Welcome to the 2010 ski and snowboard season in Colorado! Opening just days after the first resort to open* in North America, Loveland Ski Area has claimed the “first to open” title here in Colorado: Sunday, October 24, 2010. Following a day behind is, of course, Arapahoe Basin on Monday, October 25, 2010.
Loveland and A-Basin are fierce rivals in this yearly ritual, despite being considerably smaller than neighboring ski areas on the I-70 corridor or in bordering states. Other occasional entrants include Maine’s Sunday River — often the first East Coast area to open. Read More
Most locals are not surprised with Loveland opening first. Since 1999, it has opened first nine times versus A-Basin’s two (they tied in 2008).
Colorado ski and snowboard resort opening days
This year is looking fairly average with white stuff only appearing just weeks ago. That said, we have a bunch of opening dates here for you to help plan your season start:
- Arapahoe Basin – October 25, 2010
- Aspen Highlands – December 11
- Aspen Mountain – November 25
- Beaver Creek – November 24
- Breckenridge – November 12
- Buttermilk – December 11
- Copper – November 5
- Crested Butte – November 24
- Echo Mountain – December 1
- Eldora – November TBD
- Howelsen – December TBD
- Keystone – November 5
- Loveland – October 24, 2010
- Monarch – November 24
- Powderhorn – December 16
- Purgatory – November 25
- Ski Cooper – December 17
- Snowmass – November 25
- SolVista – December 15
- Steamboat – November 24
- Sunlight – December 3
- Telluride – November 25
- Vail – November 19
- Winter Park – November 17
- Wolf Creek – November 5
Learn more at Colorado Ski Country and Vail Resorts.
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