Colorado has already seen record snowfall this early season, enough for many resorts to move up their scheduled opening days. As such, skiers and snowboarders in the Centennial state have nothing to complain about. California on the other hand…Â
Related:Â Loveland Kicks Off Ski Season With Snowiest Start EVER | 81-Inches To Date
Monarch, Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain, and Winter Park will all open this week/weekend to large fanfare. Of those, we’re predicting Vail and Monarch to have the best snow conditions.
Meanwhile, you can’t really go wrong at Loveland Ski Area, which is reporting record levels of early season snowfall, Eldora Ski Area near Nederland also opened on their earliest date in over 20 years.
Coming off the heels of a poor season in 2017-2018, resort operators are optimistic this early season snow surge is a sign of good things to come. Unlike opening days of the past, the strong early season snowfall has allowed the Colorado ski resorts to open a larger amount of acreage and varied terrain.
Find opening day info here: Winter Park, Vail, Monarch, Copper Mountain and Beaver Creek
Be advised Broncos Fans: At Winter Park you can celebrate opening day with $1 Coors Light all day and visits from Bronco’s mascot Miles.
Colorado Ski Areas Open This Weekend:
*click any of the following ski areas to be redirected to their conditions page…
- Breckenridge | Base Depth: 30″
- Wolf Creek | Base Depth: 29″
- Loveland Ski Area | Base Depth: 25″
- Arapahoe Basin | Base Depth: 23″
- Keystone | Base Depth: 20″
- Eldora | Base Depth: 19″
- Winter Park | Base Depth: NA
- Vail | Base Depth: 18″
- Beaver Creek | Base Depth: 18″
- Monarch Mountain | Base Depth: 17″
- Aspen Mountain | Base Depth: 15″
- Copper Mountain | Base Depth: NA