North America's most iconic resorts from east to west coasts will open for the 2017-2018 ski season Friday, Nov. 17. Canada's Whistler Blackcomb, North America's largest resort, will open for the season with three feet of base snow, while Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort will open summit-to-base skiing on the resort's world-renowned Mt. Mansfield. The Lake Tahoe Region's Heavenly Mountain Resort will also open Friday, Nov. 17.