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 2023/24 estimated opening/closing dates for Colorado ski resorts, in alphabetical order:
(All resort season dates are subject to change.)
| Resort | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Basin | October TBD | June TBD |
| Aspen Highlands | December 9 | April 7 |
| Aspen Mountain | November 23 | April 21 |
| Beaver Creek | November 22 | April TBD |
| Breckenridge | November 10 | May TBD |
| Buttermilk | December 9 | March 31 |
| Ski Cooper | December 6 | April 7 |
| Copper Mountain | November 13 | April TBD |
| Crested Butte | November 22 | April TBD |
| Echo Mountain | December TBD | April TBD |
| Eldora | November TBD | April TBD |
| Granby Ranch | December TBD | April TBD |
| Hesperus | December TBD | March TBD |
| Howelsen Hill | November 25 | March 24 |
| Kendall Mountain | December TBD | April TBD |
| Keystone | October TBD | April TBD |
| Loveland | Oct/Nov TBD | May TBD |
| Monarch | December TBD | April TBD |
| Powderhorn | November TBD | April TBD |
| Purgatory | November 18 | April TBD |
| Silverton | December 28 | April 14 |
| Snowmass | November 23 | April 21 |
| Steamboat | November 22 | April TBD |
| Sunlight | December TBD | April TBD |
| Telluride | November 23 | April 7 |
| Vail | November 10 | April 21 |
| Winter Park | November TBD | April TBD |
| Wolf Creek | Oct/Nov TBD | April TBD |
You can reference the opening and closing dates for around two dozen ski resorts through Colorado Ski Country, which omits the Vail-owned 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!
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