THE TIME HAS COME – Opening days at ski resorts are on the move.

Drumroll, please… the countdown to winter is officially on. We’ve rounded up the projected ski resort opening dates for the 23/24 season. It may still be summer, but there’s never been a better time to start planning this season’s ski vacations.

*Please note that these dates are subject to change based on weather and conditions. We’ll continue to update this list as more resort’s opening days are announced.

Opening day at A-basin | Credit: Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort

Colorado Ski Resorts:

Colorado is often the first state to have lifts spinning, with A-Basin and Keystone racing to be first.

• Arapahoe Basin: OPEN! ❄️
• Aspen Highlands: 12/9/23
• Aspen Mountain: 11/23/23
• Beaver Creek: 11/22/23
• Breckenridge: 11/10/23
• Buttermilk: 12/9/23
• Copper Mountain: 11/13/23
• Crested Butte: 11/22/23
• Eldora Mountain Resort: OPEN! ❄️
• Keystone: OPEN! ❄️
• Snowmass: 11/23/23
• Steamboat: 11/22/23
• Telluride: 11/23/23 
• Vail: 11/10/23
• Winter Park: OPEN! ❄️

Utah Ski Resorts:

• Alta Ski Area: 11/17/23
• Deer Valley Resort: TBD
• Park City: 11/17/23
• Snowbird: TBD

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California Ski Resorts:

• Heavenly: 11/17/23
• Kirkwood: 12/1/23
• Mammoth: 11/10/23
• Northstar: 11/17/23
• Palisades Tahoe: 11/22/23

Check out a round-up of some of our favorite California resorts. 

Additional Ski Resorts: 

• Big Sky, Montana: 11/22/23
• Jackson Hole, Wyoming: 11/24/23
• Stevens Pass, Washington: 12/1/23
• Sun Valley, Idaho: 12/15/23
• Killington Resort, Vermont: OPEN! ❄️
• Whistler Blackcomb, Canada: 11/23/23
• Lake Louise, Canada: OPEN! ❄️
• Mt. Norquay, Canada: OPEN! ❄️
• Wild Mountain, Minnesota: OPEN! ❄️

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