The Masters Golf Tournament, the Kentucky Derby, playoff hockey, basketball playoffs… all heinous harbingers of the end of ski season. These sporting events can truly disturb the hardcore skier or rider if not properly prepared. How do you properly prepare for this challenging time of year, you ask? By dragging yourself and a few good buddies to one of the ski resorts listed below. These first few resorts below are dedicated to spring skiing. Timberline never actually closes, Mt. Bachelor is open until the end of May along with Whistler, Arapahoe Basin, Snowbird, and Mammoth.
Who’s Still Open in North America & When They Close:
Timberline Lodge, OR (Daily until September)
Base Depths: 85″ – 170″
Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. (Daily until May 26, then open again in June)
Base Depths: 76″ – 76″
Arapahoe Basin, CO (Daily until June 1st)
Base Depth: 84″ – 84″
Mammoth Mountain, CA (Daily until May 26th)
Base Depth: 41″ – 75″
Mt. Bachelor, OR (Daily until May 25th)
Base Depth: 110″ – 160″
Snowbird, UT (Daily until May 26th)
Base Depths: 119″ – 119″
Sunshine Village, Alberta (Daily until May 18th)
Base Depths: 67″ – 85″
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR (weekends until May 17th)
Base Depths: 128″ – 159″
Jay Peak Resort, VT (Daily until May 12th)
Base Depth: 15″ – 30″
Lake Louise, Alberta (Daily until May 11th)
Base Depth: 63″ – 87″
Alpine Meadows, CA (Fri, Sat, Sun until May 11th)
Base Depth: 23″ – 78″
Crystal Mountain, WA (Weekends until May 18th)
Base Depth: 72″ – 134″
Mont Saint-Sauveur, Quebec (Weekends until May 11th)
Base Depth: 12″ – 13″
Killington, VT (Daily until May 5th, then Fri, Sat, Sun Only)
Base Depth: 12″ – 30″
Alpental, WA (Fri, Sat, Sun until May 5th)
Base Depth: 77″ – 187″
Aspen / Snowmass, CO (Sat, Sun until May 5th)
Base Depth: 57″ – 58″
Alta, UT (May 2nd – 4th Only)
Base Depth: 112″
Sugarloaf, ME (Daily until May 4th)
Base Depths: 10″ – 30″
Loveland, CO (Daily until May 4th)
Base Depth: 90″ – 90″
Lutsen Mountain, MN (Open May 3rd and 4th only)
Base Depth: 24″ – 45″
Crystal is open until at least the weekend of May 18th, possibly longer, conditions permitting.
Yep, it’s true. Just updated it. Thanks a ton. Crystal is a blast in the springtime.
Alta is open tomorrow (5/2) through Sunday (5/4), it’s 3rd and final closing day of the season.
Totally missed that. getting it in there now. thanks!
Mt Hood Meadows – “we know we’re sitting pretty on a deep snowpack for our bonus days: May 2-4, May 9-11, and May 17.”
UberRight,
Your are uber right. I’ll get this in here right now.
thanks!