well from experience making snow for the beginning of the season last year.... Its all about QUANTITY, not QUALITY, which is kinda gay, the snows blown really wet, and heavy, producing more snow, but the dryer it is, the less snow you have but i'm assuming you all know this already so i wont go on anymore... In my opinion, i know we all love to have early season openings, but if theyd take there time the conditions would be better, but time is money. So all in all its just kinda lame-o.