Check out which hills open this weekend

More resorts opening this weekend

The 2012/13 season is shaping up to be a snowy three-peat of last year’s epic proportions. Many of the resorts’ opening dates are “tentative” so keep checking back for updates. Meanwhile, we'll keep doing our daily snow dance.

Here are the opening dates for Alberta, British Columbia and Montana’s resorts, big and small.

Let it snow! 

Opening day on December 14th at Panorama Mountain Resort. Stinger run in Taynton Bowl. Photo courtesy of Panorama Mountain Village

Alberta - Rocky Mountain Resorts

• Castle Mountain Resort (Pincher Creek) - December 14
• Lake Louise Ski Area (Lake Louise) - November 9
• Marmot Basin (Jasper) - November 9
• Nakiska Mountain Resort (Kananaskis) - October 27
• Mount Norquay (Banff) - October 25
• Pass Powderkeg Ski Hill (Blairmore) - TBD
• Sunshine Village (Banff) - November 9

Alberta - Non-Mountain Resorts

• Canada Olympic Park (Calgary) - November 16
• Canyon Ski Resort (Red Deer) - November 17
• Fairview Ski Hill (Fairview) - December 8
• Hidden Valley (Elkwater) - Early December
• Kinosoo Ridge Snow Resort (Cold Lake) - December 1
• Long Lake Ski Area (Boyle) - December 8
• Misery Mountain Ski Area (Peace River) - December 22
• Nitehawk Ski Area (Grand Prairie) - November 21
• Rabbit Hill Snow Resort (Edmonton) - November 16
• Silver Summit Ski Area (Edson) - Early December
• Snow Valley (Edmonton) - November 16
• Sunridge Ski Area (Edmonton) - November 27
• Tawatinaw Valley (Westlock) - TBD
• Vista Ridge (Fort McMurray) - Mid-November
• Whispering Pines Ski Area (Worsley) - Dec. 1

British Columbia Resorts

• Apex Mountain Resort (Penticton) - December 1
• Big White Ski Resort (Kelowna) - December 1
• Cypress Mountain Resort (West Vancouver) - Mid-November
• Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Fairmont) - December 21
• Fernie Alpine Ski Resort (Fernie) - December 1
• Hudson Bay Mountain (Smithers) - Mid-November
• Island Lake Cat Skiing (Fernie) - December 16
• Kicking Horse Resort (Golden) - December 1
• Kimberley Alpine Resort (Kimberley) - December 14
• Mount Washington Alpine Resort (Comox Valley) - November 30
• Northern Escape Heli-Skiing (Terrace) - December 28
• Panorama Mountain Village (Invermere) - December 14
• Powder King Mountain Resort (Mackenzie) - November 22
• Red Mountain Ski Resort (Rossland)  - December 8
• Revelstoke Mountain Resort (Revelstoke) - December 1
• Shames Mountain (Terrace) - December 8
  
• Silver Star Mountain Resort (Vernon) - November 22
• Sun Peaks Resort (Kamloops) - November 17
• Whister Blackcomb (Whistler) - November 17
• Whitewater (Nelson) - December 1

Montana Resorts

• Big Sky Resort (Big Sky) - November 22
• Bridger Bowl Ski Area (Bozeman) - December 7
• Moonlight Basin (Big Sky) - December 10
• Red Lodge Mountain Resort (Red Lodge) - November 23
• Whitefish Mountain Resort (Whitefish) - December 8