Which of Western Canada's Ski Areas Will Open First?

Can ya feel it? Winter, or something resembling it, is in the air, at least on the highest peaks. Ski resorts across the West have begun to clock their first snowfalls of the season. The leaves are changing. Evenings have a crispness to them. 
While ski season, for many of us, is still more than a month away, Western Canada’s ski areas are prepping for the winter to come. And depending on how cooperative the weather proves to be, some may open sooner than you’d think. The regula