Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Season: Oct. 23-June 5
Information: 888-ARAPAHOE; arapahoebasin.com.
Terrain: 490 acres. 20 expert; 20 advanced; 45 intermediate; 15 beginner. 69 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 13,050 ft. Base: 10,780 ft. Vertical: 2,257 ft. Longest run: 1.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 triples; 3 doubles; 1 conveyor.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $38; youth 15-19 $35; child 6-14 $17; senior 60-69 $35; senior 70+ $10. Get a free child lift ticket with a full-price adult lift ticket.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (Exhibition and Pallavicini lifts open 8:30 a.m. weekends and holidays).
Located: 68 miles from Denver, either via I-70 west to Silverthorne (Exit 205), then 12 miles east on U.S. 6, or I-70 west to Loveland Pass (Exit 216), then 8 miles west on U.S. 6.
Aspen Highlands
Season: Dec. 10-April 2
Information: 800-525-6200; aspensnowmass.com
Terrain: 970 acres. 36 expert; 16 advanced; 30 intermediate; 18 beginner. 131 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,675 ft. Base: 8,040 ft. Vertical: 3,635 ft. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 3 high-speed quads, 2 triples.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $78; youth 13-17 $71; child 7-12 $49; senior 65-69 $71.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Aspen Mountain
Season: Nov. 24-April 16
Information: 800-525-6200; aspensnow mass.com
Terrain: 673 acres. 26 expert; 26 advanced; 48 intermediate; 0 beginner. 76 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,212 ft. Base: 7,945 ft. Vertical: 3,267 ft. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 1 high-speed quad; 1 high-
speed double, 2 quads; 3 doubles.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $78; youth 13-17 $71; child 7-12 $49; senior 65-69 $71.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Beaver Creek
Season: Nov. 23-April 16
Information: 800-404-3535; beavercreek.com.
Terrain: 1,625 acres. 27 percent expert; 39 percent intermediate; 34 percent beginner. 146 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 11,440 ft. Base: 8,100 ft. Vertical: 3,340 ft. Longest run: 2.75 miles.
Lifts: 10 high-speed quads; 2 triples; 3 doubles.
Lift tickets: (early season) Adult full day $69; child 5-12 $45; senior 60-69 $35; senior 65+ $59.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Located: 110 miles from Denver via I-70 west 120 miles to Avon (Exit 167). Enter roundabout; continue left going back under I-70. Go through four more roundabouts until the entrance to Beaver Creek.
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Season: Nov. 11-April 23
Information: 800-404-3535;
breckenridge.com
Terrain: 2,208 acres. 32 percent expert; 20 advanced; 33 intermediate; 15 beginner. 146 trails, 25 acres of terrain park. Summit: 12,998 ft. Base: 9,600 ft. Vertical: 3,398 ft. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed 6-persons; 7 high-speed quads; 1 triple; 6 doubles; 4 surfaces; 8 carpets.
Lift tickets: (early season) Adult full day $45; child 5-12 $29; senior 65+ $35.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 90 miles from Denver via I-70 west to Exit 203. Continue south on Colorado 9 to Breckenridge.
Buttermilk Mountain
Season: Dec. 10-April 2
Information: 970-925-1220; aspensnowmass.com
Terrain: 435 acres. 26 advanced; 39 intermediate; 35 beginner. 44 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 9,900 ft. Base: 7,870 ft. Vertical: 2,030 ft. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 2 handle tows, 2 ski/snowboard school lifts.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $78; youth 13-17 $71; child 7-12 $49; senior 65-69 $71.
Hours: 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Copper Mountain
Season: Nov. 4-April 22
Information: 866-841-2481; coppercolorado.com.
Terrain: 2,433 acres. 18 percent expert; 36 advanced; 25 intermediate; 21 beginner. 125 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 12,313 ft. Base: 9,712 ft. Vertical: 2,601 ft. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed 6-person; 4 high-speed quads; 5 triples; 5 doubles; 2 surfaces; 4 conveyors, 1 tubing zone lift.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $72; child 6-13 $34; senior 65-69 $58; senior 70+ free.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
Located: 75 miles from Denver via I-70 west at Exit 195.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 19-April 9
Information: 877-326-1471; skicb.com.
Terrain: 1,125 acres. 20 percent advanced; 57 intermediate; 23 beginner. 121 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 12,162 ft. Base: 9,375 ft. Vertical: 2,775 ft. Longest run: 2.6 miles.
Lifts: 3 high-speed quads; 2 fixed-grip quads; 3 triples; 3 doubles; 2 surfaces; 2 carpets.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $69; youth 13-17 $52; child 7-12 $35; child 6-13 $34; senior 65+ $51.75.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 230 miles from Denver via U.S. 285, U.S. 50 and Colorado 135.
Durango Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 24-April 8
Information: 970-247-9000; durango mountainresort.com.
Terrain: 1,200 acres. 26 percent expert/advanced; 51 intermediate; 23 beginner. 85 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 10,822 ft. Base: 8,793 ft. Vertical: 2,029 ft. Longest run: 2 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed 6-person; 1 high-speed quad; 4 triples; 3 doubles; 1 surface; 1 carpet.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $56; student 13-18 $41; child 6-12 $29; senior 62-69 $41; senior 70+ $15.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 330 miles from Denver via I-25 south to U.S. 550 north.
Echo Mountain Snowboard & Ski Park
Season: TBD-June 1
Information: 720-226-0636; echomtnpark.com
Terrain: 30 acres. 35 percent expert/advanced; 65 intermediate/beginner. 5 terrain parks. Summit: 10,600 ft. Base: 10,000 ft. Vertical: 600 ft.
Lifts: 1 fixed-grip triple; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: $30-$35.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Located: 35 miles from Denver via I-70. Get off at Evergreen Parkway (Colorado 74), then turn right onto Squaw Pass Road (Colorado 103) and go 11 miles.
Eldora Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 19-mid-April
General phone: 303-440-8700; eldora.com.
Terrain: 680 acres. 30 percent advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 53 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 10,800 ft. Base: 9,200 ft. Vertical: 1,600 ft. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 2 quads; 2 triples; 4 doubles; 1 poma; 2 rope tows; 1 conveyor.
Lift tickets: (’04-05 prices; new season not announced yet) Adult full day $51; child/junior 6-15 $31; senior 65+ $31.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Located: 45 miles from Denver via I-25 north to U.S. 36 west. Head into Boulder, then take Canyon Boulevard west (Colorado 119). Follow 119 to Nederland. Turn left at the roundabout. Continue south on 119 for 1 mile. Turn right on County Road 130 and follow signs to Eldora.
Howelsen Hill Ski Area
Season: Dec. 3-March 26
Information: 970-879-8499; ci.steam boat.co.us
Terrain: 680 acres. Level breakdown unavailable. 15 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 7,136 ft. Base: 6,696 ft. Vertical: 440 ft. Longest run: 1 mile.
Lifts: 1 double; 1 poma; 1 tow.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $15; youth 7-18 $10; child 6 and under $5; senior 60+ $10. Nooner (Mon.-Fri. noon-2 p.m.) or night ticket: $5. Terrain park (no lift access) $5.
Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Monday; noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday-Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Located: 157 miles from Denver via I-70 west to Silverthorne (Exit 205). Then take Colorado 9 north 37 miles to Kremmling, then go west on U.S. 40 to Steamboat Springs (53 miles).
Keystone Resort
Season: Nov. 11-April 2
Information: 970-496-4FUN; keystone.snow.com
Terrain: 2,870 acres. 49 percent expert/
advanced; 32 percent intermediate; 19 percent beginner. 117 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 12,408 ft. Base: 9,280 ft. Vertical: 3,128 ft. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 gondolas; 5 high-speed quads; 1 high-speed 6-person; 1 quad; 1 triples; 4 doubles; 1 surface; 4 carpets.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $75; child 5-12 $39; senior 65+ $65; senior 65+ $59. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (9 p.m. for night skiing during Thanksgiving weekend; Fridays and Saturdays through December; nightly over the holidays; and Wednesday through Saturday Jan. 4-April 2)
Located: 70 miles from Denver via I-70 west to Silverthorne (Exit 205). At the end of the exit ramp turn left (east) at the stoplight onto U.S. 6. Go 6.2 miles into Keystone Resort.
Loveland Ski Area
Season: Oct. 14-early May
Information: 303-571-5580; skiloveland.com
Terrain: 1,365 acres. 46 percent expert/advanced; 41 percent intermediate; 13 percent beginner. 92 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 13,010 ft. Base: 10,600 ft. Vertical: 2,410 ft. Longest run: 2 miles.
Lifts: 3 quads; 2 triples; 4 doubles; 1 surface; 1 tow.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $50; child 6-14 $22; senior 65+ $65; senior 60-69 $39.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Located: 53 miles from Denver via I-70 west at Exit 216.
Monarch Mountain
Season: Nov. 23-April 9
Information: 888-996-7669; skimonarch.com.
Terrain: 800 acres. 31 percent expert; 27 percent advanced; 28 percent intermediate; 14 percent beginner. 54 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 11,961 ft. Base: 10,790 ft. Vertical: 1,170 ft. Longest run: 1 mile.
Lifts: 1 quad; 1 double.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $49; teen 13-15 $31; junior 7-12 $19; senior 62-69 $26.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 157 miles from Denver via U.S. 285 and U.S. 50.
Powderhorn Resort
Season: Early December-late March
Information: 970-268-5700; powderhorn.com.
Terrain: 600 acres. 15 percent expert; 15 percent advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 36 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 9,850 ft. Base: 8,200 ft. Vertical: 1,650 ft. Longest run: 2.2 miles.
Lifts: 1 quad; 2 doubles.
Lift tickets: (regular season weekend) Adult full day $45; young adult 19-25 $38; student 7-18 $35; child under 6 $10; senior 55-69 $35; 70+ $10.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 250 miles from Denver via I-70 west to Exit 49 south on Colorado 65. Go 20 miles on 65 and look for Powderhorn on your right.
Silverton Mountain
Season: Dec. 15-mid-May
Information: 970-387-5706; silvertonmountain.com.
Terrain: 1,600 acres. 100 percent expert/advanced. 69 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 12,300 ft. Base: 10,400 ft. Vertical: 1,900 ft. Longest run: 1 mile.
Lifts: 1 double.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $99-119.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday by reservation only.
Located: 359 miles from Denver via I-70 to U.S. 50, to U.S. 550. Drive through the town of Silverton and turn left onto Colorado 110A for 7 miles.
Ski Cooper
Season: Nov. 25-April 2
Information: 719-486-3684; skicooper.com.
Terrain: 400 acres. 30 percent expert/advanced; 40 percent intermediate; 30 percent beginner. 26 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 11,700 ft. Base: 10,500 ft. Vertical: 1,200 ft. Longest run: 1.4 miles.
Lifts: 1 triple; 1 double; 2 surface.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $36; child 6-14 $18; senior 60-69 $25; 70+ $10.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Located: 130 miles from Denver via I-70 and U.S. 24.
Snowmass
Season: Nov. 24-April 16
Information: 970-925-1220;
aspensnowmass.com
Terrain: 3,128 acres. 32 expert; 12 advanced; 50 intermediate; 6 beginner. 88 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 12,510 ft. Base: 8,104 ft. Vertical: 4,406 ft. Longest run: 5.3 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed 6-person; 1 gondola; 6 high-speed quads; 1 triple; 6 doubles; 3 carpets; 2 ski/snowboard school lifts; 2 platter pulls.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $78; youth 13-17 $71; child 7-12 $49; senior 65-69 $71.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
SolVista Basin
Season: Dec. 14-April 2
Information: 800-754-7458; solvista.com.
Terrain: 406 acres. 20 percent expert/advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 30 percent beginner. 33 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 9,202 ft. Base: 8,202 ft. Vertical: 1,000 ft. Longest run: 1.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed quad; 1 quad; 1 triple; 1 double; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $44; junior 6-12 $21; senior 61-69 $29; 70+ $10.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Located: 78 miles from Denver via I-70 to U.S. 40, Exit 232. Continue on US. 40 over Berthoud Pass, 15 miles north of Winter Park.
Steamboat Springs
Season: Nov. 23-April 9
Information: 970-879-6111; steamboat.com.
Terrain: 2,939 acres. 31 percent expert/advanced; 56 percent intermediate; 13 percent beginner. 142 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 10,568 ft. Base: 6,900 ft. Vertical: 3,668 ft. Longest run: 3.1 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 4 high-speed quads; 1 quad; 7 triples; 6 doubles; 1 surface; 1 tow; 2 carpets.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $74; teen 13-17 $56; child 6-12 $47; senior 65-69 $56; senior 70+ $28.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 157 miles from Denver via I-70 west to Silverthorne (Exit 205). Then take Colorado 9 north 37 miles to Kremmling, then go west 53 miles on U.S. 40 to Steamboat Springs.
Sunlight Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 26-April 4
Information: 970-945-7491; sunlightmtn.com.
Terrain: 470 acres. 5 percent expert; 20 percent advanced; 55 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 67 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 9,895 ft. Base: 7,885 ft. Vertical: 2,010 ft. Longest run: 2.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 triple; 2 doubles; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: (regular season weekend) Adult full day $36; child 12 and under $25; senior 60-69 $25.
Hours: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. daily.
Located: 160 miles from Denver via I-70 to Colorado 82 south and County Road 117 to Glenwood Springs.
Telluride Ski Resort
Season: Nov. 23-April 2
Information: 970-728-6900;
tellurideskiresort.com.
Terrain: 1,700 acres. 38 percent expert/advanced; 38 percent intermediate; 24 percent beginner. 84 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 12,255 ft. Base: 8,725 ft. Vertical: 3,530 ft. Longest run: 4.6 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed gondolas; 7 high-speed quads; 2 triples, 2 doubles, 2 surfaces; 1 carpet.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $76; child 6-12 $45.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 330 miles from Denver via I-70 to Grand Junction and go south on U.S. 50 to Montrose. Continue south on 550 to Ridgway then turn right onto Colorado 62. Follow this to Colorado 145 and turn left. Follow the signs into Telluride.
Vail
Season: Nov. 18-April 23
Information: 970-476-5601; vail.com.
Terrain: 5,289 acres. 53 percent expert/advanced; 29 percent intermediate; 18 percent beginner. 193 trails, 4 terrain parks. Summit: 11,570 ft. Base: 8,120 ft. Vertical: 3,450 ft. Longest run: 4 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 14 high-speed quads; 1 quad; 3 triples; 5 doubles; 5 surfaces; 5 carpets.
Lift tickets: (early season) Adult full day $59; child 5-12 $39; senior 65+ $49.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 100 miles west of Denver via I-70.
Winter Park Resort
Season: Nov. 16-April 16
Information: 970-726-5514;
winterparkresort.com.
Terrain: 2,762 acres. 57 percent expert; 13 percent advanced; 21 percent intermediate; 9 percent beginner. 134 trails, 2 terrain parks. Mary Jane Stats: Summit: 12,060 ft. Base: 9,450 ft. Vertical: 2,610 ft. Winter Park Stats: Summit: 10,700 ft. Base: 9,000 ft. Vertical: 1,700 ft. Longest run: 5.1 miles (Parsenn Bowl).
Lifts: 8 high-speed quads; 3 triples; 7 doubles; 5 carpets; 1 rope tow.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $72; child 6-13 $36; senior 65-69 $58.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 67 miles from Denver via I-70 to Exit 232, then take U.S. 40.
Wolf Creek
Season: Nov. 4-April 3
Information: 970-264-5639; wolfcreekski.com.
Terrain: 1,600 acres. 20 percent expert; 25 percent advanced; 35 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 77 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,904 ft. Base: 10,300 ft. Vertical: 1,604 ft. Longest run: 2 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed poma; 1 quad; 2 triples; 2 doubles; 1 carpet.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $45; child under 12 $25; child under 5 $5; senior over 65 $25; senior 80+ free.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 246 miles from Denver via U.S. 285 and U.S. 160.
– Compiled by Kyle Wagner
