Following reports of early season snow in Alberta and British Columbia last week, with hike-up skiers making first tracks at Fernie and others, as well as news that one of the world’s highest ski area, Loveland in Colorado has started snow making, Timberline ski area in Oregon has announced that it will reopen for the start of winter 2010-11, for weekends only initially, this Friday, Oct. 1.
“Late spring storms and focused summer grooming and maintenance of the Palmer Snowfield have provided a great level of snow above 7,000 feet,” said a resort spokesperson. “We’ll be operating our Magic Mile and Palmer Chairs on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October, weather and conditions permitting. We’ll look to open more lifts as soon as the snow starts to fall and we can build a base on the lower mountain.”
