When are closing dates for Colorado ski areas in 2025?
Spring skiing and riding are in full bloom around Colorado’s high country, but the season also is winding down, unfortunately.
March delivered approximately average snowfall to Colorado’s ski areas and resorts. Through 24 days in March, the state’s snowpack went from 88% of median average on March 1 to 93% of median average on March 24.
Here are the projected and confirmed closing dates for Colorado’s skis areas for winter 2024-25.
Closing dates for Colorado ski resorts:
March 30: Granby Ranch, Howelsen Hill, Kendall
April 6: Buttermilk, Crested Butte, Keystone, Loveland Valley, Powderhorn, Sunlight, Telluride, Wolf Creek
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April 13: Aspen Highlands, Beaver Creek, Cooper, Echo, Monarch, Silverton
April 20: Aspen Mountain, Eldora, Snowmass, Steamboat, Vail, Purgatory (open weekends)
April 27: Winter Park; Mary Jane will remain open as long as conditions permit
May 11: Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland Basin
June 1: Arapahoe Basin. Closed June 2-5, then open June 6-8, with the chance to stay open an additional weekend on June 14 and 15.
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