The skiing and snowboarding season opens on Saturday and thanks to more than 80 centimetres of snow in the past two weeks and continuing snow-making conditions seven lifts will turn on day one.

This is the highest number on opening weekend lifts since the record-breaking 2000 snow season.

Falls Creek announced Halleys Comet, Eagle Express, Drovers, Towers and Gully chair lifts will turn, along with Mouse Trap and Pete's Train surface lifts.

Falls Creek Resort management director of marketing and communications Jo Prothero said there was a "lot to be excited about this time round".

"We've been watching the snow fall with real enthusiasm over the past fortnight," she said.

"Conditions out in the ski field are excellent and visitors are going to be treated with terrain you don't usually see until a little later in the season.

"All up 80 centimetres has fallen from the two big storms and we're sitting at a depth of around half a metre for opening day.

"If you have wanted to come and enjoy an opening weekend, this year is definitely the one to head up for."

One of Falls Creek's most popular aspects is its ski village and Ms Prothero said the operations crew are "working over time to deliver a truly unique ski in ski out experience" this early in the season.

"Everybody loves our snow-bound village and tonight snow crews will be out on the streets preparing it for the influx of visitors," she said.

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"We can't quite let the cat out of the bag yet but it's looking promising that we will have ski-in, ski-out for opening weekend which, according to our records, hasn't happened before."

Stan Cantwell has been part of the Ski Patrol team for 37 years and said he can only remember "a handful of years" where they have had so much snow so early.

"This is a really great start and for the weekend coming up we are going to have a really great mix of beginner and intermediate terrain available for everyone to ride on," he said.

A long weekend on both sides of the Border promises to be the "perfect weekend" to hit the slopes.

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts Saturday to be partly cloudy with a top of 5C, Sunday is set to hit a minimum of 0C with a few showers and Monday is forecast to hit a top of 4C.

Lifts and runs will be open from 8.30am on Saturday.

Tobogganing is open at the Windy Corner slope the season opening fireworks will be held at 6.30pm in the Village Bowl with fire pits and marshmallows on hand.

Lift passes are on sale online.

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