These 23 Resorts Have All Postponed Opening Day Due to Lack of Snow

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Arizona Snowbowl, postponed opening,
Looking pretty dry up there. Credit: Resort Facebook

After a snowy October across the west, with a few exceptions (PNW, I’m looking at you), Mother Nature hasn’t been too kind to ski areas over the last couple of weeks.

Bountiful snow that dumped in October has mostly melted away in California and Utah, and high temperatures mean that resorts can’t even make snow to get their bases started.

This has resulted in several resorts postponing their opening days… they just don’t have the snow, and therefore terrain, available to open with.

These are the resorts, so far, that have postponed opening day:

Park City Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date given

park city, delayed opening, Utah
Credit: Park City Mountain Resort

Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Credit: Heavenly Mountain Resort Facebook

Northstar California, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Northstar California, tahoe,
Making snow at Northstar CA. Credit: Resort Facebook

Steamboat Resort, CO – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/27

Blowing Snow in Steamboat Colorado
Snowmaking at Steamboat, CO.

Okemo Mountain Resort, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date given

Okemo Mountain Resort. Credit: Resort Facebook

Hunter Mountain, NY – original opening 11/19, no new date given

hunter mountain, New York,
Credit: Hunter Mountain Facebook

Arizona Snowbowl, AZ – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Arizona Snowbowl, postponed opening,
Looking pretty dry up there. Credit: Resort Facebook




Brian Head, UT – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Brian Head, Utah, delayed opening
Brian Head Resort have delayed opening day. Credit: Facebook

Solitude Mountain Resort, UT – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/23

Credit: Solitude Facebook

Alta Ski Area, UT – original opening 11/20, new opening 11/24

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Alta Ski Resort. Credit: Alta Ski Area via Facebook

Telluride, CO – original opening 11/25, new opening 12/3

Telluride, CO

Snowbasin Resort, UT – original opening 11/24, no new date given

Credit: Snowbasin Resort Facebook

Grand Targhee Resort, WY – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Grand Targhee, WY

Boreal Mountain Resort, CA – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Boreal Mountain on opening day 2018. Image: Boreal Mountain Facebook

Palisades Tahoe, CA – original opening 11/24, no new date given

Credit: PT Facebook

Beech Mountain Ski Resort, NC – original opening 11/19, new opening 11/26

Credit: BMSR

Mount Snow, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Credit: Mount Snow Facebook

Stowe, VT – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Credit: Stowe Facebook

Mount Bachelor, OR – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/3

Mt. Bachelor, OR. | Photo courtesy Mt. Bachelor

Sugarbush, VT – original opening 11/20, no new date given

Sugarbush Resort, VT. Image: Sugarbush Resort Facebook

Crystal Mountain, WA – original opening 11/19, no new date given

Credit: Crystal Mountain Facebook

Sugar Bowl, CA – original opening 11/26, no new date given

sugar bowl, california, tahoe, delayed opening,
Credit: Sugar Bowl

Bolton Valley, VT – original opening 11/26, new opening 12/4

Bolton Valley, VT





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6 thoughts on “These 23 Resorts Have All Postponed Opening Day Due to Lack of Snow

  1. China is now the biggest contributor to global warming.

    Left wing people have been trying to play patty cake with China for decades and called anyone who talked negatively about China a racist.

    It was really smart to allow them to become a global economic, military and CO2 emissions powerhouse….

  2. Ahhhh globular warming! Crowd: But wait it’s just a liberal myth to control our taxes! You must be seeing things!

    It seems the right wing folks don’t believe how bad it is where this is a common theme now and pretend everything is all right.

  3. right. because Alta is not interested in profits. if they continue to hold off they might be able to claim the title for fewest lift tickets sold over the season.

  4. Pretty sure Alta has enough snow. They just did not want to get mobbed as the first resort in the wasatch to open….

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