Outdoors

Crystal Mountain could open Thursday

Skiers and boarders work their way down Green Valley below the mountaintop restaurant and gondola station at Crystal Mountain, December 1, 2014. Crystal Mountain may open Green Valley for the 2015-16 season on Nov. 19.
Skiers and boarders work their way down Green Valley below the mountaintop restaurant and gondola station at Crystal Mountain, December 1, 2014. Crystal Mountain may open Green Valley for the 2015-16 season on Nov. 19. Peter Haley Staff photographer

Add Crystal Mountain to the list of ski areas planning to open Thursday morning. Just write its name down in pencil.

“Tentatively clear your schedules for Thursday,” read an announcement posted Tuesday on the resort website.

Tuesday night’s weather will be critical to finalizing the plans for a Thursday opening. The ski area was receiving a mix of rain and snow on Tuesday evening, according to the ski area website. Crystal reported having 14 inches of snow at 6,230 feet.

“We're expecting cold temps and more snow tonight so we will re-evaluate the coverage and conditions in the morning and make a decision whether we'll be opening Green Valley on Thursday,” read the announcement.

Mt. Baker and British Columbia’s Whistler Blackcomb also plan to open Thursday.

This story was originally published November 17, 2015 at 6:50 PM with the headline "Crystal Mountain could open Thursday."

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