December 5 was the "powder preview" weekend, an un...

December 5 was the "powder preview" weekend, an unofficial open for pano this year. A couple of things to note however. First powder was a bit of a misnomer because there was none. This is because pano has been open for ski race training for while now and so any powder was already sullied by the ski jocks. Additionally there were great swaths of the hill closed of for the same ski jocks and thus the terrain was limited. Never mind the 45 minute line to get a ticket (even though we got there early).

If you are a ski race jock pano is for you. If you are looking to have actual fun at a ski hill Lower your expectations. .