Aspen Mountain and Vail Mountain will both open this week.
Aspen announced Tuesday afternoon will open Saturday, earlier than planned, thanks to heavy snowfall and cold temperatures in recent days. Shortly afterward, Vail Mountain announced that it would open on Friday, with access out of both Vail Village and Lionshead.
“A recent storm brought over 21 inches to Aspen Mountain which has allowed for favorable conditions to open the mountain early,” Aspen said.
“We know that we’ll be opening both base areas, but we’re going to give our snowmakers, groomers and patrollers one more night to confirm exactly what we’ll be able to open on Friday morning for Vail’s opening day,” said Chris Jarnot, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Vail Mountain. “Stay tuned for an update tomorrow.”
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