We've been pretty paitent with the warm weather patterns which have brought notably above normal temperatures to the Northeast in October, but things are about to change. We are +90% certain that snowmaking will start up early next week, and with as little as 24 hours on the guns in decent temps we'll also be skiing and riding at Killington. We're going to ignore the incoming storm and break down the temperatures starting on Monday and making predictions about not just snowmaking, but early openings at probably 3 ski areas in the Northeast. We will also take a more technical look at what will go into opening these ski areas as they have unique challenges.
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Predictions for Opening Dates
We're going to start with the final word since that's what most people want to know and you can read more deeply if you wish. We know Killington will light up and open as soon as they have the temps, and Sunday River will too, though they have to open top to bottom at Jordan this season due to work on the Barker6. We have a wildcard though with murmurs from Waterville Valley again about becoming an early season player with their High Country T-bar which will be accessed after uploading from the base.
