In pursuit of the first turns of the season, my dad headed north to Whistler Blackcomb for the week. Sounds like he got there a few weeks too early.
Here's the ski report he sent me:

No Snow and above freezing temps at the village. No crossover skiing or lifts between Blackcomb and Whistler.

There is almost no snow below mid mountain on Whistler or below the top of the Wizard chair on Blackcomb.

There are a couple of runs open on each mountain and as of Dec. 2 they are making snow wherever they can.

Runs are pretty icy in the mornings and start to soften to spring-like conditions in the afternoons.

No snow forecasted before I leave on Saturday.

Peak2Peak is still in testing and is really impressive.

So, Don’t drop everything to come to Whistler and ski right now.

Local ski areas aren’t getting too blue about their inability to open last week for Thanksgiving, even though doing so is often a sure sign of a profitable season.

“It would have been nice,” said Tiana Enger of Crystal Mountain. “But really Thanksgiving is a bonus. I’m not going to get nervous until about Dec. 15.”

None of the ski areas in the state are open, including Mission Ridge which planned to use its snow-making equipment to open Nov. 28.

Crystal Mountain and the Summit at Snoqualmie have only a dusting of snow according to their webcams.

“While we always see it as a bonus to be open that early (Thanksgiving), it is not all that common for us,” said Holly Lippert of the Summit. “We average an early to mid-December opening, so we're on track so far for this season.”

While Thanksgiving might be a bonus, Crystal is behind its opening for the last three seasons.

Crystal opened Dec. 1 in 2007 (although it closed Dec. 3 because of rain and reopened Dec. 8), Nov. 16 in 2006 and Nov. 4 in 2005. However, Enger says those early November openings are rare. Crystal opened Dec. 11 in 2004, the worst snow year on record.

The Summit opened Dec. 15 last season, Nov. 18 in 2006, Nov. 9 in 2005 and Jan. 1 in 2004.

“If the conditions allow us to continue our tradition of late spring skiing and riding (through Memorial Day last season), we should be in for another long and prosperous winter,” Lippert said.

There is some good news for skiers and boarders. The National Weather Service is predicting snow storms Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

“Things can happen really fast in the Northwest,” Enger said.

The closest open ski areas are Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood and Whistler Blackcomb.