Mt. Hood Meadows announced plans to open its winter season on Friday, November 25 – the day after Thanksgiving. The resort intends to launch into daily operations, conditions permitting – and operate through April 29 for a 148-day schedule. Night operations are scheduled to launch December 16 five nights a week, Wednesdays through Sundays through the middle of March for a planned 68 nights of riding. The hourly operational schedule changes during holidays and is posted on the resort website. Meadows finished last season – also a La Niña – with 499 inches, well above its 430 inch seasonal snowfall average. Meadows also says it may offer preview days or weekends in advance of Thanksgiving, depending on when the snow arrives.