Here are Colorado’s ski resort opening dates for the 2024-25 season

A ski lift with multiple chairs hanging from a wire. The chairs are positioned at various heights, indicating that they are at different stages of their journey. The scene is set against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains.
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The Lift One gondola at Mid Vale, March 27, 2024.

Every winter, a handful of Colorado ski resorts battle to be the first to open in the state — and often the country. 

Will it be Keystone? A-Basin? Sometimes Wolf Creek in remote southwestern Colorado is the first to open its runs. 

Here are the expected opening dates for ski areas across Colorado, though Mother Nature has a major hand in determining the true schedule.