{"id":2504,"date":"2012-11-18T10:55:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T15:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2012-11-18T10:55:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T15:55:27","slug":"whiteface-mountain-opens-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/2504","title":{"rendered":"Whiteface Mountain Opens Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/pictures\/Whiteface_Blows_Snow_2012.jpg\"><br \/>\n<em>Guns blow snow onto Whiteface Mountain\u2019s Lower Valley Trail<br \/>\nPhoto courtesy of Whiteface Mountain<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A full six days ahead of schedule, Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., opened for the 2012-\u201913 skiing and riding season, Saturday, Nov. 17.  Bright sunshine, mild temperatures and variable conditions made for a great first day as hundreds of skiers and riders rode the Facelift quad chair to the Upper Valley, Lower Valley and Fox trails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were a lot of smiling faces today, plenty of people excited to see the mountain open,\u201d said New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) president\/CEO Ted Blazer.  \u201cThe crew and staff at the mountain did an outstanding job getting it ready for today. This is day number one for what should be an exciting season ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blazer noted that the recent weather and temperatures have been ideal for making snow. He went on to say that this allowed the mountain to open earlier than anticipated.  Saturday marked the earliest opening for Whiteface since 2003-\u201904 when the season began on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe read about the mountain opening in the paper today,\u201d added Ryan Cross, of Essex, N.Y.  \u201cMy wife and I thought that it would be fun to see what the skiing would be like. I\u2019m glad that we did, the snow\u2019s great and the temperatures are perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lift tickets are $25 and that money can be used towards the purchase of your 2012-\u201913 season pass. <\/p>\n<p>The season pass deadline has been extended through tomorrow, for both Whiteface and Gore.  The adult non-holiday pass is available for just $699, while the adult full-season pass is just $869.  The young adult and college season pass can be purchased for $385 and the junior pass is only $299. <\/p>\n<p>After this weekend, Whiteface will close and re-open Friday, Nov. 23, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  ORDA\u2019s two other ski resorts, Gore Mountain, in North Creek, N.Y., and Belleayre Ski Resort, in Highmount, N.Y., are also slated to open during the holiday period, conditions permitting.  Gore\u2019s opening day is Friday, while Belleayre is scheduled to open on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>For conditions report at Whiteface this weekend, log on to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiteface.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.whiteface.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guns blow snow onto Whiteface Mountain\u2019s Lower Valley Trail Photo courtesy of Whiteface Mountain A full six days ahead of schedule, Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., opened for the 2012-\u201913 skiing and riding season, Saturday, Nov. 17. 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