First Snowfall at Arapahoe Basin, CO, Signals Countdown to Season Opening Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin saw its first dusting of snow today, September 13, marking the first sign of winter for the 2025-26 season. Storms are expected to continue overnight, raising hopes that “A-Basin will open ASAP, depending on Mother Nature,” as the resort shared in an email. Snowmaking typically begins in early to mid-October, depending on temperatures and A-Basin aims to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 13, 2025 0 Comments
Purgatory Resort, CO, Announces 2025-26 Operating Date and Winter Operating Schedule Purgatory Resort, one of Colorado’s most family-friendly and affordable ski resorts, will kick off its 60th ski season on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Daily operations are scheduled through April 5, 2026, with weekend operations continuing as conditions allow. Purgatory Resort opened on December 4, 1965, with one double chairlift and a handful of trails. Lift tickets were $4.50 for adults. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 10, 2025 1 Comment
Delta Air Lines Announces New Winter Flights From the Midwest to Colorado Delta Air Lines, known for catering to winter enthusiasts looking to hit the mountains across the country, has announced it will offer flights from the Midwest to Colorado this upcoming season. Over the holidays, from December 20, 2025, to January 5, 2026, the airline will offer daily flights between Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport in Gypsum, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
Purgatory, CO, Announces Major Lift and Terrain Expansion Coming For 2025–26 Ski Season Purgatory Resort, Colorado, announced a major capital improvement project for this summer, including the construction of the new Gelande triple chairlift and the development of up to five new trails and trail connectors. Scheduled to debut for the 2025–26 winter season, the project will expand frontside terrain and enhance skier access to the top of the mountain, independent of the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 9, 2025 0 Comments
23/24 Opening Dates for Colorado Ski Resorts The first below freezing nights have kickstarted snowmaking across several resorts and some mountain areas have been graced with a dusting of natural snow recently. The countdown to season opening is on and we have had a look around for our SnowBrains readers on opening dates across Colorado. Please note, most of these will be projected and actual dates may […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 5, 2023 0 Comments
Opening Day Recap: Keystone Resort, CO This past Friday, Keystone Resort became the second Colorado resort to open up for the season and its launch looked to be an epic time. The announcement came around 4 pm MST on Wednesday, Oct. 26th, when Keystone had deemed there was enough snow depth and decided to kick off its 2022-23 winter season on a high note. Anticipation built […] Conditions Report Steven Snyder | November 2, 2022 0 Comments
Keystone Could Become Colorado’s Newest Town A new grassroots effort has emerged out of the Colorado High Country to turn the area of Keystone into an official town. The petition signing started this week and is now underway. The first person to sign? 96-year-old Bill Bergman, Keystone’s forefather and original co-founder. Related: Keystone Resort, CO, Gets Approval to Restart Bergman Bowl Project | Now Won’t be […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Area Upgrades and Opening Dates for 2021-2022 Season With the 2021-2022 Winter Season looming, snow sports enthusiasts begin to brush off their gear and look towards the slopes in the hope of early snow. Many Colorado ski resorts have undergone upgrades over the off-season to improve their winter experience. From new lifts to parking expansions, ski areas have documented their changes and posted their opening dates in anticipation of […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | September 21, 2021 0 Comments
Want Discounted Colorado Lift Tickets? The Gems Card Is Now On Sale For 2019-2020 Season What is a Gems Card? A Gems Card is a discounted promotional ski-pass with big discounts at 11 Colorado ski resorts. It’s currently on sale. For just $30, the Gems Card provides your choice of either: Two 2-for-1 lift tickets or Two 30% off lift tickets Use your Gems Card for either two 2-for-1, two 30% discounts, or one of each at all 11 […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
Kids Ski Free, Colorado Ski Resorts Offer Free Tickets & Passport Program For 2017/18 Season Offers 66 Days Free For 5th Graders Participating Colorado Ski Resorts are creating fun and affordable ways to get kids out on the slopes. The new Passport Program for 5th and 6th graders allows kids to ski at participating resorts for Free for 5th Graders & a highly discounted price of $105-$125 for 6th Graders. Check out all the details below. Some participating resorts also have deals […] Industry News LadyBrains | November 13, 2017 0 Comments
Loveland, CO Opens For Season This Friday Loveland Ski Area in Colorado will be the third resort to open for the Season in the North America. Snow making conditions have been ideal for Loveland this week and they put the Final Touches on Home Run this week. “Call in sick this Friday…. Loveland Ski Area is opening for the 2017-2018 season! Lift 1 will run from 9:00am until 4:00pm […] Industry News LadyBrains | October 18, 2017 0 Comments
United Airlines Adds A TON Of New Non-Stop Flights From Hub Cities To U.S. Ski Town Airports Flying to your favorite ski resorts just got a whole lot easier. United Airlines seems intent on being the industry leader for getting customers to ski destinations this next year. This is good news. With more flights more frequently to destinations like Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, Jackson, Telluride, Reno/Tahoe, Mammoth, Salt Lake City, Sun Valley and Bozeman you can storm chase […] Industry News LadyBrains | August 13, 2017 0 Comments
Up to 14″ of SNOW on the Ground in Colorado Today | 11 Ski Resort Snow Totals & PHOTO TOUR: A winter storm that has dropped up to 14″ of snow on Colorado ski resorts has been raging in Colorado since Yesterday. A Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Adivsory are in effect in Coloroado today until 6pm. 1-8 more inches of snow are forecast today depending on where you are. Arapahoe Basin & Loveland ski resorts are open […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 5, 2015 0 Comments
Colorado Is Officially OPEN for the Season with Two Ski Resorts OPEN Right Now: Loveland & Arapahoe Basin ski areas in Colorado are both open right now. This is the first time in history that two Colorado ski resorts have opened on the same day and today is the latest opening day in Colorado in 20 years. Both ski resorts are hoping to open more terrain by the weekend. Both locations experienced relatively light […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2015 2 Comments
Snow @ 14 Colorado Ski Resorts & 6 Mountain Passes Today | Photo Tour: Colorado got snow last night and it seems like the stuff hit every ski resort in the state! The good news is that more snow is forecast throughout the day with up to 8″ of new snow forecast at the highest elevations of Colorado. This snow is started to add up and it really might be enough to get Loveland […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Resorts Opening Dates for 2015/16: Colorado always has the first ski resorts open in the USA each year. It’s generally Arapahoe Basin or Loveland who typically open up in October. Nearly all other Colorado ski resorts open in the month of November. Copper Mountain is has already begun making snow for their November 6th opening… (we got these via the ski resorts’ website and/or by […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2015 1 Comment
2014/15 Colorado Ski Resort Opening Dates: Colorado always has the earliest ski resort openings in the USA. This year will not be an exception. It’ll be either Loveland or Arapahoe Basin within the next week or two. Central Colorado just got 10″ of new snow up high and temperatures have been cool enough for snow making for the past week or so. Colorado ski resorts regularly reach over 12,000-feet and this high elevation and the cold that comes with it is key in creating early season skiing and sometimes great early season skiing. Colorado ski resorts generally average around 300″ of snow. Last year, they had a spectacular winter with a few resorts receiving over 400″ of snow (Loveland […] SnowBrains | October 13, 2014 0 Comments
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