I’m going to visit a friend in Denver for skiing. Breckenridge’s "opening day" is November 10th. Coming from the northeast, I know that just ‘cuz the lifts are running doesn’t mean its worth your time (poor coverage, few open trails / lifts). Does anyone from that area (or someone who visits that area a lot) know when it is safe to make a trip out there and find good snow and a high percentage of open trails? I know the weather between now and then will probably have a large effect, but I guess i’d wonder if they engage in heavy snow making early in the year, and let the natural stuff pile on over the winter.
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The larger Colorado ski resorts do extensive early season snow making to prepare a snow base for the ski season. The quality of the early season snow depends largely on natural snowfall. Most years, there is very decent snow by Thanksgiving. Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is usually the first ski area to open and the last to close.
We Coloradans are very fussy about our snow. Some local residents may refuse to ski on snow that visitors might find delightful.
See the Colorado Ski Country USA website below for opening dates and snow conditions throughout the year.
June 26, 2010 @ 3:26 pm