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From the owners of Maine Hunting Today, comes a Legend, a truth, an inspiration, and an experience like no other. Read "The Legend of Grey Ghost and Other Tales from the Maine Woods."

 
LEBANON, N.H., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Following are the latest skiing
conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of
Saturday, Nov 19 2005, 6:01:28 AM EST.
    Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather,
skier traffic and other factors.  Be aware of changing conditions.

                      SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS

    This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR.
The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language.
    NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way
ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers).
    New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or
continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to
base is reported.
    Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over
the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined.
    Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at
least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers.
    Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions,
covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers.
    Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not
been compacted.
    Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has
been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer
fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.
    Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly
packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly
compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole
in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.
    Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly
groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP.
Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are
like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.
    Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to
a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell.
    Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been previously
packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall.
    Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder
thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet.
This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow.
    Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface
condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow formed
by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen granular
will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip away and
not support a pole.
    Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after
rainfall or high temperatures.
    Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed
surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow
and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain
or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it.
    Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined,
variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter.
Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen
Granular, for example.
    Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized by
large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then
warm up again and loosen during the day.
    Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions.
It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open
for skiers.
    Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind
into forming a base.

    NORTHEAST
    CONNECTICUT
     Mohawk Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Mt Southington - Plan to Open 12/03
     Powder Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Ski Sundown - Plan to Open 12/03
     Woodbury - Sat 4:30a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 2 trails,
      13% open, 3 lifts
    MAINE
     Big Rock - Plan to Open 12/10
     Big Squaw - Plan to Open TBA
     Black Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Camden Snow Bowl - Plan to Open 12/17
     Eaton Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Lost Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Abram - Plan to Open 12/18
     New Hermon - Plan to Open TBA
     Saddleback - Plan to Open 12/17
     Shawnee Peak - Plan to Open TBA
     Sugarloaf/USA - Fri 1:30p packed powder machine groomed 4 - 30 base 2
      trails, 2% open, 2 lifts
     Sunday River - Fri 4:00p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 12 base 8
      trails, 3 miles, 35 acres, 6% open, 2 lifts Nov 19: 6 trails, 2 lifts,
     Titcomb Mountain - Plan to Open 12/17
    MASSACHUSETTS
     Berkshire East - Plan to Open 12/03
     Blandford - Plan to Open 12/26
     Blue Hills - Plan to Open TBA
     Bousquet - Plan to Open 12/01
     Bradford - Plan to Open TBA
     Catamount - Plan to Open TBA
     Jiminy Peak - Plan to Open 11/20
     Nashoba Valley - Plan to Open 11/26
     Otis Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Pine Ridge - Plan to Open 12/17
     Ski Butternut - Plan to Open 11/25
     Ski Ward Ski Area - Plan to Open TBA
     Wachusett Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
    NEW HAMPSHIRE
     Arrowhead - Plan to Open TBA
     Attitash - Plan to Open 11/25
     Balsams/Wilderness - Plan to Open TBA
     Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
     Bretton Woods - Fri 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 24 base 1
      trail  1% open, 1 lift
     Cannon Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Cog Railway Ski Trains - Plan to Open 11/19
     Cranmore - Plan to Open TBA
     Crotched Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Dartmouth Skiway - Plan to Open 12/10
     Granite Gorge - Plan to Open 12/15
     Gunstock - Plan to Open 11/25
     King Pine - Plan to Open 12/16
     Loon Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
     McIntyre Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/10
     Mount Sunapee - Plan to Open 11/25
     Pats Peak - Plan to Open 12/03
     Ragged Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Storrs Hill - Plan to Open TBA
     Tenney Mountain - Plan to Open 12/16
     Waterville Valley - Fri Plan to Open 11/19 w/ 2 trails, 1 lift  2:32p
      loose granular machine groomed 4 - 12 base 2 trails, 4% open, 1 lift
     Wildcat - Reopen 11/25
    NEW JERSEY
     Campgaw Mtn - Plan to Open 12/17
     Hidden Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Mountain Creek - Plan to Open 12/10
    NEW YORK
     Belleayre - Plan to Open TBA
     Bobcat Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
     Brantling Ski Slopes - Plan to Open TBA
     Bristol Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
     Buffalo Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
     Cockaigne - Plan to Open TBA
     Dry Hill - Plan to Open TBA
     Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/03
     Gore Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Greek Peak - Plan to Open 12/03
     Hickory Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
     Holiday Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Holiday Valley - Plan to Open 11/25
     HoliMont - Plan to Open TBA
     Hunter Mountain - Fri Plan to Open 11/19  2:03p packed powder machine
      groomed 6 - 36 base 2 trails, 4% open, 2 lifts
     Kissing Bridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Labrador Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Maple Ski Ridge - Plan to Open 12/03
     McCauley - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Peter - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Pisgah - Plan to Open TBA
     Oak Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Peek'n Peak - Plan to Open 12/10
     Plattekill - Plan to Open 12/03
     Royal Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Sawkill Family Ski Center - Plan to Open TBA
     Snow Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Song Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Sterling Forest - Plan to Open TBA
     Swain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Thunder Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Titus Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Toggenburg - Plan to Open 11/25
     West Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Whiteface - Plan to Open 11/25
     Willard Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Windham Mtn - Plan to Open TBA
     Woods Valley - Plan to Open TBA
    PENNSYLVANIA
     Alpine Mountain - Plan to Open 11/26
     Bear Creek - Plan to Open TBA
     Big Boulder - Plan to Open 12/10
     Blue Knob - Plan to Open TBA
     Blue Marsh - Plan to Open TBA
     Blue Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Camelback - Closed for Snow Sports
     Eagle Rock - Closed for Snow Sports
     Elk Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Hidden Valley - Closed for Snow Sports
     Jack Frost - Closed for Snow Sports
     Liberty Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Montage - Plan to Open 12/09
     Mystic Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Seven Springs - Closed for Snow Sports
     Shawnee Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Ski Big Bear - Closed for Snow Sports
     Ski Denton - Closed for Snow Sports
     Ski Roundtop - Closed for Snow Sports
     Ski Sawmill - Closed for Snow Sports
     Spring Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Tanglwood - Closed for Snow Sports
     The Springs at Laurel Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Tussey Mountain - Closed for Snow Sports
     Whitetail - Closed for Snow Sports
     Willowbrook Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/15
    RHODE ISLAND
     Yawgoo Valley - Plan to Open 12/03
    VERMONT
     Ascutney Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Bear Creek - Plan to Open TBA
     Bolton Valley - Plan to Open 11/25
     Bromley Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Burke Mountain - Plan to Open 12/10
     Jay Peak - Plan to Open 11/25
     Killington - Fri 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base 12
      trails, 4 miles, 8% open, 3 lifts
     Mad River Glen - Plan to Open TBA
     Magic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Middlebury College Snow Bowl - Plan to Open TBA
     Mount Snow - Plan to Open 11/23
     Okemo Mountain - Fri 3:05p variable machine groomed 12 - 20 base 4
      trails, 1 mile , 13 acres, 3% open, 2 lifts Nov 19 -20: 6 trails, 4
      lifts,
     Pico - Plan to Open TBA
     Quechee Lakes - Plan to Open TBA
     Smugglers' Notch - Plan to Open 11/25
     Stowe - Plan to Open 11/23
     Stratton Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23
     Sugarbush - Fri 10:27p frozen granular machine groomed 2 - 23 base 2
      trails, 2% open, 2 lifts
     Suicide Six - Plan to Open TBA
    SOUTHEAST
    ALABAMA
     Cloudmont - Plan to Open TBA
    MARYLAND
     Wisp - Plan to Open TBA
    NORTH CAROLINA
     Appalachian - Plan to Open TBA
     Cataloochee - Fri 11:26p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 28 base 5
      trails, 50% open, 1 lift
     Hawksnest - Plan to Open TBA
     Sapphire Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Ski Beech - Fri 10:33p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 10 base 4
      trails, 30 acres, 35% open, 3 lifts
     Sugar Mountain - Fri 8:26a packed powder machine groomed 10 - 24 base 2
      trails, 10% open, 1 lift
     Wolf Laurel - Plan to Open TBA
    TENNESSEE
     Ober Gatlinburg - Plan to Open TBA
    VIRGINIA
     Bryce Resort - Plan to Open 11/19 w/ 3 trails
     Massanutten - Plan to Open 12/09
     The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
     Wintergreen - Plan to Open 11/26
    WEST VIRGINIA
     Canaan Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Snowshoe Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23 w/ 8 trails, 3 lifts
     Timberline Four Seasons - Plan to Open 12/08
     Winterplace - Plan to Open TBA
    MIDWEST
    ILLINOIS
     Chestnut Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Four Lakes Village - Plan to Open TBA
     Ski Snowstar - Plan to Open TBA
     Villa Olivia - Plan to Open TBA
    INDIANA
     Paoli Peaks - Plan to Open TBA
     Perfect North Slopes - Plan to Open TBA
    IOWA
     Fun Valley - Plan to Open 12/03
     Seven Oaks - Closed for Snow Sports
     Sundown Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
    MICHIGAN
     Alpine Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Apple Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Big Powderhorn - Plan to Open 11/25
     Bittersweet - Plan to Open TBA
     Blackjack - Plan to Open 12/03
     Boyne Highlands - Plan to Open TBA
     Boyne Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Caberfae Peaks - Plan to Open TBA
     Cannonsburg - Plan to Open 11/25
     Crystal Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 17-18: 24" new
     Hanson Hills - Plan to Open TBA
     Hickory Hills - Plan to Open 12/27
     Indianhead - Plan to Open 11/24
     Marquette - Plan to Open TBA
     Mont Ripley - Plan to Open TBA
     Mount Bohemia - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Brighton - Fri 5:13p loose granular machine groomed 6 - 14 base 10%
      open, 2 lifts
     Mt Holiday - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Holly - Fri 11:10p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 14 base 4 trails,
      21% open, 3 lifts
     Norway Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Nub's Nob - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 17: 2" new
     Pine Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Porcupine Mountains - Plan to Open TBA
     Shanty Creek - Plan to Open 11/24
     Ski Brule - Sat 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 36 base 2 trails,
      12% open, 2 lifts
     Snow Snake - Plan to Open TBA
     Swiss Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     The Homestead - Plan to Open TBA
     Timber Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Treetops - Plan to Open 12/16
    MINNESOTA
     Afton Alps - Fri 12:23p variable machine groomed 6 - 10 base 4 trails,
      15% open, 3 lifts
     Andes Tower Hills - Plan to Open 11/25
     Buck Hill - Plan to Open 11/19 w/ Crossroads, Milkrun and beginners area,
      9a-9p
     Buena Vista - Plan to Open TBA
     Coffee Mill - Plan to Open TBA
     Giants Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Hyland Ski   Snowboard - Plan to Open TBA
     Lutsen Mountain - Plan to Open 11/19
     Mount Kato - Plan to Open 11/19
     Powder Ridge - Plan to Open 11/25
     Spirit Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     SteepleChase - Plan to Open TBA
     Welch Village - Plan to Open 11/25
     Wild Mountain - Fri 9:30a powder machine groomed 6 - 40 base 6 trails,
      24% open, 2 lifts
    MISSOURI
     Snow Creek - Plan to Open 12/10
    NORTH DAKOTA
     Bottineau Winter Park - Plan to Open 11/25
     Huff Hills - Plan to Open TBA
    OHIO
     Alpine Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Boston Mills/Brandywine - Plan to Open TBA
     Clear Fork - Plan to Open TBA
     Mad River - Plan to Open TBA
     Snow Trails - Plan to Open 12/03
    SOUTH DAKOTA
     Terry Peak - Plan to Open 11/25
    WISCONSIN
     Alpine Valley - Fri 5:45p packed powder machine groomed 1 - 15 base 5
      trails, 20% open, 3 lifts
     Camp 10 - Plan to Open TBA
     Cascade Mountain - Plan to Open 11/19 w/ 2 trails, 2 lifts
     Christie Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
     Christmas Mountain - Plan to Open 12/11
     Devil's Head - Plan to Open 12/03
     Granite Peak - Plan to Open 11/19 w/ 4 trails, 2 lifts
     Highlands of Olympia - Plan to Open 12/09
     Little Switzerland - Plan to Open TBA
     Mountain Top at Grand Geneva - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt LaCrosse - Plan to Open TBA
     Nordic Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Sunburst - Fri 4:14p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 18 base 1 trail
      10% open, 2 lifts
     Trollhaugen - Fri 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 15 - 15 base 4
      trails, 20% open, 3 lifts
     Tyrol Basin - Thu 12:00p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 2
      trails, 12% open, 1 lift
     Whitecap Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Wilmot Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25
    ROCKIES
    COLORADO
     Arapahoe Basin - Fri 5:30a powder machine groomed 39 - 39 base 29 trails,
      247 acres, 50% open, 3 lifts
     Aspen Highlands - Plan to Open 12/10
     Aspen Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
     Beaver Creek - Plan to Open 11/23: Nov 18: new snow 3"
     Breckenridge - Fri 5:00a powder machine groomed 34 - 46 base 22 trails,
      444 acres, 20% open, 4 lifts
     Buttermilk - Plan to Open 12/10
     Copper Mountain - Fri 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 37 - 37 base 21
      trails, 21% open, 4 lifts
     Crested Butte - Plan to Open 11/19 w/ Red Lady Express, Magic Carpets;
      Nov 15: 4" new; Nov 14: 20" new
     Durango - Plan to Open 11/24
     Eldora - Thu 5:15p packed powder machine groomed 35 - 35 base 4 trails,
      8% open, 4 lifts Nov 19: 6 trails, 25%,
     Keystone - Fri 5:00a powder machine groomed 35 - 35 base 19 trails, 272
      acres, 9% open, 3 lifts
     Loveland - Fri 5:02a powder machine groomed 40 - 40 base 46 trails, 420
      acres, 31% open, 4 lifts
     Monarch - Plan to Open 11/23
     Powderhorn - Plan to Open 12/10
     Silverton Mountain - Plan to Open 12/15
     Ski Cooper - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 12" 12" new
     Snowmass - Plan to Open 11/24
     SolVista Basin - Plan to Open 12/14
     Steamboat - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 18: 3" new
     Sunlight - Plan to Open 12/02
     Telluride - Plan to Open 11/24
     Vail - Fri 5:00a powder machine groomed 20 - 42 base 72 trails, 1015
      acres, 19% open, 11 lifts
     Winter Park - Fri 6:20a powder machine groomed 41 - 47 base 18 trails,
      35% open, 8 lifts
     Wolf Creek - Fri 8:56a packed powder machine groomed 12 - 18 base 27
      trails, 600 acres, 40% open, 3 lifts Nov 19: Magic carpet,
    MONTANA
     Big Mountain - Plan to Open 11/19
     Big Sky - Reopen 11/19; Then Reopen 11/24 for daily operation
     Blacktail Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Bridger Bowl - Plan to Open 12/10
     Discovery - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 18: 4" new
     Great Divide - Fri 6:30a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 15 base 2
      trails, 1% open, 1 lift
     Lost Trail - Open Sat/Sun
     Maverick - Plan to Open 12/03
     Montana Snowbowl - Plan to Open 11/25
     Moonlight Basin - Plan to Open 11/25
     Red Lodge - Plan to Open 11/24-27
     Showdown - Plan to Open 12/09; Nov 16: 8" new
     Teton Pass - Plan to Open TBA
     Turner Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
    NEW MEXICO
     Angel Fire - Plan to Open 12/09
     Pajarito - Plan to Open TBA
     Red River - Plan to Open 11/23
     Sandia Peak - Plan to Open TBA
     Sipapu - Fri 8:47a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 16 base 2 trails,
      6% open, 1 lift
     Ski Apache - Plan to Open 11/24
     Ski Santa Fe - Plan to Open 12/10
     Taos - Plan to Open 11/24
    UTAH
     Alta - Plan to Open TBA; Nov 14: 7" new; Nov 13: 5" new
     Beaver Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Brian Head - Plan to Open 11/25
     Brighton - Fri 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 20 base 20% open,
      3 lifts
     Deer Valley - Plan to Open 12/03
     Park City - Plan to Open 11/23; Nov 13: 10" new
     Powder Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Snowbasin - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 14: 2" new; Nov 13: 12" new
     Snowbird - Plan to Open TBA
     Solitude - Plan to Open 11/21; Nov 13: 14" new
     Sundance - Plan to Open 12/09
     The Canyons - Fri 5:00p packed powder machine groomed 14 - 20 base 4
      trails, 3% open, 5 lifts
    WYOMING
     Big Horn - Plan to Open TBA
     Grand Targhee - Fri 1:13p packed powder machine groomed 37 - 37 base 10
      trails, 14% open, 2 lifts
     Hogadon - Plan to Open 11/25
     Jackson Hole - Plan to Open 12/03; Nov 18: 1" new
     Snow King - Plan to Open 11/24
     Snowy Range - Plan to Open 11/26
     White Pine - Plan to Open 11/24
    PACIFIC SOUTH
    ARIZONA
     Arizona Snowbowl - Plan to Open 12/16
     Sunrise Park - Plan to Open TBA
    CALIFORNIA
     Alpine Meadows - Plan to Open TBA
     Badger Pass - Plan to Open 12/17
     Bear Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Bear Valley - Plan to Open 11/23
     Boreal - Plan to Open TBA
     Dodge Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Donner Ski Ranch - Plan to Open TBA
     Heavenly - Plan to Open 11/23
     Homewood - Plan to Open TBA
     June - Plan to Open 12/05
     Kirkwood - Plan to Open TBA
     Mammoth - Fri 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 6 - 12 base 8 trails,
      1% open, 3 lifts
     Mountain High - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Baldy - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Shasta - Plan to Open TBA
     Northstar at Tahoe - Plan to Open 11/24
     Royal Gorge - Plan to Open 11/24
     Sierra at Tahoe - Plan to Open TBA
     Sierra Summit - Plan to Open TBA
     Snow Summit - Plan to Open TBA
     Snow Valley - Plan to Open TBA
     Soda Springs - Plan to Open TBA
     Squaw Valley USA - Plan to Open TBA
     Sugar Bowl - Plan to Open TBA
     Tahoe Donner - Plan to Open 12/09
    NEVADA
     Diamond Peak - Plan to Open 12/15
     Las Vegas Ski - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Rose - Plan to Open TBA
    PACIFIC NORTH
    IDAHO
     Bogus Basin - Plan to Open TBA
     Brundage - Reopen 11/19
     Lookout Pass - Fri 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 37 base 14
      trails, 58% open, 2 lifts
     Pebble Creek - Plan to Open TBA
     Pomerelle - Plan to Open TBA
     Schweitzer Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Silver Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
     Soldier Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Sun Valley - Plan to Open 11/24
     Tamarack - Plan to Open 11/23
    OREGON
     Anthony Lakes - Plan to Open 11/19
     Cooper Spur - Plan to Open TBA
     Hoodoo - Plan to Open 11/25; open Sat/Sun
     Mt Ashland - Plan to Open 11/23
     Mt Bachelor - Fri 7:52a packed powder machine groomed 33 - 33 base 50%
      open, 5 lifts
     Mt Hood Meadows - Fri 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 39 - 60 base
      76% open, 6 lifts
     Mt Hood Skibowl - Plan to Open TBA
     Spout Springs - Plan to Open TBA
     Timberline - Fri 7:30a packed powder machine groomed 40 - 40 base 80%
      open, 5 lifts
     Warner Canyon - Plan to Open 12/21
     Willamette Pass - Plan to Open TBA
    WASHINGTON
     49 Degrees North - Fri 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 32 base
      40 trails, 100% open, 3 lifts
     Alpental at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open TBA
     Badger Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Bluewood - Plan to Open TBA
     Crystal Mountain - Fri 2:00p spring snow machine groomed 26 - 44 base 45
      trails, 95% open, 6 lifts
     Mission Ridge - Plan to Open TBA
     Mt Baker - Fri 5:00a variable machine groomed 64 - 83 base 38 trails,
      100% open, 7 lifts
     Mt Spokane - Plan to Open TBA
     Stevens Pass - Fri 6:07a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 33 base 16
      trails, 60% open, 6 lifts
     Summit Central at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open TBA
     Summit East at Snoqualmie - Plan to Open TBA
     Summit West at Snoqualmie - Fri 8:23a packed powder machine groomed 21 -
      21 base 4 trails, 33% open, 2 lifts
     White Pass - Fri 5:20a packed powder machine groomed 23 - 40 base 26
      trails, 60% open, 4 lifts
    CANADA
    BRITISH COLUMBIA
     Apex Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24
     Big White - Plan to Open 11/19
     Crystal Mountain - Plan to Open TBA
     Cypress Mountain - Fri 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 55 - 55 base
      15 trails, 39% open, 5 lifts
     Fairmont Hot Springs - Plan to Open 12/23
     Fernie Alpine - Plan to Open 12/10
     Grouse Mountain - Fri 8:57a wet packed snow machine groomed 24 - 58 base
      10 trails, 40% open, 4 lifts
     Kicking Horse - Plan to Open 12/16
     Kimberley - Plan to Open 12/17
     Mount Seymour - Fri 7:00a hard packed    41 - 41 base 7 trails, 50% open,
      2 lifts
     Mt Baldy - Plan to Open 12/03
     Mt Washington Resort - Plan to Open 12/08
     Panorama Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09
     Powder King - Plan to Open TBA
     Powder Springs - Plan to Open TBA
     Red Resort - Plan to Open 11/24-27; Then reopen daily 12/03
     Silver Star - Fri 6:23a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 30 base 17
      trails, 17% open, 3 lifts
     Sun Peaks - Fri 7:35a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 24 base 93
      trails, 80% open, 8 lifts
     Whistler/Blackcomb - Fri 5:55a packed powder machine groomed 22 - 22 base
      14 trails, 10% open, 4 lifts
     Whitewater - Plan to Open 11/26; Open Sat/Sun
    MANITOBA
     Asessippi Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/09
    QUEBEC
     Mont Sainte-Anne - Plan to Open 11/19
     Mont Saint-Sauveur - Plan to Open 11/25
     Ski Bromont - Plan to Open TBA
     Stoneham - Plan to Open 11/25; Nov 19: Rail Jam at base of mountain
     Tremblant - Fri 6:00a hard packed machine groomed 4 - 10 base 2 trails,
      2% open, 3 lifts
     Val D'Irene - Plan to Open 12/17
    NOVA SCOTIA
     Ski Martock - Plan to Open TBA
    ALBERTA
     Canada Olympic Park - Open top to bottom between two chairs; Hours: Mon-
      Sat 9a-9p, Sun 9a-5p
     Canyon Ski Area - Plan to Open TBA
     Castle Mountain - Plan to Open 12/03
     Lake Louise - Fri 6:21a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 44 base 44
      trails, 39% open, 4 lifts
     Marmot Basin - Plan to Open 11/25
     Nakiska Ski Area - Plan to Open 12/03
     Ski Banff @ Norquay - Plan to Open 12/09
     Sunshine Village - Fri 6:00a packed powder machine groomed 34 - 34 base
      76 trails, 71% open, 8 lifts
    ALASKA
    ALASKA
     Alpenglow/Anchorage Ski Club - Plan to Open TBA
     Alyeska Resort - Plan to Open 11/24; Nov 16: 6-9" new
     Birch Hill - Fri 2:30p packed powder machine groomed 6 - 6 base 4 trails,
      55% open, 2 lifts
     Eaglecrest - Plan to Open 12/10
 

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