The resort will open one run and one terrain park.  Jon Slaughter with Boreal says this week's significant snowfall - along with low temperatures for snow-making will allow the resort to continue its tradition of opening in October.  He expects a big turnout this weekend:

Slaughter: "There's a huge pent up demand.  Everybody wants to get out there and make the first turns of the year." 

Slaughter says there are big advantages to opening early.

Slaighter:"It's a great opportunity for us to show other people what Boreal is all about.  We get a lot of people that might not normally come to Boreal, but since no other resorts are open they give us a shot and a lot of times we convert them into loyal Boreal customers after that."