Heavenly Ski Resort opens one ski run

Monday, Oct. 19, 1998 | 9:53 a.m.

Thanks to cold evening temperatures and man-made snow, the resort opened one run Sunday on the mountain's California side.

About 150 skiers and snowboarders turned out for a sneak preview of the winter ski season.

Spokeswoman Monica Bandows it is the earliest the resort has ever opened.

The resort will be open on a day-to-day basis, as long as temperatures stay cold enough to make snow or until nature comes through with some white stuff of its own, she said.

"Weather permitting, we'll stay open and keep opening more terrain," Bandows said.

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