| British Columbia- | | | | around May 10. This years opening activities at the |
| Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Resort opens between | | | | Squaw will kick off with a ski with a Monster Toast, |
| November 21st and the 26th, and ends in mid-April | | | | massive balloon drop, and a cable car base jump by |
| (13th). This years opening day will include the first | | | | JT Holmes. Opening day traditionally concludes with |
| ever Opening Pass-a-Mania, which will roundup 20 | | | | an evening of live music at the Olympic House. |
| competitors who will take on a 24-hour battle of 15 | | | | Wyoming- |
| epic ski challenges. In the end there will be two | | | | The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort opens in late |
| winners (male and female) who will take away with | | | | November (29th) and runs through April (5th). There |
| them a free pass for the rest of the season. As | | | | is no better time to enjoy the fresh snow of |
| further incentive, challengers will get dibs on the | | | | Jackson Hole, and sneaking in on some of the rock |
| gondola. | | | | bottom rates offered during the early portion of their |
| Vermont- | | | | season. |
| In the Northeast, Killington is generally one of the | | | | Colorado- |
| first ski resorts to open in mid-November, thanks to | | | | Vail and Winter Park are usually early birds, opening in |
| one of the largest snowmaking systems in the United | | | | the early portion of November, then closing in |
| States. Stowe Mountain, however, does not open | | | | mid-April. The Aspen and Breckenridge season |
| until the later portion of November. This year, thanks | | | | generally starts mid to Late November and close in |
| to warmer temperatures, the mountain did not open | | | | late April. This year Breckenridge opened its doors on |
| until November 21st. | | | | the 12th, kicking off with a complimentary breakfast |
| California- | | | | at 8:30AM. Copper Mountain, Keystone, and |
| In Mammoth Mountain the ski season opens towards | | | | Snowmass all open in mid-November. This year |
| the beginning of November, and has been known to | | | | Snowmass is scheduled to open on Thursday the |
| last well into the summer. The Squaw Valley Ski Area | | | | 26th, with the Aspen Winternational World Cup |
| generally opens in the mid-portion of November | | | | taking place on the 28th, followed by the Bud Light |
| (November 21st, for 2010) and closes sometime | | | | Hi-Fi Concert. |