How early can you ski in Colorado?

Most years, Colorado's 28 ski and snowboard resorts open earlier and stay open later than anyone else (roughly early October to late April, although one noteable exception — Arapahoe Basin Ski Area — can stay open well into June or even the Fourth of July as conditions allow).



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December skiing in Colorado can also be quite hit or miss, especially in the first half of the month. But the nice part is that you won't have too much competition for the snow. Snowfall can vary significantly from year to year.

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Sometimes the infrastructure forces an early end to the season. Other reasons very specific to a given resort. Running a ski area can be a very odd business, and an individual resort may have a unique reason for ending the season. Again, in general it relates to vanishing snow and/or vanishing customers.

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Ski season in Breckenridge usually starts in early November and lasts through early April. Temperatures are coldest in January with a daytime average around 30 degrees, and they're warmest in April when the temp hovers in the upper 40s.

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