Colorado is full of ski history. It’s home to the oldest still-operating ski area in the United States (Howelsen Hill in Steamboat), served as the training ground for the 10th Mountain Division during WWII, and has raised or been home to some of the best skiers in the world. You can dig and dig through the history of skiing in Colorado without coming anywhere near understanding and knowing all of it, but sometimes it’s fun to look at the more recent history rather than diving back as far as we can. These are the 5 newest (and still active) ski areas throughout Colorado.
The 5 Newest Ski Areas in Colorado
- Hoedown Hill, Windsor – Opened in 2023
- Offers beginner-friendly slopes and several conveyer lifts.
- 3 terrain parks ranging from beginner to advanced.
- $55 for weekend full day adult lift tickets (10am-11pm)
- Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco – Opened in 2011
- Offers a comfortably small and relaxed ski and snowboard experience for kids and those looking to progress.
- Features a terrain park with 10+ features (requires a different pass).
- $60 base tickets for non-Frisco residents.
- Echo Mountain, Idaho Springs – Opened in 2005
- Started in 2005 with a sole focus on terrain park, became a private ski race training facility between 2012-2016, reopened to the public in 2016.
- Offers 1 chairlift, 1 conveyer, and several trails ranging from beginner to more advanced.
- All-day lift tickets start at $50 when purchased online.
- Silverton Mountain, Silverton – Opened in 2001
- Colorado’s most advanced ski resort, requiring a guide throughout a significant portion of the season.
- 1 double chairlift serves the slopes.
- Easiest run on the mountain is still 35 degrees.
- Granby Ranch, Granby – Opened in 1982
- 6 chairlifts.
- Lift tickets start at $109 for adults when purchased online.
- Includes miles of expansive cross country trails along with its alpine trials.
