Okay, we’re lying, a little.  Sunday River turned on 50 snowguns today on T2 to start testing their system; weather permitting, they’ll fire off another 50 on Sunday Punch and Lower Sunday Punch tomorrow.  This is a test, only a test; in the case of actual snowmaking, you would be directed to drag your skis out of the basement and start driving!

Seriously, though, this means two things.  One, Sunday River is once again trying to be the first to open in the East…which means that other mountains will be following their lead and trying to get bragging rights.  Which, of course, means that they’ll need SKIERS…take a look in the mirror!  This is your wake-up call; get your skis out and into the shop for tuning, start clumping around the house in your ski boots to start breaking them back into your feet, and your feet back into them.  Dig through your closet, find your ski clothing, helmet, goggles.  In other words…this year, be ready when the first snow hits!

One question that always comes up is “doesn’t early season skiing suck?”  The answer to that is…sometimes.  Last year, we were surprised by the snow & skiing quality in November.  It was fun, and it helped us get our legs back in skiing shape, and when the better skiing came we were ready for it!  Plus, it was cheap…for non-season’s pass holders, it’s typically about half or less for a ticket than it will be later in the year.

Yeah, we’re chomping at the bit; it’s been a great summer, we’ve done lots of things, had a ball.  But, don’t forget that our name IS “EasternSLOPES.com”; skiing is in our genes.  We’ve still got plenty of other activities planned this fall, but this is still exciting!  Hope to see you out on the slopes soon…