Skiing in Colorado is typically synonymous with extremely high costs, with some ski areas selling single day lift tickets for over $300. If you do a little bit of planning ahead and pick the right ski areas, though, it can remain fairly cheap. That is especially true this month, with several major ski areas selling day tickets for as low as $50.
Day tickets to Copper Mountain usually cost $200+, but Thursday tickets purchased online ahead of time currently cost just $99. That deal runs through all of April. Plus, beginning on April 13th, all day tickets to Copper will cost just $99.
Copper’s deal is a good one, but it’s not the best one. Winter Park Resort is expected to stay open until mid-May, and Thursday lift tickets there cost just $50 when purchased ahead of time. Plus starting in mid-April, lift tickets for every day of skiing cost under $100. Again, that’s if purchased ahead of time, so act sooner rather than later.
Arapahoe Basin, a.k.a. The Legend, is offering a pretty similar deal to Winter Park. Wednesday lift tickets to the Basin currently cost just $50 online from now until the end of the season, which could easily extend into June. The only exception to that is April 1st, or Gaper Day, which tends to draw quite a party to the slopes.
Getting two days of skiing for just $100 is seriously impressive, but if you’re looking to keep it going for cheap, you’d better head to Ski Cooper. Cooper is a bit smaller compared to the other ski areas on this list and it’s a bit further from Denver (just about 2 hours with no traffic), but they’re offering $50 lift tickets Monday-Friday, not just one day a week. Plus, weekend tickets cost just $100, certainly among the most affordable you’ll find in the state.
Once again, all of these ticket costs are when purchased online ahead of time. These deals aren’t guaranteed (and aren’t likely) if you choose to purchase at the window or the day before, so make sure you act soon.
