Opening Day at Whiteface Mountain

November 26, 2010 - Wilmington, NY

Opening Day at Whiteface Mountain is always a gamble. This time of year the weather goes back and forth between fall and winter before it settles on winter snow and cold. Today was a good example with temps in the high 30's, rain showers and wind. As the day wore on the rain turned to snow showers and the temperature dropped.

My ski hat is off to the snow makers at Whiteface Mountain. Without modern snow making equipment and their expertise, skiing on the day after Thanksgiving would be impossible. A fantastic job by the staff and management to make opening day a successful one. Only one trail (Excelsior) from the top of Little Whiteface, all the way down to Mid-station and the Base lodge was covered with a ribbon of white snow.

It was a good day to test new gear, old muscles and healed bones. I'm looking forward to the 2010-2011 ski season.