Arapahoe Basin and Other Colorado Ski Resorts Kick Off 2013-14 Season (WITH VIDEO)

Video by Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA)

Arapahoe Basin opened its chair lift to skiers and snowboarders, and will offer pass deals and new improvements at Colorado resorts. Skiers and riders got the opportunity to access the Black Mountain Express lift and enjoyed skiing on intermediate run High Noon.

The race to host Opening Day is one of the highlights of the ski season, a title held by Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin or Loveland. Both resorts are located atop the Continental Divide. This also allows them to stay open long into the spring.

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Below is a current list of scheduled opening dates for Colorado Ski Country USA member resorts*.
 
Listed by Resort Name:
Arapahoe Basin:                                    October 13, 2013 – Early June 2014
Aspen Highlands:                                   December 14, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Aspen Mountain:                                   November 28, 2013 – April 20, 2014
Buttermilk:                                           December 14, 2013 – April 6, 2014
Copper Mountain:                                  November 1, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Crested Butte:                                      November 27, 2013 – April 6, 2014
Eldora:                                                November 22, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Howelsen Hill:                                       November 30, 2013 – March 16, 2014
Loveland:                                             Mid October 2013 – Early May 2014
Monarch Mountain:                                Mid November 2013 – April 13, 2014
Powderhorn:                                         December 12, 2013 – March 30, 2014
Purgatory:                                            November 29, 2013 – March 30, 2014
Silverton:                                             December 21, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Ski Cooper:                                           December 14, 2013 – April 6, 2014
Ski Granby Ranch:                                  December 11, 2013 – April 6, 2014
Snowmass:                                           November 28, 2013 – April 20, 2014
Steamboat:                                           November 27, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Sunlight:                                              December 6, 2013 – March 30, 2014
Telluride:                                              November 28, 2013 – April 6, 2014
Winter Park:                                         November 13, 2013 – April 20, 2014
Wolf Creek:                                          November 8, 2013 – April 6, 2014
 
Listed By Open Date:
October 13:                                          Arapahoe Basin
Mid October                                          Loveland
November 1:                                         Copper Mountain
November 8:                                         Wolf Creek
November 13:                                       Winter Park
November 22:                                       Eldora
November 27:                                       Crested Butte, Steamboat
November 28:                                       Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Telluride
November 29:                                       Purgatory
November 30:                                       Howelsen Hill
December 6:                                         Sunlight
December 11:                                       Ski Granby Ranch
December 12:                                       Powderhorn
December 14:                                       Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, Ski Cooper
December 21:                                       Silverton
 

*Dates are subject to change.

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