We will target Friday, December 5th, as the new Opening Day for the 2025/26 winter season, conditions permitting. This weekend, we will shift toward providing a stellar mountainside dining experience at the Chair 5 Pub. 

Winter made a welcome return this morning with both natural snowfall and snow guns firing across the mountain. After a stretch of unseasonably warm and wet November weather, colder temperatures over the past few days have allowed the Mission Ridge Snowmaking (MRSM) team to make real progress.

After a warm weekend, the team geared up on Sunday evening in eager anticipation of a frosty forecast to start the week.

The snowmaking crew has valiantly carved out an enclave of winter conditions on Sunspot and Tumwater 2, as fall stubbornly hangs on to the rest of the mountain.

The snowmaking crew has seized upon this week's chilly temps with renewed vigor after some uncooperative conditions hampered progress in mid-November. 

Snowmaking got started on Sunday, and the team is ready to capitalize on every window of opportunity between now and Opening Day!