Colorado almost always has the earliest ski resort openings. This year looks to be no different with people having had already skied Colorado’s high alpine in Silverton and other high places.
Ski season in Colorado is right around the corner. Here are all the Colorado ski resort opening dates that we could come up with. You could be skiing and riding as soon as October 17th…
Our opening dates are based on these factors:
-Ski Area reporting (Ski area reporting the projection)
-Climatology of the Ski Area & Elevation
-Past Opening dates the last 10 years
-Jet Stream/Fall Storms projected tracks (Oct-Dec)
COLORADO SKI RESORT OPENING DATES:
- Arapahoe Basin—Keystone October 17
- Aspen/Snowmass – November 28
- Buttermilk November 28
- Beaver Creek—November 27
- Breckenridge Ski Resort—Breckenridge November 8
- Copper Mountain Resort—November 1
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort—November 27
- Durango Mountain Resort—November 29
- Eldora Mountain Resort—November 16
- Howelsen Ski Area—November 30
- Keystone Resort—Keystone November 1
- Loveland Ski Area—Georgetown October 23
- Monarch Ski Area—Salida November 21
- Silverton Mountain—December 1
- Ski Cooper—Leadville December 21
- Steamboat Ski Resort—November 27
- Sunlight Mountain Resort—December 14
- Telluride Ski Resort—November 28
- Vail Ski Resort—Vail November 22
- Winter Park Resort—November 13
- Wolf Creek Ski Area—November 14
Telluride, CO Check out even more USA ski resort opening dates here:
Western USA Ski Resort Opening Dates
Thanks for this. Big help!