The 2010-2011 Ski Season has begun in the Alps! Austria has seven glacier ski areas open and in Switzerland “it’s cold enough for the snow to stay.” Resorts in Italy and Germany are set to open this weekend. So when will it start for us in the northeastern United States? In 1988 Mt Snow, in southern Vermont, opened on Halloween. Sunday River in Maine turned on the Locke Mountain Chairlift this afternoon to become the first area to open in 2010. Most years, top to bottom skiing on northeastern mountains doesn’t start until Thanksgiving and it looks like we will have to wait at least that long before we can fly downhill this year.
But in the meantime, the ski swaps have begun in earnest—with some of them already behind us. In Vermont November 8 brings the Waitsfield Ski and Skate sale, November 19-21 is the Okemo Mountain Ski Swap and Sale. In New Hampshire the McIntyre Ski Area hosts a ski swap on October 18-23. On November13-14 the Eastern Slope Ski Club Swap hosts their event in North Conway. In Connecticut Mt. Southington will hold their ski swap October 23-24th.
Call ahead to check the dates but plan to get the best deals on equipment, clothing and accessories for everything from aerodynamic helmets to heated boots.
If you can't get to the Alps, don't despair! Browse the sales while you get psyched for the snow.
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