At Least 15 US Ski Areas Open This Weekend
At Least 15 US Ski Areas Open This Weekend
Published : 07-Nov-2024 08:52
At least a 15 US ski areas are expected to open this weekend in seven western states, many of them due to significant snowfall in the Rockies this week, where multiple resorts have posted over two feet of fresh snow since Saturday.
Most of the resorts opening will be in Colorado where five more centres will join already open Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Wolf Creek.
However the first resorts will also open in Arizona (Arizona Snowbowl), Idaho (Lookout Pass), New Mexico (Pajarito), Utah (Brian Head) and Washington State (Timberline). Mt Rose will also be second to open in Nevada.
In Colorado Breckenridge and Copper Mountain had long planned to open this weekend but Eldora, Loveland and Winter Park have announced they'll be joining them thanks to the snowfall.
"OMG, OK! It's happening! Everybody stay calm. Everybody STAY CALM! Just kidding, now is definitely not the time to stay calm... we've received 2 feet of snow this week and we're opening THIS FRIDAY," a spokesperson for Breckenridge (pictured above preparing for the season start yesterday) commented on social media.
Nevada's Lee Canyon which opened last weekend is expected to re-open this.
With at least four ski areas opening in Canada too it means that Europe and North America will have roughly the same amount of centres open this weekend.
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