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Arizona Snowbowl’s 2025-26 season isn’t over yet. The resort plans on opening Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, April 15, for two bonus days of skiing and snowboarding. Arizona Snowbowl initially announced it was closing for the season on Sunday, April 12. However, after receiving 8 inches of snow last night, it now plans on opening this week. The mountain will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with terrain being accessed off the Arizona Gondola.
There will be seven trails open, including Round Up, Wild Turkey, Log Jam, Lower Bowl, Frontier, White Lightning, and Spur Catwalk. The Agassiz lodge will be open for food and beverages. Hart Prairie Lodge will be open for rentals and guest services. “Just when we thought the season was over, winter had other plans,” Angie Grubb, Marketing Manager at Arizona Snowbowl, said to SnowBrains in an email. Lift tickets start at $12.
The ski resort is one of the southernmost ski areas in the country, and this season it logged 134 days, which began on November 20, 2025. “As one of the southernmost ski areas in the country, we’re proud to have stayed open into April this season,” Angie Grubb, marketing manager at Arizona Snowbowl, said in a press release. “That reflects the hard work of our team and the support of our guests.”
Arizona Snowbowl shocked many people when it started the season after a powerful early-season storm unloaded nearly four feet of snow on the San Francisco Peaks. The resort had an early-season snow total of 57 inches and a base of 34 inches. The season began slowly at many Western ski areas, and never really recovered in what has become one of the worst ski seasons in history. It is a reminder that even though Arizona Snowbowl is located in Arizona, great skiing and snowboarding can still be found at a ski resort located so far south.
Currently, Arizona Snowbowl has a base of 22 inches, with the weather forecast for Tuesday being partly cloudy with highs in the upper-30s and lows in the mid-20s. Wednesday’s forecast is sunny with highs in the low-50s and lows in the mid-30s. “Spring in Northern Arizona always keeps you guessing. One day it’s blue skies, the next it’s fresh snow. When a late-season storm rolls in, we fire up the lift and welcome people back to the mountain,” Grubb said.
