To all regional skiers trapped indoors because of unseasonably warm weather: The cold snap has freed you.

• In Virginia: Wintergreen Resort and Massanutten spent the colder days of last week blowing snow for their openings this weekend. Homestead and Bryce, for families and beginners, plan to open Saturday.
• In Maryland: Natural snow began falling at Wisp last weekend, supplementing man-made snow for Saturday’s scheduled opening of six to eight of the resort’s 22 slopes.
• In West Virginia: The year’s first big storm recently hit Snowshoe Mountain, dumping 15 inches. Snowshoe beat all the other regional ski resorts by opening Dec. 3 and currently boasts the most ski-worthy terrain: 35 of 57 trails were slated to be open this weekend. Canaan Valley, Timberline and Winterplace were all slated to open by this weekend.
• In Pennsylvania: Five resorts — Whitetail, Liberty Mountain, Ski Roundtop, Blue Knob and Seven Springs — either opened late last week or were hoping to do so this weekend. New skiers: Mark your calendar for Jan. 6, when many Pennsylvania resorts offer $10 packages for a lesson and two hours of practice.

For the latest in trail conditions, deals and links to regional resorts, check DCSki, www.dcski.com, or Ski Southeast, www.skisoutheast.com.