UPDATE: Arapahoe Basin on Friday, Oct. 17. On Twitter, Loveland on the announcement, adding the they would “be open soon, [they] promise.”
Oct. 10: Consider the heavy roar of snowmaking machines in Colorado’s high country a rallying cry for the fast-approaching ski season.
Skiers and snowboarders ride the American Eagle lift at Copper Mountain ski area in March, 2013. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, along with a handful of other Colorado ski resorts, . Ski areas now await continued cold temperatures so snow machines can bring a fresh — albeit man-made — 18-inch base to kick off their seasons.
Though no official opening dates have been announced for Loveland or A-Basin, the winner of the their annual race to open first is usually crowned by mid-October. In the weeks and months to follow, the calendar is scattered with opening days from across the state.
Here are all opening dates for the 2014-2015 Colorado ski season:
Oct. 17: Arapahoe Basin
Mid-October: Loveland
Oct. 31: Copper Mountain, Keystone
Nov. 7: Wolf Creek, Breckenridge
Nov. 12: Winter Park
Nov. 21: Eldora
Nov. 26: Vail, Crested Butte, Monarch, Beaver Creek
Nov. 27: Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Steamboat, Telluride
Nov. 28: Purgatory
Nov. 29: Howelsen Hill
Dec. 5: Sunlight
Dec. 11: Powderhorn, Ski Granby Ranch
Dec. 13: Buttermilk, Ski Cooper
Dec. 14: Aspen Highlands
Dec. 20: Silverton Mountain
Once the season begins, be sure to check in with the for up-to-date snow reports from around Colorado.
