Not to be overly optimistic but a solid coat of the white after a balmy October has A-Basin’s Katherine Fuller calling for skiers and snowboarders to get their gear out of storage and plug in the iron for a fresh coat of wax because opening day is imminent. They wouldn’t give a date but the news dude was speculating a possible Halloween shred….whats your informed opinion?

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