Ski season is around the corner: Here's a list of opening dates for Colorado destinations

A look at scheduled and projected opening dates for Colorado’s ski areas:

Monarch: Oct. 30

Loveland: Nov. 2

Arapahoe Basin, Wolf Creek: Nov. 3

Keystone: Nov. 4

Breckenridge, Vail: Nov. 10

Copper Mountain: Nov. 13

Eldora: Nov. 17

Purgatory: Nov. 18

Beaver Creek, Crested Butte, Steamboat: Nov. 22

Aspen Snowmass, Telluride: Nov. 23

Sunlight: Nov. 24

Powderhorn, Howelsen Hill: Nov. 25

Winter Park: Dec. 1

Ski Cooper: Dec. 6

Granby Ranch, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk: Dec. 9

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Ski Resorts Are Opening!

As temperatures start to fall, ski resorts are ramping up for people’s favorite winter sports across Colorado.

Snow-capped mountains leave many people asking: When do ski resorts in Colorado open?Here are the resorts that are open or opening (all dates subject to change):

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• Arapahoe Basin is open. Their website has all the condition information ready for planning a visit.

• Aspen/Snowmass opens on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Their website boasts of “5,500 acres of world-renowned terrain” and a downtown culture worth checking out.

• Aspen Highlands has its opening date set for Dec 10th.

• Beaver Creek will be opening Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. According to the website, “Beaver Creek Mountain is renowned for its stunning beauty and welcoming atmosphere” so check it out to plan a visit.

• Breckenridge has its opening day set for Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Passes are available, but prices go up starting Nov. 20.

• Buttermilk has its opening date set for Dec 17th.

• Cooper has a tentative opening date of Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Cooper claims “the softest snow surface in Colorado” according to its website.

• Copper opens on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. This will be its 50th season according to its website.

• Crested Butte has its opening date set for Nov 23rd.

• Echo Mountain has its opening date set for Dec. 16th.

• Eldora will be opening on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Their website announced, “We can’t wait to see you.”

• Granby Ranch will be opening Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Their website has a list of activities coming up as well as travel information. Drive time from Colorado Springs is around two and a half hours, and from Pueblo, it’s between three and four and a half hours depending on the route.

• Keystone has not announced an opening day yet, so check their website for updates.

• Loveland has not announced an opening day yet, so check out their website for changes.

• Monarch will open Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Their website has ticket and season pass information as well as a blog highlighting happenings at the resort.

• Powderhorn has not announced an opening day yet, so check their website for details.

• Purgatory will be opening Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Purgatory lists its upcoming events, tickets, and passes on its website.

• Silverton will open Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Their website has the available schedule and ticket and passes information.

• Snowmass has its opening date set for Nov. 24th.

• Steamboat will be opening Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Check out their website for details on passes, tickets, and more.

• Telluride will be opening on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Tickets, passes, and more are on sale on the website.

• Winter Park has not announced an opening day yet, so check their website for details.

• Wolf Creek has not announced an opening day yet, so check their website for details. CHANGE

• Vail slopes will also be opening Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. According to the website, this will be “Vail Mountain’s 60th Anniversary Season.”

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The Winter Park Ski Train Will Run Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday

When Amtrak resumes Winter Park Express ski train service from Denver’s Union Station in January, service will be expanded to include all Fridays as well as Saturdays and Sundays.

And while January may seem a long way off, that’s no reason to procrastinate. Tickets are on sale now, so you might want to jump on it now to lock in the dates you want.

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Service last year included only two Fridays a month, along with all Saturdays and Sundays. This year, the train will run Friday through Sunday every weekend from Jan. 10 through March 29. Fares start at $29 each way for adults and are available at Amtrak.com/WinterParkExpress. Tickets are sold separately, so you don’t have to return on the same day. You could, for example, go up Friday and come back Sunday, or even go up Sunday and return the following Friday.

This will be the second season of snack and beverage service in a sightseeing Lounge Car with windows curving from the ceiling nearly down to the floor.

Trains depart Denver at 7 a.m. and arrive around 9 a.m. They leave Winter Park at 4:30 p.m. and arrive back at Union Station at 6:40 p.m. Each ticketed adult may bring a child, age 2-12, for half the adult fare.

Winter Park Resort is scheduled to open Nov. 13. Check out a list of when the rest of Colorado’s ski areas open. 

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Breaking: Ski Resorts are Starting to Open TODAY!

As crews have begun making snow at three Front Range ski areas, ski season is just around the corner.

Here is a list of projected opening dates for Colorado resorts. All are subject to change, depending on weather conditions. The Know will keep this list updated until all areas are open.

Arapahoe Basin: Oct. 11

Aspen Highlands: Dec. 7

Aspen Mountain: Nov. 28

Beaver Creek: Nov. 27

Breckenridge: Nov. 8

Buttermilk: Dec. 7

Copper Mountain: Nov. 8

Crested Butte: Nov. 27

Echo Mountain: Nov. 29

Eldora: Nov. 15

Granby Ranch: Dec. 13

Hesperus: Dec. 21

Howelsen Hill: Nov. 30

Kendall Mountain: Dec. 14

Keystone: Oct. 12

Loveland: Mid-October

Monarch: Nov. 22

Powderhorn: Dec. 13

Purgatory: Nov. 23

Silverton: Dec. 26

Ski Cooper: Dec. 7

Snowmass: Nov. 28

Steamboat: Nov. 23

Sunlight: Dec. 13

Telluride: Nov. 28

Vail: Nov. 15

Winter Park: Nov. 13

Wolf Creek: Nov. 1

Updated at 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 11: Two hours after Keystone announced it would open for the season on Saturday to become “the first ski resort to open in North America,” Arapahoe Basin said it would open Friday from 3:30- 5:30 p.m.for its earliest opening since 2009.

In the wake of a significant snowstorm and cold temperatures that kicked its snowmaking operations into high-gear, Keystone will open for skiing and riding on Saturday, Oct. 12, the resort’s earliest opening since 1995.

Arapahoe Basin seems poised to open as well. There hasn’t been an announcement yet, but that area’s chief operating officer, Alan Henceroth, hinted in a blog post Friday that their opening day trail was being groomed, adding, “It’s going to be a fantastic weekend.”

At Keystone, skiers and riders will take the River Run Gondola to the summit, skiing three trails to mid mountain, then taking the Montezuma Express back to the top. At the end of the day, they will have to download on the gondola from the summit to the base.

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“With Keystone’s early opening, and Breckenridge’s plan to operate through Memorial Day, the two resorts will offer one of the longest ski seasons in the country, providing even more value for our Epic Pass holders,” said Jody Churich, Keystone’s new vice president and general manager. “Our mountain operations team put in a tremendous amount of hard work to get our new snowmaking system ready for Keystone’s early opening.”

A-Basin has been the first in the Front Range to open for seven of the last eight years, tying with Loveland in 2015. Wolf Creek in southern Colorado beat them both in 2011, opening on Oct. 8. Two years ago, Arapahoe Basin opened on Oct. 13.

Keystone hasn’t even attempted to open in October since 2002, conceding the battle for opening day honors to A-Basin and Loveland, but Vail Resorts significantly upgraded Keystone’s snowmaking system this year. Company officials made no secret of their desire to compete with Arapahoe Basin to get open first. The two ski areas are four miles apart.

On the other side of Loveland Pass, Loveland spokesman John Sellers said it will be a few more days before that area opens.

“With the new snow we got and the cold temperatures, we’re hoping for a productive weekend,” Sellers said. “Hopefully we will have more information early next week. Next week is not out of the realm of possibility, but we’ll have to see how the weekend goes.”

Sources: Colorado Ski Country USA, Vail Resorts. All dates subject to change