort: Nov. 23
• Stowe Mountain Resort: Nov. 21
• Stratton Mountain Resort: Nov. 21
• Sugarbush Resort: Nov. 22
• Suicide Six: Dec. 21
