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Dreaming of a White Christmas? The ski industry and ski enthusiasts start getting a tick right about now just hoping that each predicted storm will bring enough white stuff to make the season a “GO.”

Expected Opening Dates — DO NOT GO unless you check with the resort:

Alpine Meadows Nov.11 squawalpine.com
Badger Pass / Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area Dec.16 travelyosemite.com
Bear Mountain  Nov.24 bigbearmountainresort. com
Bear Valley Nov.25 bearvalley.com
Boreal Mountain Resort  Nov.11 rideboreal.com
Dodge Ridge dodgeridge.com
Donner Ski Ranch TBA. donnerskiranch.com
Heavenly Mountain Resort Nov.18 skiheavenly.com
Homewood Dec.9 skihomewood.com
June Mountain  Dec.10 junemountain.com
Kirkwood Nov.18 kirkwood.com
Mammoth Mountain Nov.10 mammothmountain.com
Mountain High TBA mthigh.com
Mt. Baldy TBA mtbaldyskilifts.com
Mt. Rose  TBA skirose.com
Mt. Shasta Ski TBA skipark.com
Northstar California Nov.18-19 northstarcalifornia.com
Royal Gorge Nov.1 royalgorge.com
Sierra-at-Tahoe Nov.18 sierraattahoe.com
Snow Summit Nov. 18, weather permitting bigbearmountainresort.com
Squaw Valley USA week of Nov.11 squawalpine.com
Sugar Bowl Nov.1 sugarbowl.com
Tahoe Donner Dec.9 tahoedonner.com