That’s right — Sunday River is the first ski resort to open in the Northeast for the 08/09 Winter Season. The Locke Mountain Triple ran this afternoon and T2 opened for skiing and riding.

Come on up tomorrow for our second annual Halloween celebration and first full day of the season. Lift tickets on Halloween will be free for anyone in costume.

The Locke Mountain Triple will start spinning at 10am with open terrain on T2 from the summit down to the mid-station, and the park crew will have a rail set up on lower T2 for early season jibbing. Lift tickets for anyone not in costume will be $25, with skier services based out of Barker Mountain Lodge.

We will remain open through the weekend for skiing on Saturday and Sunday, then will be closed for the midweek period. The operating schedule is Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-4pm. Lift uploading will end at 3pm each day to allow time for downloading back to the base.

Open terrain on Friday and throughout the weekend will be for advanced skiers and riders only, and opening of new trails will be weather dependent. Expected open terrain is T2 on Friday and Saturday with the potential addition of Upper Sunday Punch, Jim’s Whim, Sunday Punch and Lower Sunday Punch on Sunday allowing for top-to-bottom skiing and riding. Stay tuned here for updates!