Prices at nearly all Colorado ski resorts vary based upon time of year and peak season. Various lift-ticket discounts are also available for many ski mountains, so check around before your next outing.
Arapahoe Basin
Peak: 12,475 feet (13,050 feet with hike)
Base: 10,779 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,270 feet
Average Snowfall: 350 inches
Skiable Acres: 960
Lifts: 8
Trails: 109
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 10/30/60
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $64/$76; Youth, $64; Child, $38 (free under 5); Senior, $71; Super senior, $30
Opening Date: Oct. 21
Aspen Highlands
Peak: 11,675 feet
Base: 8,040 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,635 feet
Average Snowfall: 300 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,040
Lifts: 5
Trails: 122
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 18/46/36
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season): Adult, $145; Child/Teen/Senior, $92
Opening Date: Dec. 10
Aspen Mountain
Peak: 11,212 feet
Base: 7,945 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,267 feet
Average Snowfall: 300 inches
Skiable Acres: 673
Lifts: 8
Trails: 76
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 0/48/52
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season): Adult, $145; Child/Teen/Senior, $92
Opening Date: Nov. 24
Beaver Creek
Peak: 11,440 feet
Base: 8,100 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,340 feet
Average Snowfall: 325 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,832
Lifts: 25
Trails: 149
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 19/43/38
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sales for peak season): Adult, $149; Child, $103; Senior, $139
Opening Date: Nov. 23
Breckenridge
Peak: 12,998 feet
Base: 9,600 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,398 feet
Average Snowfall: 350 inches
Skiable Acres: 2,908 acres
Lifts: 34
Trails: 187
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 11/31/58
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sales for peak season): Adult, $149; Child, $103; Senior, $139
Opening Date: Nov. 11
Buttermilk
Peak: 9,900 feet
Base: 7,870 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,030 feet
Average Snowfall: 200 inches
Skiable Acres: 470
Lifts: 8
Trails: 44
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 35/39/26
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season): Adult, $145; Child/Teen/Senior, $92
Opening Date: Dec. 10
Copper Mountain
Peak: 12,313 feet
Base: 9,712 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,601 feet
Average Snowfall: 306 inches
Skiable Acres: 2,465
Lifts: 23
Trails: 140
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 21/25/54
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season, walk up/window rated TBD): Adult, $100; Child, $66; Senior, $85
Opening Date: Nov. 11
Crested Butte
Peak: 12,162 feet
Base: 9,375 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,062 feet
Average Snowfall: 300 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,547
Lifts: 15
Trails: 121
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 27/57/16
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $109/$115; Teen, $99/$104; Child, $60/$63; Senior, $87/$92
Opening Date: Nov. 24 (Free)
Eldora
Peak: 10,800 feet
Base: 9,200 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,600 feet
Average Snowfall: 300 inches
Skiable Acres: 680
Lifts: 11
Trails: 53
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 20/50/30
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $94; Child, $54 (under 5 are free); Senior, $54;
Opening Date: Nov. 18
Granby Ranch
Peak: 9,202 feet
Base: 8,202 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,000 feet
Average Snowfall: 220 inches
Skiable Acres: 406
Lifts: 6
Trails: 41
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 30/50/20
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $68; Junior, $39; Child (5 and under), free; Senior, $54
Opening Date: Dec. 17
Howelsen Hill
Peak: 7,136 feet
Base: 6,696 feet
Vertical Rise: 440 feet
Average Snowfall: 150 inches
Skiable Acres: 50
Lifts: 4
Trails: 17
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 25/20/55
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $25; /Senior, $15; Child $8; Youth $15
Opening Date: Nov. 26
Keystone
Peak: 12,408 feet
Base: 9,280 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,128 feet
Average Snowfall: 235 inches
Skiable Acres: 3,148
Lifts: 20
Trails: 131
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 14/29/57
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sales for peak season): Adult, $105; Child, $61; Senior, $95
Opening Date: Nov. 11
Loveland
Peak: 13,010 feet
Base: 10,800 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,210 feet
Average Snowfall: 422 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,800
Lifts: 10
Trails: 93
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 13/41/46
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price (early to regular season, late season TBD): Adult, $59/$71; Child, $27/$30 (under 5 are free); Senior (70+), $89 season pass
Opening Date: Nov. 11
Monarch
Peak: 11,952 feet
Base: 10,790 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,162 feet
Average Snowfall: 350 inches
Skiable Acres: 800
Lifts: 8
Trails: 53
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert Terrain: 27/30/43
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: (walk-in, online): Adult, $84/$69; Teen, $55/$47; Junior, $40/$29; Seniors 69+ and children under 6, free
Opening Date: Nov. 18 (Tentative)
Powderhorn
Peak: 9,850 feet
Base: 8,200 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,650 feet
Average Snowfall: 250 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,600
Lifts: 5
Trails: 63
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 20/50/30
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $71; Youth, $60; Junior, $35; Child, $18; Senior, $60; 75+/Military, $10 off window ticket price
Opening Date: Dec. 15
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort
Peak: 10,822 feet
Base: 8,793 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,029 feet
Average Snowfall: 260 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,360
Lifts: 10
Trails: 85
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 20/45/35
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $89; Teen, $68; Child, $55; Senior, $74; 80+, $31
Opening Date: Nov. 19
Silverton
Peak: 13,487 feet
Base: 10,400 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,287 feet
Average Snowfall: 400 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,819
Lifts: 1
Trails: 69
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 0/0/100
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Heliskiing
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Unguided, $59; Guided, $99-$159.
Opening Date: Dec. 29
Ski Cooper
Peak: 11,700 feet
Base: 10,500 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,200 feet
Average Snowfall: 275 inches
Snowmaking Acres: 0
Skiable Acres: 400
Lifts: 5
Trails: 39
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 28/36/36
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $52; Child, $32; Senior, $42; 70-79, $32; 80+ and children under 5, free
Opening Date: Dec. 10
Snowmass
Peak: 12,510 feet
Base: 8,104 feet
Vertical Rise: 4,406 feet
Average Snowfall: 300 inches
Skiable Acres: 3,332
Lifts: 21
Trails: 94
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 6/47/47
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season): Adult, $145 (advance); Child/Teen/Senior, $92
Opening Date: Nov. 24
Steamboat
Peak: 10,568 feet
Base: 6,900 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,668 feet
Average Snowfall: 352 inches
Skiable Acres: 2,965
Lifts: 18
Trails: 165
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 14/42/44
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: (Based on online pre-sale prices for peak season) Adult, $130; Junior, $115; Child, $80 (children 5 and under free); Senior, $105;Â
Opening Date: Nov. 23
Sunlight
Peak: 9,895 feet
Base: 7,885 feet
Vertical Rise: 2,010 feet
Average Snowfall: 250 inches
Skiable Acres: 680
Lifts: 3
Trails: 67
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 20/55/25
Bowl Skiing: N
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $63; Child/Senior, $45; 80+, free
Opening Date: Dec. 9
Telluride
Peak: 13,150 feet
Base: 8,725 feet
Vertical Rise: 4,425 feet
Average Snowfall: 309 inches
Skiable Acres: 2,000
Lifts: 18
Trails: 127
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 16/30/54
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Heliskiing
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: (Based on regular season window price, prices go up on Dec. 3) Adult, $86/129; Child, $47/56; Senior, $68/79
Opening Date: Nov. 24
Vail
Peak: 11,570 feet
Base: 8,120 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,450 feet
Average Snowfall: 350 inches
Skiable Acres: 5,289
Lifts: 31
Trails: 193
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert Terrain: 18/29/53
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: Y
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: (Based on online pre-sales for peak season) Adult, $149; Child, $104; Senior, $139
Opening Date: Nov. 21
Winter Park/Mary Jane
Peak: 12,060 feet
Base: 9,000 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,060 feet
Average Snowfall: 348 inches
Snowmaking Acres: 313
Skiable Acres: 3,081
Lifts: 25
Trails: 153
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 24/38/39
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: Y
Day Ticket Price: (Based on online pre-sales for peak season) Adult, $119; Senior, $103; Child, $75; 5 and under, $10
Opening Date: Nov. 16
Wolf Creek
Peak: 11,904 feet
Base: 10,300 feet
Vertical Rise: 1,604 feet
Average Snowfall: 430 inches
Skiable Acres: 1,600
Lifts: 8
Trails: 77
% of Beginner/Intermediate/Expert
Terrain: 20/35/45
Bowl Skiing: Y
Powdercat Skiing: N
Resort: N
Day Ticket Price: Adult, $66; Child, $34; Senior, $37; 80+, free
Opening Date: Nov. 11