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DENVER (CBS4) – Ski season is already underway in Colorado with three resorts officially open. Keystone is the last one with elevators running from Friday morning.
A camera image of Dercum Mountain in Keystone on opening day, 10/22/2021. (credit: Keystone)
The Wolf Creek Ski Area opened for weekend skiing on October 16, followed by Pool A the next day. A powerful mid-October storm helped the process, as well as more than a foot of snow falling at some resorts along the Continental Divide. More snow is expected to fall this weekend.
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.@KeystoneMtnopening day !! Conditions looked EXCELLENT at the top of this morning – as I wanted to share a ski clip I decided to share this one instead. I like the enthusiasm of this guy. Screams everywhere for a day of skiing like today! Good season to all !@CBSDenver # 4wx ?? pic.twitter.com/Lu5ZDxdgig
– Jamie Leary (@JamieALeary) 22 October 2021
October opening dates
Loveland – end of month, exact date unknown
November opening dates
12 – Vail, Breckenridge
17 – Winter park
19th – Eldora
20 – Purgatory, Steamboat
22nd – Copper Mountain
24 – Beaver Creek, Crested Butte
25 – Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Telluride
26 – Echo Mountain, Powderhorn
28 – Howelsen Hill
December opening dates
8th – Cooper
10th – Ranch Granby, Sunlight
11th – Aspen Highlands, buttermilk
17th – Hesperus, Mount Kendall
30th – Silverton
Monarch Mountain has yet to announce an opening date. An article on their website says they are busy planning the season, which includes holding job fairs.
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