Which resort(s) open the earliest? and which would you most recommend for family skiing? Thanks!
2007-08-23 03:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by dalmanj 2 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snow Skiing
Loveland and Keystone are usually the first to open--they have a race to see which will be first every year. When they open though there isn't much snow and it is only one run. My wife and I like Loveland--there are never any lines and it is closer to Denver. They usually open about the first week of November, but I would wait until at least mid December most years. There is also free skiing at Crested Butte from Nov. 25 to Dec. 15 (I think those are the dates).
2007-08-23 04:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arapaho Basin was the first resort to open last year around the end of October. I would recomend going to Copper Mountain for family skiing. They have naturally divided terrain so you know you never will end up on a run that is way to hard, or a really slow green run that will lead to one of those really slow chairlifts.
2007-08-23 08:25:58 · answer #2 · answered by JoeSchmoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am only 13 and ive been skiing since i was only a few years old i use to always go to aspen and snowmass( i think it opens sometime in november) i know snowmass has some great tree runs for the young kids. i dont no if they still have these but they used to have warming huts that gave u hot coco and cookies. Aspen is $$$. http://www.aspensnowmass.com/
Brekenridge has 5 terrain runs and one of the best half pipe in the country. it has one of the if not the highest chairlift in CO it has a great village with my favorite resturant of all time downstairs at erics.
http://breckenridge.snow.com/winterhome.asp
Out of all the other Rsorts in CO Vail in My favorite it has terrain for all levels it has the most terrain and a great village it open Nov 16. Vail has Adventure Ridge witch has some great family activitys. to see more
http://vail.snow.com/winter/
2007-08-23 08:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by Newton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out here in VT they open the day after Thanksgiving. Some times earlyer if there is good snow, but always advertise for that date. So i am guessing at that date or earlier for the western part of the USA due to bigger mountains.
2016-05-20 23:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋