SkiResorts
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Season: Now-June
Information: 888-ARAPAHOE; arapahoe
Terrain: 490 acres. 20 percent expert; 20 percent advanced; 45 percent intermediate; 15 beginner. 105 trails, 2 terrain parks. Summit: 13,050 feet. Base: 10,780 feet. Vertical: 2,257 feet. Longest run: 1.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 quad, 2 triples; 3 doubles; 1 conveyor.
Lift tickets: All prices until Dec. 14; after Dec. 14, TBD: Adult full day, $45; youth 15-19, $39; child, 6-14 $22; senior, 60-69 $42; 70+ $10. Get a free child lift ticket with a full-price adult ticket. Season pass: Adult, $259; youth 15-19, $169; child 6-14, $99.
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. 8-April 6
Information: 800-525-6200;
Terrain: 1,010 acres. 36 percent expert; 16 percent advanced; 30 percent intermediate; 18 beginner. 125 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: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day, $87; youth 13-17, $77; child 7-12, $55; senior 65-69, $77.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Aspen Mountain
Season: Nov. 22-April 13
Information: 800-525-6200; aspensnow
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; 1 quad; 2 doubles. Little Nell has 1 quad; Bell Mountain has 1 double.
Lift tickets: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day, $87; youth 13-17, $77; child 7-12, $55; senior 65-69, $77.
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; .
Terrain: 1,805 acres. 38 percent expert; 43 percent intermediate; 19 percent beginner. 148 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 11,440 feet. Base: 8,100 feet. Vertical: 4,040 feet. Longest run: 2.75 miles.
Lifts: 2 gondolas, 10 high-speed quads; 2 triples; 3 doubles, 1 surface.
Lift tickets: One-day window price N/A. These rates for tickets purchased online — 3 of 5 day adult ticket $213; child age 5-12, $132; 65+, $183.
Hours: 8:30 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. 9-April 20
Information: 800-404-3535; .
Terrain: 2,358 acres. 36 percent expert; 19 percent advanced; 31 percent intermediate; 14 percent beginner. 155 trails, 5 terrain parks (25 acres). Summit: 12,998 feet. Base: 9,600 feet. Vertical: 3,398 feet. Longest run: 3.5 miles.
Lifts: 1 8-person gondola; 2 high-speed 6-persons; 7 high-speed quads; 1 triple; 6 doubles; 4 surfaces; 8 carpets.
Lift tickets: One-day window price N/A. 3 of 5 day ticket good at Keystone/Breckenridge/Arapahoe Basin (one of the three days may be used at Vail or Beaver Creek), early season — adult $141; child 5-12, $93; 65+, $111.
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. 8-April 6
Information: 970-925-1220; .
Terrain: 470 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: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $87; youth 13-17, $77; child 7-12, $55; senior 65-69, $77.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Located: 220 miles from Denver via I-70 and Colorado 82.
Copper Mountain
Season: Nov. 2-April 13
Information: 866-841-2481; .
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; 2 surfaces; 4 conveyors; 1 tubing zone lift.
Lift tickets: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $79; child 6-13, $64; senior 65-69, $39; 70+, free.
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily (base lifts until 4 p.m.); Sat.-Sun. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily (base lifts until 4 p.m.)
Located: 75 miles from Denver via I-70 west at Exit 195.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Season: Nov. 17-April 13
Information: 877-326-1471; .
Terrain: 1,167 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: 4 high-speed quads; 2 fixed-grip quads; 2 triples; 3 doubles; 3 surfaces; 2 carpets.
Lift tickets : Nov. 17-24 — Adult $39; youth 13-17, $29; child 7-12, $20; 65+, $29.25. Nov. 25-Dec. 15: Everyone skis free (yes, you read that right). Mar. 30-Apr. 6 — Adult $49; youth 13-17, $37; child 7-12, $25; 65+, $36.75.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (High Lift and East River Lift close at 3:30 p.m.; North Face Lift closes at 3:00 p.m.)
Located: 230 miles from Denver via U.S. 285, U.S. 50 and Colorado 135.
Durango Mountain Resort
Season: TBD-Mar. 30
Information: 970-247-9000; .
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 $60; student 13-18, $44; child 6-12, $32; senior 62-69, $44; 70+, $20.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 330 miles from Denver via I-25 south to U.S. 550 north.
Echo Mountain
Season: To be determined
Information: 720-226-0636; .
Terrain: 288 acres. 35 percent expert/advanced; 65 percent intermediate/beginner. 5 terrain parks in 1. Summit: 10,650 feet. Base: 9,450 feet. Vertical: 600 feet.
Lifts: 1 fixed-grip triple; 1 surface.
Lift tickets: Adult $39 weekends; youth 6-14, $25; $29 night (3-9 p.m.). Season pass: $139.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday-Monday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-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. 16-mid-April
Information: 303-440-8700; .
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: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $56; child/junior 6-15, $36; 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 (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: Dec. 1-Mar. 30
Information: 970-879-8499; .
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 pony tow; 1 carpet.
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.) $5; night ticket $7.50. Terrain park (no lift access) $7.50. One-way ticket $2. Season pass: Adult $135; youth 7-18 $50; child 6-under $20; 60+ $25.
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. 9-April 13
Information: 970-496-4FUN; .
Terrain: 3,148 acres. 49 percent expert/advanced; 32 percent intermediate; 19 percent beginner. 121 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; 1 surfaces; 4 carpets.
Lift tickets: One-day window price N/A. 3 of 5 day ticket good at Keystone/Breckenridge/Arapahoe Basin (one of the three days may be used at Vail or Beaver Creek), early season — adult $141; child 5-12, $93; 65+, $111.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (lower mountain); 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (North Peak); 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (The Outback). Lifts open until 9 p.m. for night skiing Wed.-Sun. Nov. 21-25; Fri.-Sat. Nov. 30-Dec. 15; nightly Dec. 19-Jan. 6; Wed.-Sun. Jan. 9-Feb. 24; nightly Feb. 27-Mar. 30.
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: Now-early May
Information: 303-571-5580; .
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 pricing) Dec. 15-April 6, adults $54, children ages 6-14, $24; 70+ get season pass for $40.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, holidays.
Located: 53 miles from Denver via I-70 west at Exit 216.
Monarch Mountain
Season: Nov. 22-April 9
Information: 888-996-7669; .
Terrain: 800 acres. 31 percent expert; 27 percent advanced; 28 percent intermediate; 14 percent beginner. 63 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 (conveyors for Ski School).
Lift tickets (regular season Dec. 15-close): Adult $52; teen 13-15, $32; junior 7-12, $20; senior 62-69, $28.
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. 6-Mar. 30
Information: 970-268-5700; .
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): Adult full day $49; student 7-18, $39; child under 6, $10; senior 60-69, $39; 70+ $15.
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. 1-Apr. 27
Information: 970-387-5706; .
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 $119-$129 guided; $49 unguided.
Hours: Hours of operation vary; seasons go back and forth between guided and unguided. Visit website or call for schedule.
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. 22 (limited days), Dec. 14-Mar. 30
Information: 719-486-3684; .
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 $39; child 6-14 $20; senior 60-69 $28; 70+ $15.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 130 miles from Denver via I-70 and U.S. 24.
Snowmass
Season: Nov. 22-April 13
Information: 970-925-1220; aspensnow .
Terrain: 3,132 acres. 32 percent expert; 12 percent advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 6 percent beginner. 91 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 12,510 feet. Base: 8,104 feet. Vertical: 4,406 feet. Longest run: 5.3 miles.
Lifts: 1 8-person gondola; 1 high-speed 6-person; 1 6-person gondola; 6 high-speed quads; 2 quads; 3 doubles; 5 carpets; 2 ski/snowboard school lifts. Secondaries: 1 double (Sheer Bliss); 2 platter pulls (Cirque and Scooper).
Lift tickets: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $87; youth 13-17 $77; child 7-12 $55; senior 65-69 $77.
Hours: The Sky Cab opens at 8 a.m.; the Cirque lift opens at 10 a.m.; the Village Express and Big Burn lifts open at 8:30 a.m.; all other lifts open at 9 a.m. All close at 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; .
Terrain: 406 acres. 20 percent expert/advanced; 50 percent intermediate; 30 percent beginner. 37 trails, 2 terrain parks. 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: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $46; junior 6-12 $21; senior 61-69 $31; 70+ free.
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: Dec. 19-March 30
Information: 970-879-6111; .
Terrain: 2,965 acres. 44 percent expert/advanced; 42 percent intermediate; 14 percent beginner. 165 trails, 1 terrain park. Summit: 10,568 feet. Base: 6,900 feet. Vertical: 3,668 feet. Longest run: 3.1 miles.
Lifts: 1 gondola; 1 6-person express; 4 high-speed quads; 1 quad; 7 triples; 6 doubles; 1 surface; 1 tow; 2 carpets.
Lift tickets: One-day window price N/A. 3 out of 4 days regular season per day — adult $85; teen 13-17 $65; child 6-12 $52; senior 65-69 $65; 70+, $33.
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. 30-April 6
Information: 970-945-7491; .
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: (last season’s pricing) Adult full day $45; child 12 and under, $35; senior 60-69, $35.
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. 22-April 6
Information: 970-728-6900; .
Terrain: 1,700 acres. 38 percent expert/advanced; 38 percent intermediate; 24 percent beginner. 92 trails, 3 terrain parks. Summit: 12,255 feet. Base: 8,750 feet. Vertical: 3,530 feet. Longest run: 4.6 miles.
Lifts: 2 high-speed gondolas; 7 high-speed quads; 2 triples, 2 doubles, 2 surface; 2 carpets.
Lift tickets: (regular season) Adult full day $85; child 6-12, $52; 65+, $69.
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 U.S. 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. 16-April 13
Information: 970-476-5601; .
Terrain: 5,289 acres. 53 percent expert/advanced; 29 percent intermediate; 18 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; 16 high-speed quads; 1 fixed-grip quad; 2 triples; 3 doubles; 3 surfaces, 6 carpets.
Lift tickets: One-day window price N/A. These rates for tickets purchased online — 3 of 5 day adult ticket $213; child age 5-12, $132; 65+, $183.
Hours: Nov. 16-Dec. 13 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily; Dec. 14-Feb. 1 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily; Feb. 2-Apr. 13 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Located: 100 miles west of Denver via I-70.
Winter Park Resort
Season: Nov. 14 – April 13, 2008
Information: 970-726-5514; .
Terrain: 3,078 acres. 3 percent expert/advanced; 53 percent advanced; 17 percent intermediate; 8 percent beginner. 142 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: 2 high-speed 6-persons; 7 high-speed quads; 4 triples; 6 doubles; 3 surfaces; 5 carpets; 2 t-bar/platters; 1 rope tow.
Lift tickets (regular season): Adult full day $81; child 6-13, $39; senior 65-69, $66. 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: Early Nov.-early Apr.
Information: 970-264-5639; .
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 $48; child under 12, $26; child under 5, $5; senior over 65, $26; 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
