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Countdown!  With the weather in Southern California finally cooling down, my thoughts once again turned to snowboarding.  Especially after I got an email letting me know Mammoth Mountain opens on November 13!  (and Woolly is going to be there!)

Here’s some heads-ups on some other opening days at snowboard and ski resorts that we love:

• Vail:  Nov. 21 (ps, as of today they still are selling season passes for $579 - what a steal!!)
• Whistler:  Nov. 27
• Heavenly:  Nov. 21 (holy crap, their season passes are just $379, get one!)

Opening days at our local snowboarding resorts (Snow Summit and Bear Mountain) are not posted - they say “We will begin snowmaking operations as soon as the weather remains cold and dry. We will announce our expected open date when we begin snowmaking.”  Well, continue to hang tight, because today their site says the temp is 72!!!

Another trip is in the works too - I was invited as a VIP attendee to a marketing conference at Deer Valley (in Park City, UT) and so I am getting free airfare and lodging there. Sweet!  Bummer is, that is a ski-only resort… argh!  Looks like I’ll be hitting up one of the two other resorts in the town.  I went to Park City Mountain Resort a few years ago and it wasn’t the greatest conditions, but we’ll see how it looks in the beginning of December.

So it’s October - those opening days are not far off!  Are you in shape for the season yet?  Get those legs ready to snowboard, and let’s hope for a snowy winter in 2008-2009.