The 2013/14 Season has arrived! Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area in Colorado have already got their lifts up and running, while Oregon’s Timberline Resort and Washington’s Crystal Mountain have also briefly opened their slopes.
The snow is falling, the cats are hard at work, and full-fledged winter is just around the corner. Here is your guide to when and where you can dust off that rust and get back on-snow!
Stay tuned, we’ll keep updating this list as more opening dates roll in!
ALASKA
Alyeska Resort – Thursday, November 28
CALIFORNIA
Alpine Meadows – Friday, December 13
Bear Mountain – TBD
Heavenly – Friday, November 22
Kirkwood – Friday, November 22
Mammoth Mountain – Thursday, November 7
Sierra at Tahoe – Friday, December 20
Squaw Valley – Wednesday, November 27
CANADA
Banff Lake Louise – Friday, November 8
Fernie Alpine Resort – Saturday, December 1
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort – Friday, December 13
Marmot Basin – Friday, November 8
Revelstoke Mountain Resort – Saturday, November 30
Sunshine Village – Friday, November 8
Sun Peaks Resort – Saturday, November 23
Whistler Blackcomb – Thursday, November 28
COLORADO
Aspen Highlands/Buttermilk – Saturday, December 14
Aspen Mountain/Snowmass – Thursday, November 28
Beaver Creek – Wednesday, November 27
Breckenridge – Friday, November 8
Crested Butte – Wednesday, November 27
Eldora – Friday, November 22
Keystone Mountain, Copper Mountain – Friday, November 1
Powderhorn – Thursday, December 12
Purgatory at Durango – Friday, November 29
Silverton – Saturday, December 21
Ski Cooper – Saturday, December 14
Ski Granby Ranch – Wednesday, December 11
Steamboat – Wednesday, November 27
Sunlight – Friday, December 6
Telluride – Thursday, November 28
Vail – Friday, November 22
Winter Park – Wednesday, November 13
Wolf Creek – Friday, November 8 (opens for daily operation)
MINNESOTA
Andes Tower Hills – Friday, November 15
Lutsen Mountains – Saturday, November 23
MONTANA
Big Sky Resort/Moonlight Basin – Thursday, November 28
Bridger Bowl – Friday, December 6
Discovery Ski Area – Thursday, November 28
Whitefish Mountain Resort – Saturday, December 7
NEVADA
Ski & Snowboard Las Vegas Resort – Friday, November 29
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bretton Woods – TBD
Cannon – TBD
Cranmore Mountain – Friday, November 29
Granite Gorge – TBD
Loon Mountain – TBD
Mount Sunapee – TBD
Waterville Valley – Saturday, November 23
NEW YORK
Belleayre Mountain – Saturday, November 23
Whiteface Mountain – Saturday, November 23
OREGON
Mt. Bachelor – Saturday, November 23
UTAH
Alta – Whenever you want to skin up and ride down, you can. Just can’t ride the lift…
Brighton – TBD
Canyons Resort – Friday, November 29
Deer Valley – Thursday, December 7
Park City – Saturday, November 23
Snowbasin — Thursday, November 28
Snowbird – Wednesday, November 20
VERMONT
Killington Resort: October 24 for passholders & October 25 for public
Okemo Mountain Resort – Saturday, November 16
Sugarbush Resort – Saturday, November 23
Burke Mountain – Thanksgiving Week
Jay Peak Resort – Thanksgiving Week
Mount Snow Resort – Thanksgiving Week
Smugglers’ Notch Resort – Friday, November 29
Stowe Mountain – Saturday, November 23
Stratton Mountain – Wednesday, November 27
Bromley Mountain – Friday, November 29
Magic Mountain – Friday, December 13
Bolton Valley – Saturday, December 14
Middlebury College Snow Bowl – Saturday, December 14
Mad River Glen – Saturday, December 14 (earlier if possible)
WASHINGTON
Mt. Baker – TBD
Stevens Pass – Friday, November 22
WISCONSIN
Granite Peak – Saturday, November 16
Devil’s Head – Friday, November 29
You can find all the info you need to know about your favorite resort — from weather reports and forecasts, to ticket prices and mountain stats — in our resorts section.
