Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…