Skiing in Colorado

High-altitude resorts and real mountain towns.

The I-70 corridor puts Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone and a dozen more within two hours of Denver. Farther out, Aspen, Steamboat, Telluride and Crested Butte trade convenience for character and smaller crowds.

23resorts
4,425 ftbiggest vertical (Telluride Ski Resort)
430″most snow/yr (Wolf Creek Ski Area)
39holiday events

Good to know

Weekend I-70 traffic is notorious. Drive up before 7 am or stay over.
Altitude is real: most bases sit above 9,000 ft. Hydrate and take the first day easy.
Colorado’s traction law can require snow tires or chains on I-70 in storms.

Fly into Denver (DEN), Eagle/Vail (EGE), Aspen (ASE), Hayden/Steamboat (HDN). Colorado snow report

Which pass works here

EpicTelluride Ski Resort, Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
IkonSnowmass, Steamboat, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Winter Park, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin, Buttermilk, Eldora
IndyLoveland, Sunlight Mountain Resort, Powderhorn Mountain Resort
Mountain CollectiveSnowmass, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk

2026–27 pass partners. Holiday blackouts apply on some tiers.

Christmas and New Year’s

Select dates, Nov 20, 2026–Jan 2, 2027The Polar Express, Durango · Purgatory Resort
Day after Thanksgiving (annual)Christmas Mountain USA, Salida · Monarch Mountain · usually
Fri after Thanksgiving (annual)Hotel Colorado holiday lighting · Sunlight Mountain Resort · usually
Nov 28–Dec 31Deck the Slopes · Winter Park
Dec 5Lighting of Breckenridge and Race of the Santas · Breckenridge

All 39 holiday events

23 resorts

Telluride Ski Resort

4.8

San Juan Mountains

4,425 ft vertical · 149 trails · 280″ snow/yr

Lift from $149Epic

Cross-Country Skiing Near Aspen Colorado - Snowmass Course Hills

Snowmass

4.7

Roaring Fork Valley

4,406 ft vertical · 98 trails · 300″ snow/yr

Lift from $209IkonMC

Steamboat

4.7

Yampa Valley

3,668 ft vertical · 184 trails · 283″ snow/yr

Lift from $199Ikon

Aspen Highlands

4.7

Roaring Fork Valley

3,635 ft vertical · 144 trails · 300″ snow/yr

Lift from $209IkonMC

View of Breckenridge Ski Area from the west peak of Dercum Mountain, as the start of Ranger run just west of the Summit House

Breckenridge

4.7

Summit County

3,398 ft vertical · 187 trails · 355″ snow/yr

Lift from $234Epic

500px provided description: Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Beaver Creek

4.7

Vail Valley

3,340 ft vertical · 167 trails · 323″ snow/yr

Lift from $307Epic

Aspen trees covered by fresh snow on Aspen Mountain .

Aspen Mountain

4.7

Roaring Fork Valley

3,317 ft vertical · 127 trails · 300″ snow/yr

Lift from $209IkonMC

Crested Butte Mountain Resort is a ski resort located at Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

The town of Mount Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

4.7

Gunnison Valley

2,787 ft vertical · 165 trails · 236″ snow/yr

Lift from $169Epic

Vail

4.6

Vail Valley

3,450 ft vertical · 278 trails · 354″ snow/yr

Lift from $307Epic

The Sunnyside lift on Mary Jane at the Winter Park Ski Resort in Winter Park, Colorado.

Winter Park

4.6

Fraser Valley

3,060 ft vertical · 171 trails · 344″ snow/yr

Lift from $89Ikon

Keystone Ski Resort, Dillon, United States

Keystone

4.5

Summit County

3,128 ft vertical · 140 trails · 235″ snow/yr

Lift from $206Epic

Copper Mountain

4.5

Summit County

2,738 ft vertical · 157 trails · 299″ snow/yr

Lift from $99Ikon

San Juan Mountains West of Ouray, Colorado ()

Silverton Mountain

4.7

San Juan Mountains

3,087 ft vertical · 69 trails · 400″ snow/yr

Lift from $99

Arapahoe Basin

4.7

Summit County

2,530 ft vertical · 147 trails · 350″ snow/yr

Lift from $119Ikon

Loveland

4.7

Clear Creek County

2,210 ft vertical · 94 trails · 380″ snow/yr

Lift from $119Indy

Buttermilk

4.7

Roaring Fork Valley

2,030 ft vertical · 44 trails · 200″ snow/yr

Lift from $209IkonMC

Wolf Creek Ski Area

4.7

San Juan Mountains

1,604 ft vertical · 133 trails · 430″ snow/yr

Lift from $96

Monarch Mountain

4.7

Chaffee County

1,225 ft vertical · 80 trails · 350″ snow/yr

Lift from $69

Sunlight Mountain Resort

4.6

Roaring Fork Valley

2,010 ft vertical · 77 trails · 250″ snow/yr

Lift from $74Indy

Powderhorn Mountain Resort

4.6

Grand Mesa

1,650 ft vertical · 56 trails · 250″ snow/yr

Lift from $89Indy

Purgatory Resort

4.5

San Juan Mountains

2,029 ft vertical · 107 trails · 260″ snow/yr

Lift from $65

Ski Cooper

4.8

Leadville

1,200 ft vertical · 64 trails · 250″ snow/yr

Lift from $49

Eldora

4.3

Boulder County

1,240 ft vertical · 63 trails · 300″ snow/yr

Lift from $199Ikon

Snow reports, webcams and trail maps · 23 resorts

Resort	Opens	Snow report	Webcams	Trail map
Arapahoe Basin	Oct 24	Report	Webcams	Map
Keystone	Oct 24	Report	Webcams	Map
Loveland	Oct 31	Report	Webcams	Map
Winter Park	Oct 31	Report	Webcams	Map
Wolf Creek Ski Area	Nov 4	Report	—	Map
Breckenridge	Nov 6	Report	Webcams	Map
Copper Mountain	Nov 6	Report	Webcams	Map
Eldora	Nov 13	Report	Webcams	Map
Vail	Nov 13	Report	Webcams	Map
Monarch Mountain	Nov 20	Report	Webcams	Map
Powderhorn Mountain Resort	Nov 20	Report	Webcams	Map
Purgatory Resort	Nov 20	Report	Webcams	Map
Steamboat	Nov 21	Report	Webcams	Map
Beaver Creek	Nov 25	Report	Webcams	Map
Crested Butte Mountain Resort	Nov 25	Report	Webcams	Map
Aspen Mountain	Nov 26	Report	Webcams	Map
Snowmass	Nov 26	Report	Webcams	Map
Telluride Ski Resort	Nov 26	Report	Webcams	Map
Ski Cooper	Dec 9	Report	Webcams	Map
Aspen Highlands	Dec 12	Report	Webcams	Map
Buttermilk	Dec 12	Report	Webcams	Map
Sunlight Mountain Resort	Dec 12	Report	Webcams	Map
Silverton Mountain	Dec 31	Report	—	Map

Skiing in Colorado

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