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Colorado Ski Resorts Open For 2015 & 2016 Season

October 29, 2015 by kevinwilkerson Leave a Comment

Skiers & Snowboarders Take First Runs At  Arapahoe And Loveland

Colorado ski resorts Loveland opening day
Skiers celebrate the opening of ski season at the Loveland Ski Area, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Georgetown, Colo. Photo: Jack Dempsey

The ski slopes are open in Colorado.

Skiers and snowboarders took the first runs of the 2015/16 season at the Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas on Thursday, Oct. 29.

At 9 a.m., Loveland’s Chair 1 began delivering riders 1,000 vertical feet to the top of the Catwalk, Mambo and Home Run trails on a mile-long descent on 18 inches of packed powder. Simultaneously at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, the Black Mountain Express high-speed quad chairlift began operating to the top of the intermediate High Noon run.

“In the last several days, many Colorado snowmakers and slope groomers have been working alongside Mother Nature to prepare for what is sure to be an exciting ski and ride season” said Melanie Mills, president and CEO of the Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA). “We’re always thrilled to get another Colorado ski season underway and this year is no exception.”

Several resorts in Colorado have taken advantage of cold nighttime temperatures to commence snowmaking operations over the past several weeks.

Copper Mountain began making snow on the morning of Sunday, October 4, and Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area have made snow since then, as well. Thanks to more than 21 inches of natural snowfall and ideal snowmaking conditions in the last several days, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin tied the friendly race to be the first to open for the season.

The two ski areas opened on the same day for the first time since the 2008/09 ski season.

Both resorts are perched atop the Continental Divide, giving them earlier frosts and colder temperatures. This also allows them to stay open long into the spring, giving Colorado one of the longest ski seasons in the country.

Colorado is predicted to have a banner year for snowfall due to expected high precipitation from El Nino conditions.

Below is a current list of scheduled opening dates for CSCUSA member resorts.

Listed By Resort Name:

Arapahoe Basin:            October 29, 2015 2015 – early June 2016

Aspen Highlands:          December 12, 2015 – April 10, 2016

Aspen Mountain:           November 26, 2015 – April 17, 2016    

Buttermilk:                    December 12, 2015 – April 03, 2016

Cooper:                                   December 12, 2015 – April 10, 2016

Copper Mountain:          November 6, 2015 – April 17, 2016

Crested Butte:               November 25, 2015 – April 3, 2016

Eldora:                        November 20, 2015- mid April 2016

Howelsen:                     Late November 2015 – mid March 2016

Loveland:                      October 29, 2015 – early May 2016

Monarch:                      Late November 2015 – mid April 2016

Powderhorn:                 December 17, 2015 – April 3, 2016

Purgatory:                     Late November 2015 – April 2016

Silverton:                      December 19, 2015 – April 10, 2016

Ski Granby Ranch:        December 17, 2015 – early April 2016

Snowmass:                   November 26, 2015 – April 10, 2016

Steamboat:                   November 25, 2015 – April 10, 2016

Sunlight:                       December 11, 2015 – April 3, 2016

Telluride:                       November 26, 2015 – April 3, 2016

Winter Park:                  November 18, 2015 – April 25, 2016

Wolf Creek:                   November 6, 2015 – April 13, 2016

Listed By Open Date:

October 29:                   Loveland, Arapahoe Basin

November 6:                 Copper Mountain, Wolf Creek

November 18:               Winter Park

November 20:               Eldora

November 25:               Crested Butte, Steamboat

November 26:               Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Telluride

Late November:             Monarch, Howelsen, Purgatory                                      

December 11:               Sunlight

December 12:               Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, Ski Cooper                                  

December 17:               Ski Granby Ranch, Powderhorn                         

December 19:               Silverton

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