One can ski the beginner trail/terrain park at Mt Snow for $10- this weekend. Short of a major dump, Gore won't open earlier than Black Friday. an earlier opening just loses money and makes it more difficult to complete the many jobs left until the last day before opening. Farmer's Almanac is predicting wet precip in that time frame too. So...the November opening is, at best, a crap shoot for us. Remember all the years that they've made snow for a week only to see it washed out on turkey day and the day before.