The past few years, snowfall has been fairly inconsistent and hard to predict, making opening
dates of some ski resorts fairly skewed to their previous opening day averages. However, now that the snow has begun to fall, opening dates for most North American ski resorts have become fairly concrete. Below is a list of the opening dates for resorts in Colorado, one of the world's absolute best locations for snow sports. There are multiple, high-end ski resorts all within a few minutes of each other, making it a ski and snowboard epicenter.
October 17, 2012 Arapahoe Basin
October 23, 2012 Loveland
November 2, 2012 Copper Mountain
November 14, 2012 Winter Park, Wolf Creek
November 16, 2012 Eldora
November 21, 2012 Steamboat, Crested Butte
November 22, 2012 Telluride, Aspen Mtn., Snowmass
November 23, 2012 Purgatory
December 1, 2012 Howelsen
December 7, 2012 Sunlight
December 8, 2012 Aspen Highlands
December 12, 2012 Ski Granby Ranch
December 13, 2012 Powderhorn
December 15, 2012 Buttermilk, Silverton
Other than Colorado, the Rocky Mountains have another snow sporting gem tucked away in their vast range. We are, of course, speaking of Lake Tahoe. The beautiful Lake Tahoe, during the winter, is literally surrounded by world famous ski resorts on all sides. Their opening dates are as follows:
December 13, 2012 Diamond Peak
Early December 2012 Mt. Rose
Thanksgiving Tahoe Donner
October 27, 2012 Donner Ski Ranch
December 2012 Bear Valley
Thanksgiving China Peakwill
Thanksgiving Dodge Ridge
Thanksgiving Soda Springs
December 2012 Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski Area
Thanksgiving Mt. Shasta Ski Resort Extended night skiing/riding hours 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
December 2012 Granlibakken Resort
Decemeber 2012 Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
December 2012 Spooner Lake Cross Country Ski Area
December 2012 Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area
Now that you have the opening dates for two of the biggest ski and snowboard hubs in North America, you can more adequately map out when are where your snow sports vacation begin and continue.
Sources: Resort Season Dates
October 23, 2012 Loveland
November 2, 2012 Copper Mountain
November 14, 2012 Winter Park, Wolf Creek
November 16, 2012 Eldora
November 21, 2012 Steamboat, Crested Butte
November 22, 2012 Telluride, Aspen Mtn., Snowmass
November 23, 2012 Purgatory
December 1, 2012 Howelsen
December 7, 2012 Sunlight
December 8, 2012 Aspen Highlands
December 12, 2012 Ski Granby Ranch
December 13, 2012 Powderhorn
December 15, 2012 Buttermilk, Silverton
Other than Colorado, the Rocky Mountains have another snow sporting gem tucked away in their vast range. We are, of course, speaking of Lake Tahoe. The beautiful Lake Tahoe, during the winter, is literally surrounded by world famous ski resorts on all sides. Their opening dates are as follows:
December 13, 2012 Diamond Peak
Early December 2012 Mt. Rose
Thanksgiving Tahoe Donner
October 27, 2012 Donner Ski Ranch
December 2012 Bear Valley
Thanksgiving China Peakwill
Thanksgiving Dodge Ridge
Thanksgiving Soda Springs
December 2012 Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski Area
Thanksgiving Mt. Shasta Ski Resort Extended night skiing/riding hours 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
December 2012 Granlibakken Resort
Decemeber 2012 Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
December 2012 Spooner Lake Cross Country Ski Area
December 2012 Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area
Now that you have the opening dates for two of the biggest ski and snowboard hubs in North America, you can more adequately map out when are where your snow sports vacation begin and continue.
Sources: Resort Season Dates
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