let me tell you all a little story, about 5 years ago spring mt had posted a december 18th opening date. 2 days before they were suppose to open, they had NO snow. none. nil. but they blew thursday night and friday during the day. come saturday, they were open. not the whole mountain, but the main trail was completely covered. moral of the story... if spring mt can do it, bear creek can do it 100X better.