Wild Mountain in Minnesota opens for skiing

Wild Mountain opens for autumn skiing in Minnesota

The autumn leaves haven't yet fallen but you can still hit the slopes in Minnesota. Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls opened its ski season on Tuesday -- tying the second-earliest opening date ever. https://bit.ly/3soTIhf

TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Wild Mountain Ski Area is opening on Tuesday, making it the first ski area to open in North America, according to a news release.

The ski area will open at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 18, after the snowmaking team "hustled" the previous two nights to make enough snow for the opening, Wild Mountain said in a news release. Temperatures dipped below freezing the past two nights, allowing for better snowmaking conditions.

According to the release, Oct. 18 ties the second-earliest opening date in Wild Mountain's history. It opened on Oct. 18 in 1992 as well. The earliest opening date at the ski area is Oct. 7, which happened in 2012.

October skiing: Skiers hit the slopes on Wild Mountain in Minnesota

It's only mid-October and you can already get some skiing in. Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls has started making snow already and has opened for the winter season. October 18 ties the second-earliest opening for the ski resort.

Wild Mountain will be open from noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and going forward it'll be open from 1-7 p.m., the ski area said.

While it's been colder than average this week, a warm-up is expected. Highs this weekend will be in the 60s and 70s. Sara Larsen, the president of Wild Mountain Inc., told FOX 9 their goal is to be open daily, "However, we will assess the snow conditions each day and make adjustments if needed."