By Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders are expected to hit the slopes as a Sierra Nevada ski resort opens for the day Saturday.

Boreal Mountain Resort spokeswoman Jody Churich says a record seasonal snowfall is allowing the latest opening ever at her resort located atop Donner Summit near Truckee, Calif.

Such late openings in the season are extremely rare in the Sierra.

The latest date of operation for a Sierra resort is believed to be Aug. 13, 1995 at Mammoth Mountain, just east of Yosemite National Park, after an unusually snowy winter.

Boreal reported receiving about 66 feet of snow this season, surpassing its record of 55 feet set in 1994-95.

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The resort on Saturday will reopen a chairlift accessing one run and one terrain park.

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