Colorado ski resort opening dates for 2023-24 season

Opening day for Colorado ski season is drawing near. Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Loveland are making snow, hoping to open soon, and this weekend’s cold front and snowfall could help them get there.

Last year, A-Basin was the first to open, on Oct. 23, followed by Keystone on Oct. 28, Winter Park on Oct. 31 and Loveland on Nov. 3. According to records kept by The Denver Post, Arapahoe Basin has been the first Front Range area to open in 10 of the last 12 years, usually with Loveland or Keystone close behind. Wolf Creek, in southern Colorado, was first to open in 2021.

Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Loveland will open as soon as they have enough snow to operate, as will Wolf Creek. The following is a list of tentative opening dates set by other Colorado resorts. All are subject to change due to conditions.

Nov. 11: Breckenridge, Vail

Nov. 13: Copper Mountain

Nov. 17: Eldora

Nov. 18: Purgatory

Nov. 22: Steamboat, Beaver Creek, Crested Butte

Nov. 23: Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Telluride

Nov. 24: Powderhorn

Nov. 25: Howelsen Hill

Nov. 31: Winter Park