Of course it depends on the snow, but these are the projected opening dates of our favorite ski/snowboard resorts in the USA and Canada. I’m ready to get on a chairlift again – are you?
In alphabetical order by state, followed by Canada, by province.
If you are thinking about a season pass – multi-resort or for a specific area, buy it now, before prices go up again.
All the different Epic Pass prices increase on Labor Day, and so do pre-season deals for passes and accommodations for specific resorts.
Ikon Pass and Mountain Collective prices are due to go up also.
Projected Opening Dates in USA
Alaska
- Alyeska Resort: TBD (usually late-November)
California
- Big Bear: TBD
- Heavenly Resort: November 22, 2024
- Kirkwood Mountain: December 6, 2024
- Mammoth Mountain: November 15, 2024
- Northstar Resort: November 22, 2024
- Palisades Tahoe: November 27, 2024
Colorado
- Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: TBD (ASAP)
- Aspen Buttermilk : December 14, 2024
- Aspen Highlands: December 14, 2024
- Aspen Mountain: November 28, 2024
- Aspen Snowmass: November 28, 2024
- Beaver Creek: November 27, 2024
- Breckenridge: November 8, 2024
- Copper Mountain: TBD
- Crested Butte: November 27, 2024
- Keystone Resort: TBD (ASAP)
- Loveland Ski Area: TBD
- Purgatory Resort: November 17, 2024
- Steamboat: November 23, 2024
- Telluride: TBD
- Vail Projected: November 15, 2024
- Winter Park Projected: TBD
- Wolf Creek Mountain Resort: TBD
Idaho
- Brundage: December 20, 2024
- Schweitzer: November 22, 2024
- Sun Valley: TBD
- Tamarack: TBD
Maine
- Saddleback: TBD
- Sugarloaf: TBD
- Sunday River: TBD
Montana
- Big Sky: November 27, 2024
- Red Lodge: Typically the day after Thanksgiving
- Whitefish Mountain: December 5, 2024
New Hampshire
- Cannon Mountain: TBD
- Loon Mountain: TBD
- Wildcat Mountain: TBD
Oregon
- Mt. Bachelor: November 29, 2024
- Mt. Hood Meadows: November 29, 2024
- Timberline Lodge: TBD
Washington
- Crystal Mountain: TBD
- Mt. Baker: TBD
- Stevens Pass: TBD
- Summit at Snoqualmie: TBD
Wyoming
- Grand Taghee: November 22, 2024
- Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: November 29, 2024
Projected Opening Dates in Canada
Alberta
- Banff Sunshine Village: November 8th,
- 2024
- Lake Louise: November 8th, 2024
- Mount Norquay: November 1, 2024
British Columbia
- Big White Ski Resort: November 28, 2024
- Fernie Alpine Resort: TBD (usually early-December)
- Kicking Horse Mountain Resort: TBD
- Revelstoke Mountain Resort: November 30, 2024
- Whistler Blackcomb: November 22, 2024
Thanks to our friends at Powder Magazine, Colorado Ski Country for assembling this list.
We will update the TBD dates as we receive information directly from resorts, or from their associations such as Ski Utah, Ski Vermont, Ski Maine and I Love NY.
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