Many ski areas in the east traditionally try to open the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Actually many ski areas in the east try to open the Friday after Thanksgiving but that day is already taken as Black Friday.
In thinking about this, how about the idea of calling the first Saturday after Thanksgiving as White Saturday to mark the first day of the ski season.
In thinking about this, how about the idea of calling the first Saturday after Thanksgiving as White Saturday to mark the first day of the ski season.