By Press Release

October 14, 2000

Donner Summit, CA...Boreal Mountain Resort opened its lift Wednesday making Boreal the first resort open in the nation for the 2000/2001 winter ski/board season! This is the earliest opening on record for Boreal Mountain Resort breaking its prior earliest opening of October 17, back in the 80s.

Boreal�s aggressive snowmaking team has been busily making snow during the wee-hours of October 11 and it has continued to snow throughout the day. This landed the perfect opportunity to break Boreal�s record and get this season started, even if it was for a limited time. Boreal�s phones have been ringing off the hook with anxious skiers and boarders chomping at the bit to get on the mountain and get a taste of winter in October.

Boreal's park on Friday.

�We have to take advantage of Mother Nature�s generosity. She dropped a significant amount of snow on Monday night (8-12 inches) and combined with our snowmaking, Boreal is ready for the season,� said Mike Hinrichs, Boreal General Manager.

According to Director of Sales and Marketing Jody Churich, snowboarders outnumber skiers the first few days by a ten-to-one ratio.

Operations are on a day-to-day basis, conditions permitting. �We are being very realistic with the fact that conditions may be temporary and our operation is subject to change tomorrow, but making history is worth rolling the lifts for,� says Churich.

Please call the resort for details on hours and operations: 530-426-3666