SAM Magazine-Park City, Ut., Nov. 25, 2008 -While many areas have opened across the Eastern U.S., thanks to a persistent cold wave, resort openings are mixed across the west, where warm weather has delayed the start of skiing at The Canyons (to Dec. 5) and Park City (to Nov. 28). Many Colorado resorts are open, though, and Whistler will open a day early.

Across the East, major areas from West Virginia to Maine were operating by the end of last weekend, among them Snowshoe, Camelback, Jiminy Peak, Okemo, Killington, Mount Snow, Stowe, Bretton Woods, Loon, and Sunday River. Next to open: in Colorado, Beaver Creek is opening as scheduled on Nov. 26, while in British Columbia, Whistler will open on Nov. 26 also. Blackcomb follows the next day. \