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Snowbasin Opening on Kalshi
If the first calendar day in the 2026-27 winter season on which Snowbasin Resort conducts Seasonal Opening Operations occurs before Nov 29, 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles on: Snowbasin Resort, USA Today, Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the New York Times.
Market says (typical open contract)
50%
Median YES price across 5 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 09:57 UTC.
Real-world odds
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No independent base rate yet. Until we connect one (sportsbook consensus, forecasts, the score), the market's own price is the best public forecast, and the fee sits on top of it.
Luck needed meter
99% 😈
Mostly luck. The market itself expects the favorite to lose this often; the fee is the only certainty.
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30¢ | 1.5¢ | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| 49¢ (now) | 1.7¢ | $1.79 | 50.7% |
| 50¢ | 1.8¢ | $1.75 | 51.7% |
| 70¢ | 1.5¢ | $1.05 | 71.5% |
| 90¢ | 0.6¢ | $0.35 | 90.6% |
Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.
Open contracts right now
| Contract | YES price | Implied | Fee at this price | Real-world odds | Luck needed | Volume | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Snowbasin open before Nov 29, 2026? · Before Nov 29, 2026 | 55¢ | 55% | 1.7¢ | — | 89% | 575 | Dec 05, 15:00 UTC |
| Will Snowbasin open before Nov 22, 2026? · Before Nov 22, 2026 | 5¢ | 5% | 0.3¢ | — | 10% | 288 | Nov 28, 15:00 UTC |
| Will Snowbasin open before Dec 6, 2026? · Before Dec 6, 2026 | 50¢ | 50% | 1.7¢ | — | 99% | 86 | Dec 12, 15:00 UTC |
| Will Snowbasin open before Dec 20, 2026? · Before Dec 20, 2026 | 50¢ | 50% | 1.7¢ | — | 99% | 20 | Dec 26, 15:00 UTC |
| Will Snowbasin open before Dec 13, 2026? · Before Dec 13, 2026 | 50¢ | 50% | 1.7¢ | — | 99% | 15 | Dec 19, 15:00 UTC |
Who actually wins this market
- Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
- The venue, on every fee.
- Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.
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