Free ski day when Mammoth opens Friday

Free skiing – it’s all about the price tag, not the style on Friday when Mammoth Mountain opens.

The storm that just blew through Lake Tahoe brought substantial white stuff to the resort south of the basin off Highway 395. Six feet is what the mountain has up top.

Oct. 16 is the second earliest opening on record, with 1994’s date being Oct. 8.

As with most early resort operations, a limited number of lifts will be operational.

For all the details, go to www.mammothmountain.com.