Snowmakers were hard at work at Okemo this morning, but they've still got a ways to go. (photo: Okemo Mountain Resort)

Vermont Ski Resorts Still Plan Thanksgiving Openings

Montpelier, VT – Ski resort operators in Vermont say that an unusually warm fall is unlikely to deter them to open in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Vermont resort operators are taking advantage of any opportunity to make snow. Mother Nature even kicked in this past weekend and Vermont woke to a few inches of natural fluff adorning their Green Mountains. The return to cold weather was enough to reopen Killington Resort, the only ski area presently operating in the Green Mountain State.

Snowmakers were hard at work at Okemo this morning, but they've still got a way to go. (photo: Okemo Mountain Resort)
Snowmakers were hard at work at Okemo this morning, but they’ve still got a way to go. (photo: Okemo Mountain Resort)

As of press time this morning, here are the expected opening dates for Vermont’s ski and snowboard resorts:

  • Killington Resort: Now open
  • Okemo Mountain Resort: As soon as possible
  • Mount Snow Resort: Saturday, November 21, 2015
  • Rikert Nordic Center: Saturday, November 21, 2015
  • Sugarbush Resort: Saturday, November 21, 2015
  • Stowe Mountain Resort: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
  • Stratton Mountain: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
  • Bromley Mountain: Friday, November 27, 2015
  • Smugglers’ Notch Resort: Friday, November 27, 2015
  • Jay Peak Resort: Saturday, November 28, 2015
  • Q Burke Mountain Resort: Saturday, November 28, 2015
  • The Hermitage Club: Friday, December 11, 2015
  • Bolton Valley: Saturday, December 12, 2015
  • Suicide Six Ski Area: Friday, December 18, 2015
  • Magic Mountain: Saturday, December 19, 2015
  • Quechee Ski Area: Saturday, December 19, 2015
  • Mad River Glen: mid-December, earlier if possible
  • Pico Mountain: mid-December
  • Dates Still TBD: Cochran’s Ski Area and Northeast Slopes
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