Three More Colorado Ski Resorts Are Opening Early
(Courtesy Casey Day, Loveland Ski Area) Keystone, Breckenridge and Eldora have all announced they are opening Wednesday — two days early for the Summit County resorts and a full nine days early for Eldora.
A healthy dump of snow — three feet in 72 hours in some areas — means they’ll join Wolf Creek in southern Colorado, and Arapahoe Basin and Loveland along Interstate 70, which all opened in October.
“It’s going to be a great season—c’mon up!" Brent Tregaskis, Eldora’s president and general manager, said in a press release.
It’s turned out to be a healthy early ski season so far, with four of the six resorts set to be open by Wednesday ahead of their average opening day since 2010.
| Resort | 2010-2017 Average | 2018 Opening |
| Arapahoe Basin | 10/18 | 10/19 |
| Breckenridge | 11/11 | 11/7 |
| Eldora | 11/19 | 11/7 |
| Keystone | 11/6 | 11/7 |
| Loveland | 10/25 | 10/20 |
| Wolf Creek | 11/6 | 10/13 |
The next resorts set to open are Winter Park, Copper Mountain and Vail.
| Projected Opening | Resort |
| Nov. 14 | Winter Park |
| Nov. 16 | Copper Mountain, Vail |
| Nov. 17 | Purgatory |
| Nov. 21 | Beaver Creek, Monarch, Steamboat |
| Nov. 22 | Crested Butte, Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Telluride |
| Nov. 23 | Cooper, Echo Mountain |
| Nov. 24 | Howelsen Hill, Silverton |
| Dec. 7 | Kendall Mountain |
| Dec. 8 | Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, Sunlight |
| Dec. 14 | Granby Ranch, Powderhorn |
| Dec. 21 | Hesperus |
Source: Colorado Ski County USA, Vail Resorts, CPR News research
