Skiers and riders exit the Gondola to make turns for the first time this winter 2024-25 on opening day at Keystone Resort Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in Keystone, Colorado. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)
Summit County, Colorado ski areas Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opened for skiing and snowboarding Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 for winter 2024-25. Recent snowmaking and a few fall storms accumulated enough snow for the two resorts to open on the same day. Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwestern Colorado opened first in Colorado on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.
Skiers and riders exit the Gondola to make turns for the first time this winter 2024-25 on opening day at Keystone Resort Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in Keystone, Colorado. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)Skiers and snowboarders descend High Noon trail Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on opening day. (Courtesy photo, Lucas Herbert,/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)Skiers and riders slide downhill on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Keystone Resort in Keystone, Colorado. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)People wait to board the chairlift on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2 ,2024 at Keystone Resort at Keystone, Colorado. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)A Keystone Resort terrain park crew member works on the upper hill terrain park Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Keystone Resort on opening day of the resort for winter 2024-25. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)A snowboarder rides on opening day at Keystone Resort Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in Keystone, Colorado. (Courtesy, Katie Young, Keystone Resort)A female skier picks a donut on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Dillon, Colorado. (Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)Skiers make their way down High Noon trail on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Dillon, Colorado. (Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)Skiers make their way down High Noon trail on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Dillon, Colorado. (Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)Skiers and riders eat breakfast at the base of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 on opening day in Dillon, Colorado. (Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)Skiers get first chair on opening day Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Dillon, Colorado. (Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)
