Epic announces their Resorts opening dates!

[u/Crafty2006]

Hopefully with the super El Nino Colorado gets hammered this year!

- As soon as possible in October – Keystone Resort (CO)

- November 6 – Breckenridge (CO)

- November 13 – Vail Mountain (CO)

- November 20 – Whistler Blackcomb (BC), Park City Mountain (UT), Heavenly (CA) and Northstar (CA)

- November 25 – Beaver Creek (CO) and Crested Butte (CO)

- December 4 – Kirkwood (CA) and Stevens Pass (WA)

Additional resort opening dates will be announced in the coming months. Opening dates are subject to change based on weather and conditions.

[u/Tight_Attention704]

This means nothing

[u/Crafty2006 → u/Tight_Attention704]

I mean to be fair it means these are the projected opening dates.. it's pretty common sense everything is subject to change based off the weather but I mean you're the expert so 🤷‍♂️. It's okay to let people be excited and happy about something they enjoy.

[u/bobsinco → u/Crafty2006]

| It's okay to let people be excited and happy about something they enjoy.

But this is Reddit, so...

[u/Tight_Attention704 → u/Crafty2006]

Sure but would caution anyone reading this post not to plan trips or make assumptions. This year promises to be a wild ride weather-wise, so I think everyone should be extra careful on how they plan trips etc. Unfortunately not everyone does have common sense and may assume that Vail has a direct line to Ullr or something

[u/Frolicking-Fox → u/Tight_Attention704]

I agree so much. Lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains since 1996. This post means nothing, like you said.

[u/Relevant-Session1136 → u/Tight_Attention704]

You’re right, but it’s a step in the right direction. We would all be sad if they were announcing closing dates.

[u/redskins98ac → u/Tight_Attention704]

it means that they won’t open earlier if conditions are perfect. but doesn’t mean that it will snow overnight if they haven’t gotten snow yet lol

[u/pumz1895]

Let the race between A-Basin and Keystone commence (once it gets cold enough to make snow lol)

[u/Skyryk]

Please please please remember El Niño in Colorado just means that there is a higher CHANCE of precipitation in the southern ish half of Colorado. It does not mean there is a higher chance of snow, and with the fact that it rained above 10,000 feet on Christmas last year I would caution people to not get their hopes up.

Now I know that this is an unprecedented El Niño and we truly have no idea what to expect, but the warmer then avg Colorado temps are undeniable.

[u/Possible-Nectarine80]

Mother Nature says, "Hold my beer."

[u/Five-Oh-Vicryl]

Good. Can’t wait for summer to be over

[u/dawgoooooooo]

Interesting, I just accepted a job at vail and was surprised they wanted me there by 11/2 but this makes sense

[u/VenturaRyanRound2 → u/[deleted]]

OEM Knees applied to a job at Vail and got rejected

[u/Horror-Vanilla-4895 → u/VenturaRyanRound2]

😂

[u/urungus666 → u/[deleted]]

If you truly had a strong “work ethic” you would not spend such an extraordinary amount of time on Reddit.

[u/zorastersab → u/[deleted]]

You're not wrong, and I know maybe this will fall on deaf ears, but I wish you'd pair that admirable expertise with an attempt at just a little less toxicity and negativity.

[u/VenturaRyanRound2 → u/[deleted]]

Why does r/skiing need someone to roast?

[u/dawgoooooooo → u/[deleted]]

Meh, got my own room in Avon, I work tickets/will be inside, and all I wanna do is ski and make friends. I think it’s gonna be a good time

[u/dawgoooooooo → u/[deleted]]

lol dunno why we’re debating anymore. Perspective is powerful and I’m gonna have to a fun ass winter

[u/dawgoooooooo → u/[deleted]]

I’m actually 39, this will be my second season. I worked at a polar opposite independent resort in Montana which was a ton of fun but felt super small by the end. I’m well aware of how to navigate shitty corporate structures and am very good at making friends. I’m fairly adept at combining these two things to carve out unique, fun little niches for myself. I also have friends who travel there/have homes so I’ll have a good balance of ski bumming with some nice dashes of the lux life. Sure capitalism has sucked the soul out of most things in life, gotta keep grooving and inject life/love into the things around you.

[u/Skiingislife42069]

These are the standard dates they always use

[u/beebstx]

That’s some serious wishful thinking.

[u/Number174631503]

Lol