As the season approaches, stoke is going through the roof.
Snow guns are already blasting in places like Arapahoe Basin and Sunday River in preparation for the 2015/2016 ski season and resorts are already releasing some opening dates. So without further ado, here are the projected (emphasis on projected) opening dates for ski resorts in the United States and Canada. We compiled this list by calling the resorts and with some help from snowpak.com.
Colorado
Arapahoe Basin- Mid-October 2015 *Weather Depending
Aspen- Nov. 26, 2015
Beaver Creek- Nov. 25, 2015
Breckenridge- Nov. 13, 2015
Copper Mountain- Nov. 7, 2015
Crested Butte- Nov. 6, 2015
Keystone- Nov. 6, 2015
Loveland- Mid-October 2015 *Weather Depending
Purgatory- Nov. 15, 2015
Snowmass- Nov. 26, 2015
Steamboat Springs- Nov. 26, 2015
Telluride- Nov. 28, 2015
Vail- Nov. 20, 2015
Winter Park- Nov. 15, 2015
Utah
Alta- Nov. 20, 2015
Snowbird- Nov. 21, 2015
Canyons- Nov. 27, 2015
Deer Valley- Dec. 5, 2015
Park City- Nov. 21, 2015
New Mexico
Taos- Nov. 26, 2015
Ski Santa Fe- Nov. 26, 2015
Pajarito- Nov. 27, 2015
Ski Sipapu- Nov. 14, 2015
Canada
Whistler- Nov. 26, 2015
Revelstoke- Nov. 28, 2015
Red Mountain- Dec. 12, 2015
Banff Area Resorts- Nov. 7, 2015
Tremblant- Nov. 20, 2015
Whitewater- Dec. 4, 2015
Mont-Sainte-Anne- Nov. 23, 2015
California
Squaw Valley- Nov. 25, 2015
Alpine Meadows- Dec. 12, 2015
Mammoth Mountain- Nov. 11, 2015
Kirkwood- Nov. 21, 2015
Heavenly- Nov. 21, 2015
Northstar at Tahoe- Nov. 20, 2015
Wyoming
Jackson Hole- Nov. 25, 2015
Grand Targhee- Nov. 20, 2015
Idaho
Sun Valley- Nov. 26, 2015
Schweitzer- Early December *Weather permitting
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Washington
Mt. Baker- Late November *Weather permitting
Crystal- TBD
Alpental- TBD
Stevens Pass- TBD
Alaska
Alyeska- Nov. 26, 2015
Oregon
Mt. Hood Meadows- Just Before Thanksgiving *Weather permitting
Timberline- TBD
Mt. Bachelor- TBD
Montana
Big Sky- Nov. 26, 2015
Bridger Bowl- Dec. 11, 2015
Whitefish- Dec. 5, 2015
Vermont
Killington- Nov. 3, 2015
Mt. Snow- Nov. 21, 2015
Okemo- Nov. 15, 2015
Smugglers Notch- Nov. 28, 2015
Stowe- Nov. 22, 2015
Sugar Bush- Nov. 22, 2015
Maine
Sunday River- Nov. 26, 2015
Sugarloaf- Nov. 26, 2015
* We will update the following list as information becomes available