Winter Park will mark the earliest opening in its 80 years of existence on Saturday, Nov. 2, 11 days earlier than previously planned, thanks to more than 40 inches of snowfall in October.
Snowmaking operations began only eight days ago, but the unusually high snow totals the past two weeks made an early opening feasible. First chair is planned for 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Arrow Lift.
“Mother Nature brought the snow to Winter Park especially early this year, so we are taking advantage of the conditions and are excited to open the mountain more than a week earlier than expected,” said Liz Agostin,Winter Park’s marketing director.
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