A pair of snowboarders make their way up and past the line at the Black Mountain Express lift for opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
Skiers take the chair lift to the top as they take advantage of the last of the snow during the last day of skiing for the 2016-2017 ski season at Loveland Ski Area on May 7, 2017 at Loveland Ski Area near Dillon, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)- Skiers take the chair lift to the top as they take advantage of the last of the snow during the last day of skiing for the 2016-2017 ski season at Loveland Ski Area on May 7, 2017 at Loveland Ski Area near Dillon, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
- Skiers wait in the lift line to take advantage of the last of the snow during the last day of skiing for the 2016-2017 ski season at Loveland Ski Area on May 7, 2017 at Loveland Ski Area near Dillon, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
- Skiers, many of whom dressed up in costumes, head toward the lift line to take advantage of the last of the snow during the last day of skiing for the 2016-2017 ski season at Loveland Ski Area on May 7, 2017, at Loveland Ski Area. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
- A snowboarder gets some air on a jump during a run on opening day at the Loveland Ski area October 29, 2015. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A skier heads down the stairs to the lift for opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A snowboarder rides across a stripes of sunshine on the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Even Pooh Bear was getting in on the action on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Skiers and snowboarders head down for their first run on the High Noon run past a long line of skiers and snowboarders waiting to get on the Black Mountain Express on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A snowboarder gets a little air coming down the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Skiers and snowboarders cruise down the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A skier navigates an upper parking lot heading to opening day at the Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- From left to right, Nate Dogggg, Tom Miller, Justin Smith and Mark Nenninger celebrate being the first on the lift for Arapahoe Basin's opening day October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A snowboarder gets airborne on the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- From left to right, Nate Dogggg, Tom Miller, Justin Smith and Mark Nenninger celebrate being the first on the lift for Arapahoe Basin's opening day October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A skier cruises down the High Noon run with ease on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Lift tickets get scanned for opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A skier tests out her skills coming down the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A large crowd in line for the Black Mountain Express lift on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A skier sprays snow making turns on the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Folks take a break from snow riding on the balcony of the 6th Alley Bar and Grill on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A snowboarder puts on the brakes and spays a bit of snow coming down the High Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Oskar the puppy waits for his owner in front of The Legend's Cafe on opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area on Oct. 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Both natural and man-made snow grace the Arapahoe Basin ski area on opening day October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
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A pair of snowboarders make their way up and past the line at the Black Mountain Express lift for opening day at Arapahoe Basin ski area October 13, 2017. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
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By John Meyer | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
With two Colorado ski areas , here is a list of projected opening dates for other mountains around the state as of Oct. 25. Bear in mind that these dates could move forward or back depending on weather and snowfall. (Sources: and )
Arapahoe Basin:
Loveland Basin:
Copper Mountain:
Keystone:
Breckenridge:
Winter Park:
Eldora: Open
Vail: Open
Purgatory: Open
Echo Mountain: Open
Monarch: Open
Steamboat: Open
Beaver Creek: Open
Wolf Creek: Open
Aspen Mountain: Open
Crested Butte: Open
Snowmass: Open
Telluride: Dec. 7
Howelsen Hill: Open
Sunlight: TBD
Aspen Highlands: Dec. 9
Buttermilk: Dec. 9
Ski Cooper: Dec. 9
Hesperus: Dec. 15
Silverton Mountain Dec. 28
