Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Season: Oct. 13-June
Information: 888-ARAPAHOE; arapahoe basin.com
Terrain: 490 acres. 20 percent expert; 20 percent advanced; 45 percent intermediate; 15 beginner. 69 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 13,050 feet. Base: 10,780 feet. Vertical: 2,257 feet. Longest run: 1.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 triples; 3 doubles; 1 conveyor.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $51; youth 15-19 $41; child 6-14 $22; senior 60-69 $41; senior 70+ $10. Get a free child lift ticket with a full-price adult lift ticket.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 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. 9-April 1
Information: 800-525-6200; aspensnowmass.com
Terrain: 970 acres. 36 percent expert; 16 percent advanced; 30 percent intermediate; 18 beginner. 131 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,675 feet. Base: 8,040 feet. Vertical: 3,635 feet. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 3 high-speed quads, 2 triples.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $82; youth 13-17 $74; child 7-12 $52; senior 65-69 $74.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Aspen Mountain
Season: Nov. 23-April 15
Information: 800-525-6200; aspensnow mass.com
Terrain: 673 acres. 26 percent expert; 26 percent advanced; 48 percent intermediate; no beginner. 76 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,212 feet. Base: 7,945 feet. Vertical: 3,267 feet. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 1 high-speed quad; 1 high-
speed double, 2 quads; 3 doubles.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $82; youth 13-17 $74; child 7-12 $52; senior $74.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Beaver Creek
Season: Nov. 22-April 15
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 feet. Base: 8,100 feet. Vertical: 3,340 feet. Longest run: 2.75 miles.
Lifts: 9 high-speed quads; 3 triples; 3 doubles, 1 surface.
Lift tickets: Beaver Creek will not reveal one-day window pricing. 3 of 5 day adult ticket $204; child age 5-12 $138; senior 65+ $177.
Hours: 9 a.m.-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. 10-late April
Information: 800-404-3535; breckenridge.com
Terrain: 2,208 acres. 32 percent expert; 20 percent advanced; 33 percent intermediate; 15 percent beginner. 146 trails, 25 acres of terrain park. Summit: 12,998 feet. Base: 9,600 feet. Vertical: 3,398 feet. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed 6-persons; 7 high-speed quads; 1 triple; 6 doubles; 5 surfaces; 7 carpets.
Lift tickets: (early season) Adult full day $75; child 5-12 $39; senior 65+ $65.
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. 9-April 1
Information: 970-925-1220; aspensnowmass.com
Terrain: 435 acres. 26 percent advanced; 39 percent intermediate; 35 percent beginner. 44 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 9,900 feet. Base: 7,870 feet. Vertical: 2,030 feet. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 2 handle tows, 2 ski/snowboard school lifts.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $82; youth 13-
17 $74; child 7-12 $52; senior 65-69 $74.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Copper Mountain
Season: Nov. 3-April 15
Information: 866-841-2481; coppercolorado.com.
Terrain: 2,433 acres. 18 percent expert; 36 percent advanced; 25 percent intermediate; 21 percent beginner. 125 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 12,313 feet. Base: 9,712 feet. Vertical: 2,601 feet. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed 6-person; 4 high-speed quads; 5 triples; 5 doubles; 4 surfaces; 3 feet. carpets, 1 tubing zone lift.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $79; child 6-13 $64; senior 65-69 $39; senior 70+ free.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily
Located: 75 miles from Denver via I-70 west at Exit 195.
Crested Butte
Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 18-April 8
Information: 877-326-1471; skicb.com.
Terrain: 1,125 acres. 20 percent advanced; 57 percent intermediate; 23 percent beginner. 121 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 12,162 feet. Base: 9,375 feet. Vertical: 2,775 feet. Longest run: 2.6 miles.
Lifts: 3 high-speed quads; 2 fixed-grip quads; 3 triples; 3 doubles; 2 surfaces; 2 feet. carpets.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $74; youth 13-17 $56; child 7-12 $37; senior 65+ $55.50.
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. 23-April 1
Information: 970-247-9000; durangomountainresort.com.
Terrain: 1,200 acres. 26 percent expert/ advanced; 51 percent intermediate; 23 percent beginner. 85 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 10,822 feet. Base: 8,793 feet. Vertical: 2,029 feet. 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 $59; student 13-18 $43; child 6-12 $31; senior 62-69 $43; 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: To be determined
Information: 720-226-0636; echomtnpark.com
Terrain: 240 acres. 35 percent expert/ advanced; 65 percent intermediate/beginner. 5 terrain parks in 1. Summit: 10,050 feet. Base: 9,450 feet. Vertical: 600 feet.
Lifts: 1 fixed-grip triple; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: $35 weekends, $25 weekday, $20 night (after 4 p.m.).
Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-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. 17-April 16
Information: 303-440-8700; eldora.com.
Terrain: 680 acres. 30 percent advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 53 trails, 4 terrain parks. Summit: 10,800 feet. Base: 9,200 feet. Vertical: 1,600 feet. Longest run: 3 miles.
Lifts: 2 quads; 2 triples; 4 doubles; 1 poma; 2 rope tows; 1 conveyor.
Lift tickets: (2005-06 prices; new season not announced yet) Adult full day $53; child/junior 6-15 $33; senior 65+ $35
(early-season rates are $39 adults, $19 child/juniors and $29 seniors).
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 (Colorado 119) west. 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: Nov. 2-March 25
Information: 970-879-8499; ci.steamboat.co.us
Terrain: 680 acres. Level breakdown unavailable. 15 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 7,136 feet. Base: 6,696 feet. Vertical: 440 feet. 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 (Monday-Friday noon-2 p.m.) or night ticket: $5. Terrain park (no lift access) $5. One-way ticket $2.
Hours: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 5-8 p.m. for nights; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 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. 10-April 15
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 feet. Base: 9,280 feet. Vertical: 3,128 feet. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 2 gondolas; 5 high-speed quads; 1 high-speed 6-person; 1 quad; 1 triple; 4 doubles; 2 surfaces; 5 carpets.
Lift tickets: Keystone will not release one-day window pricing. 3 of 5 day ticket adult $144; child 5-12 $87; senior 65+ $114.
Hours: 9 a.m.-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, subject to change)
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 feet. Base: 10,600 feet. Vertical: 2,410 feet. Longest run: 2 miles.
Lifts: 3 quads; 2 triples; 4 doubles; 1 surface; 1 tow.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $52; child 6-14 $23; senior 70+ $49 (season pass); senior 60-69 $39 (early-season, until Dec. 16, adult $38, child $18).
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. 22-April 8
Information: 888-996-7669; skimonarch.com.
Terrain: 800 acres. 31 percent expert; 27 percent advanced; 28 percent intermediate; 14 percent beginner. 54 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 11,961 feet. Base: 10,790 feet. Vertical: 1,170 feet. Longest run: 1 mile.
Lifts: 1 quad; 4 doubles, 1 surface.
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: Dec. 7-April 1
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 feet. Base: 8,200 feet. Vertical: 1,650 feet. Longest run: 2.2 miles.
Lifts: 1 quad; 2 doubles.
Lift tickets (regular season weekend): Adult full day $48; young adult 19-25 $41; student 7-18 $38; child under 10 $12; senior 60-69 $38; 70+ $20.
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: Nov. 23-May 3
Information: 970-387-5706; silvertonmountain.com.
Terrain: 1,600 acres. 50 percent expert, 50 percent advanced. 69 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 12,300 feet. Base: 10,400 feet. Vertical: 1,900 feet. Longest run: 1 mile.
Lifts: 1 double.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $99-119.
Hours: Hours of operation vary; call resort as this is a guide-only area.
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. 23-April 1
Information: 719-486-3684; skicooper.com.
Terrain: 400 acres. 30 percent expert/advanced; 40 percent intermediate; 30 percent beginner. 26 trails, no terrain park. Summit: 11,700 feet. Base: 10,500 feet. Vertical: 1,200 feet. 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.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 130 miles from Denver via I-70 and U.S. 24.
Snowmass
Season: Nov. 23-April 15
Information: 970-925-1220; aspensnow mass.com
Terrain: 3,128 acres. 32 percent expert; 12 percent advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 6 percent beginner. 88 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 12,510 feet. Base: 8,104 feet. Vertical: 4,406 feet. Longest run: 5.3 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed 6-person; 2 gondolas; 6 high-speed quads; 1 triple; 6 doubles; 3 carpets; 2 ski/snowboard school lifts; 2 platter pulls.
Lift tickets: Adult full day $82; youth 13-17 $74; child 7-12 $52; senior 65-69 $74.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch
Season: Dec. 13-April 1
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 feet. Base: 8,202 feet. Vertical: 1,000 feet. 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.-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. 22-April 14
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 feet. Base: 6,900 feet. Vertical: 3,668 feet. 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 $60-76; teen 13-17 $45-57; child 6-12 $34-48; senior 65-69 $45-57; 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: Dec. 1-April
Information: 970-945-7491; sunlightmtn.com.
Terrain: 470 acres. 5 percent expert; 20 percent advanced; 55 percent intermediate; 20 percent beginner. 67 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 9,895 feet. Base: 7,885 feet. Vertical: 2,010 feet. Longest run: 2.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 triple; 2 doubles; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: (regular season weekend) Adult full day $39; child 12 and under $29; senior 60-69 $29.
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
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 feet. Base: 8,725 feet. Vertical: 3,530 feet. Longest run: 4.6 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed gondolas; 7 high-speed quads; 2 triples, 2 doubles, 1 platter; 1 carpet.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $76; child 6-12 $45 (early season until Dec. 16 $58 adult).
Hours: 8:45 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. 17-April 15
Information: 970-476-5601; |vail.com.
Terrain: 5,289 acres. 40 percent expert/advanced; 32 percent intermediate; 28 percent beginner. 193 trails, 4 terrain parks. Summit: 11,570 feet. Base: 8,120 feet. Vertical: 3,450 feet. Longest run: 4 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 14 high-speed quads; 7 fixed-grip quads; 3 triples; 4 doubles; 10 surfaces.
Lift tickets: Vail will not reveal one-day window pricing. 3 of 5 day ticket adult $180; child age 5-12 $117; senior 65+ $150.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 100 miles west of Denver via I-70.
Winter Park Resort
Season: Nov. 15-April 15
Information: 970-726-5514; winterparkresort.com.
Terrain: 3,060 acres. 3 percent expert; 53 percent advanced; 36 percent intermediate; 8 percent beginner. 143 trails, 5 terrain parks. Mary Jane stats: Summit: 12,060 feet. Base: 9,450 feet. Vertical: 2,610 feet. Winter Park stats: Summit: 10,700 feet. Base: 9,000 feet. Vertical: 1,700 feet. Longest run: 5.1 miles (Parsenn Bowl).
Lifts:1 high-speed six-person, 7 high-speed quads; 4 triples; 7 doubles; 3 surface, 2 platters and 1 rope tow.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $79; child 6-13 $39; senior 65-69 $64.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends, holidays.
Located: 67 miles from Denver via I-70 to Exit 232, then take U.S. 40.
Wolf Creek
Season: Nov. 3-April
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 feet. Base: 10,300 feet. Vertical: 1,604 feet. Longest run: 2 miles.
Lifts: 1 high-speed poma; 2 quad; 2 triples; 1 double; 1 carpet.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $46; 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
