Every winter, beginning sometime in October, the Colorado ski season kicks off with epic anticipation. The season-opening and closing days for Colorado’s ski resorts are important dates to remember when planning an early or late-season escapade.
After the first ski areas open in mid-October, the bulk follow suit from early November through mid-December, until mostly all are open. The list below includes Colorado’s most popular resorts. You can view a complete list of Colorado’s ski areas, which includes a few of the less popular ski hills.
Here are the 2025/26 estimated opening/closing dates for Colorado ski resorts, in alphabetical order:
(All resort season opening and closing dates are subject to change.)
Resort | Opening | Closing |
---|---|---|
Arapahoe Basin | November 2, 2025 | June 14, 2026 |
Aspen Highlands | December 13, 2025 | mid-April TBD |
Aspen Mountain | November 27, 2025 | mid-April TBD |
Beaver Creek | November 26, 2025 | mid-April TBD |
Breckenridge | November 7, 2025 | mid-May TBD |
Buttermilk | December 13, 2025 | mid-April TBD |
Ski Cooper | December 10, 2025 | April 12, 2026 |
Copper Mountain | November 7, 2025 | mid-May TBD |
Crested Butte | November 26, 2025 | early-April TBD |
Echo Mountain | December 26 2025 | April 12, 2026 |
Eldora | November 7, 2025 | April 20, 2026 |
Granby Ranch | November 28, 2025 | March 30, 2026 |
Hesperus | TBD 2025-26 | TBD 2025-26 |
Howelsen Hill | November 29, 2025 | March 29, 2026 |
Kendall Mountain | December TBD | early-April TBD |
Keystone | mid-October TBD | April 12, 2026 |
Loveland | late-October/early-November TBD | mid-May TBD |
Monarch | November 21, 2025 | April 12, 2026 |
Powderhorn | November 21, 2025 | April 5, 2026 |
Purgatory | November 15, 2025 | late-April TBD |
Silverton | December 27, 2025 | April 12, 2026 |
Snowmass | November 27, 2025 | April 19, 2026 |
Steamboat | November 22, 2025 | April 19, 2026 |
Sunlight | December 12, 2025 | April 5, 2026 |
Telluride | November 27, 2025 | April 5, 2026 |
Vail | November 14, 2025 | April 19, 2026 |
Winter Park | November 7, 2025 | late-April TBD |
Wolf Creek | early-November TBD | early-April TBD |

Reference the estimated opening and closing dates for over two dozen ski resorts. Early and late-season weather may change these forecasted season dates.
No matter what time of year, it’s always a pleasure to get out and carve a few turns. Even if there are only a few open trails.