Below is a list of projected opening dates for Colorado ski resorts as announced by Colorado Ski Country USA for its member resorts on Aug. 30 and by Vail Resorts for its five Colorado resorts on Aug. 16. As always, opening dates are subject to change, either with earlier openings or later, depending on conditions.
The Post will update this list regularly as areas open.
Colorado 2024-2025 ski area open dates
Arapahoe Basin: As soon as conditions allow in October
Keystone: mid-October, pending early season conditions
Loveland: As soon as conditions allow in late October or early November
Winter Park: As soon as conditions allow in late October or early November
Breckenridge: Nov. 8
Copper Mountain: Nov. 8
Vail: Nov. 15
Eldora: Nov. 15
Purgatory: Nov. 16
Monarch: As soon as conditions allow in November
Steamboat: Nov. 23
Beaver Creek: Nov. 27
Crested Butte: Nov. 27
Aspen: Nov. 28
Snowmass: Nov. 28
Telluride: Nov. 28
Granby Ranch: Nov. 28
Powderhorn: Nov 29
Howelsen Hill: Nov. 30
Sunlight: As soon as conditions allow in early December
Echo Mountain: As soon as conditions allow in December
Ski Cooper: Dec. 11
Aspen Highlands: Dec. 14
Buttermilk: Dec. 14
TBD: Wolf Creek, Silverton
Originally Published: August 30, 2024 at 11:17 a.m.
