First Ski Day

[Skier71787]

I took November 14 off from work in hopes of hittin the slopes . What mountain do you guys think will be the best bet for most open terrain? I was thinking either Killington or Okemo. I skiied Okemo last year on Nov. 15, it wasnt that bad.

 

[GadgetRick]

Hmm...

Nov 14 is kinda early in the season to take a day off to ski. Many mountains won't even be open yet and the ones that are, will have limited terrain open. You'd do better taking a day off in December IMHO.

 

[Zand]

I took November 14 off from work in hopes of hittin the slopes . What mountain do you guys think will be the best bet for most open terrain? I was thinking either Killington or Okemo. I skiied Okemo last year on Nov. 15, it wasnt that bad.

November 14th shouldn't be too hard to get off. It's a Sunday. By then, someone better be open. I'm sick of the openings getting later and later every year whilst the mountains are all bragging about their "awesome" snowmaking.

 

[Yooper]

The mountain can have the most "Awesome" snow making equipment known to man, but it's not only the temp, its the wet bulb and dew point that dictate wether these cannons can produce snow. It could be 28 degrees every day from Nov. 1st to the 14th, but if the dew point is high (humidity, fog) it can't be done. And the summit could be the correct temp and wet bulb, but 200 - 400 feet below it isn't, it changes top to bottom. This time of the year the earth (dirt, leaves, grass) store a lot of heat and dampness that is expelled in to the air changing the dew point constantly during the course of the day. Until you have a few hard freezes, it then begins to stablelize. Also this time of the year if it's raining in NY, Conn. that moisture has a tendancy to move north with the prevailing southwesterlies. It will change sooner or later hope not later.