- Vail Base Depth: 25″
- Beaver Creek Base Depth: 18″
Thanks to an unseasonably early arrival by Ullr– Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek will both open early for the 2018/2019 ski season this week.
Vail will open to the public on Wednesday November 14th and Beaver Creek will follow this weekend on Saturday, November 17th. Vail will offer base area lift access at both Vail Village and Lionshead.
“This is the first time we’ve been able to open both resorts early in more than 10 years. We owe a big thank you to our mountain operations teams for their hard work in making this possible for our loyal guests and season pass holders.” – Doug Lovell, Vail COO
Vail Lifts:
- Gondola One
- Eagle Bahn Gondola (#19)
- Born Free Express Lift (#8)
- Avanti Express (#2)
- Wildwood Express Lift (#3)
- Mountain Top Express Lift (#4)
- Little Eagle Lift (#15)
Beaver Creek will also host a great deal of terrain on opening day with top-2-bottom skiing and riding as accessed via Gold Dust. The FIS World Cup Bird’s Of Prey comp is currently scheduled for Nov 29th-December 2nd.
Beaver Creek Lifts:
- Centennial Express (#6)
- Cinch Express (#8)
- Red Buffalo Express (#5)
- Haymeadow Express Gondola (#1)
Opening week festivities will include free breakfast burritos at Vail as well as the first ‘cookie time’ of the season at Beaver Creek.
Thanks to a combination of excellent snowmaking conditions and more than four feet of natural snowfall last week, Vail Mountain, will be opening early for the 2018-2019 season! Vail Mountain will now be open for skiing and riding Wednesday, November 14th! https://t.co/LqNSxfvpom pic.twitter.com/52Qk75L1aH
— Vail (@vailmtn) November 12, 2018
Fid the entire release here: VAIL MOUNTAIN AND BEAVER CREEK RESORT TO OPEN EARLY FOR THE 2018-19 WINTER SEASON