SNOWBASIN WILL OPEN ON THANKSGIVING!

Snowbasin announced today that they will open as planned on November 26th. Needles Express Gondola and Littlecat Express Quad will be in operation beginning at 9am on Thanksgiving. Mountain Manager, Chris Westover, reports a base of 19” of man-made and natural snow on top to bottom runs.

Snowmaking made an early appearance at Snowbasin this year followed by warm temperatures. Despite the temperature inversion and small amounts of natural snowfall, the resort has been able to generate an impressive amount of man-made snow in order to open this week.  As of November 24, there has been a total of 32” of natural snow on the mountain.

“According to mountain staff, opening conditions will present better than they have in the past couple of years,” said Jodi Holmgren, Director of Marketing and Public Relations.  Holmgren said that early season rates are in effect, based on the amount of runs open.

In addition to skiers and boarders converging on the resort for opening day, more than 600 people are expected at Snowbasin for its annual Thanksgiving Feast. Limited reservations are still available.

Located 17 miles East of Ogden, Snowbasin is an easy 36 miles North of Downtown Salt Lake City.  For safety, hiking is no longer being permitted because of snowmaking and grooming on the mountain. The ticket windows will open at 8:30 a.m.  For more information, call 801.620.1000. For more information on snow conditions, call the Snow Report Hotline at 801.620.1100, or visit: www.snowbasin.com.

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9 Responses to “SNOWBASIN WILL OPEN ON THANKSGIVING!”

  1. Mike Fine Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Woohoo! YES!

  2. Aimless "B" Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    see you B!7ches friday!

  3. Brian Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    That is fantastic news!!!! Thank you so much for your hard work to make that happen!

  4. Zulu Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 12:31 am

    Bitchin good news ! Thanks SB staff !!!

  5. dennis maher Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Hiking around snowbasin taking photos of moose i watched cat drivers and all kinds of workers moving faster and working harder than i have ever worked in my life . New crew RULES THANKS FOR THE SUPER HUMAN EFFORT!

  6. wildgeezer Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Yahoo!!! Thanks for all the effort to get open and the 24 hour notice for sure….
    See Ya there! and BeAware

  7. Captain DJ Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Tis the season of shred.

  8. Dave Spencer Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    I’m ready. I work retail, so I won’t be there thursday or friday, but I will be up by Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for the heads up.

  9. rita gardner Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    yahoo…..now lets eat Happy Thanksgiving

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