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At Least 8 US Ski Areas in 4 States Expected to Be Open This Weekend
At least eight US ski areas are expected to be open this weekend, thanks to snowfall across the western side of the continent, including some of the first decent dumps of fall in California. Mammoth Mountain has announced it will open nearly a week earlier than planned, this Saturday. A number of other Californian ski areas have hinted they might open, but have not yet confirmed. Sugar Bowl in California Brian Head has also announced it will be the first to open in Utah. Colorado will have five areas open with Loveland joining Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Winter Park, which posted its earliest ever opening earlier this week on Halloween. The Midwest actually had the first areas open in North…