Whitetail/Liberty have finally announced opening day as December 20th (I saw tickets were for sale for the 20th a while ago, but it wasn't on the website until today, from what I can tell).
Roundtop opening tomorrow, the 14th. I don't track Roundtop as often though, because I have to drive past Liberty to get there so why bother?
All 3 pumping out snow today. It looked like roundtop was expecting Minuteman, Fife and Drum, plus the green runs for opening day.
It looks like WT and Liberty will probably be in whale preservation mode once guns go off on Sunday until they open up on Friday. Both look like they have a good amount of farm-able snow though. So, I'm hopeful for a stronger start out of the gate from both vs last year.
Whitetail opens on Friday, December 20, and announced they'll have the following 14 trails open (along with all lifts operating):
Agreed. I'm not sure when I've seen a whitetail opening like that in a long time. I won't be going this weekend, but I really like that place as a not-too-distant alternative to 7S HV and Laurel. Will certainly pay a visit early in the season.
From what I can tell, this is the first season since Vail Resorts bought Peak Resorts that the GMs for Whitetail, Liberty, and Roundtop have all been around since the previous season. There were appointments at the three resorts in 2022 and 2023. The current GM for Whitetail moved from Liberty. The current GM for Roundtop moved from Tahoe. The current GM for Liberty came from Afton Alps in MN and worked at Breckenridge before that. All clearly have plenty of ski industry management experience. But any management transition takes time before any serious planning for the near future can more forward in a meaningful way.
Certainly can't hurt that the current GMs of Whitetail and Roundtop have personal or professional experience with the former Snowtime resorts.
