More ski resorts open in Colorado

November 7, 10:28 AMDenver Ski Instruction ExaminerKevin Jordan

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Copper Mountain opens. Photo: Copper Mountain Resort.

Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Wolf Creek are the latest ski resorts to open their slopes to skiers and riders. Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin have been open since early October.

Copper Mountain opened on Friday, November 6th with four trails and one top-to-bottom trail. With a base depth of 18 inches and a “Lift Off” presented by Sprint celebration, Copper might be the place to be this weekend. Live music offerings include Heyday, DJ Mike Relm, and The Rapture.

Keystone Resort, part of Vail Resorts, opened on Thursday, November 5th with top-to-bottom skiing and riding and a total of four trails open. Keystone has the same base, 18 inches, as Copper Mountain.
 

First chair. Photo: Copper Mountain Resort.

Wolf Creek in southwestern Colorado is also open for business. Wolf Creek opened on Friday, November 6th with a summit base of 20 inches. They have three lifts open including the Treasure, Bonanza, and Nova lifts.

Get out and enjoy some early season skiing and riding! For more information about early season skiing and riding, check out these articles: “Early season skiing: tips to keep you safe on limited terrain” and "Early season skiing: Your responsibility code".  For up to date snow reports and to compare snow reports from one area to another, use the Colorado Ski Country USA Web site.

Catalyst terrain park. Photo: Copper Mountain Resort.

For more info: Loveland Ski Area's Web site, Copper Mountain's Web site, Keystone Resort's Web site, Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado Ski Country USA, Arapahoe Basin's Web site, other articles by the Denver Ski Instruction Examiner, Get ready for the ski season...Check out pre-season gym tips in the series: Skiing gym tips 101.