Jim Ryan | Oregonian file photo

Mt. Hood Meadows, last spring.

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By Mike Rogoway

mrogoway@oregonian.com

The Oregonian/OregonLive

Two of Oregon’s most popular ski slopes opened this weekend, weeks ahead of their typical opening dates.

Mt. Hood Meadows opened from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, with the same hours again Sunday. It reported 22 inches of snow in the base area and 30 inches of snow at mid-mountain.

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The Mt. Bachelor ski area near Bend opened three lifts on Saturday, its earliest opening since 2006. In the past three years it had opened after Thanksgiving.

The ski area said 113 inches of snow had fallen since October 1 at the top of its Sunrise Express Lift, with a snow depth of 40 inches. Conditions are similar at the base of Bachelor’s Sunshine Accelerator lift, at 6,300 feet.

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Timberline Ski Area opened for weekends in October, but on November 10 it opened every day. It reported a snow depth of 43 inches on Sunday morning.

While Sunday should be dry in the mountains, forecasters expect rain at Timberline and Meadows this evening and continuing during the early part of the week, with snow possibly returning Thanksgiving night. Conditions are likely to be similar at Bachelor.

Here are some more social media dispatches from the mountains this weekend.

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Mosty clear sky. 31°/27°. No new. 34" base. Packed powder conditions. W wind 29-41. 9am-4pm today, closed Monday-Thursday. Come ride! pic.twitter.com/D6kbbyDqbi — Mt. Hood Meadows (@mthoodmeadows) November 19, 2017

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-- Mike Rogoway; twitter: @rogoway; 503-294-7699