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PHOTOS: Ski season begins at Keystone and Arapahoe Basin

By October 28, 2025 | updated 2 weeks ago

Snowboarders hop off the Montezuma lift at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

The first ski areas in Colorado, as well as in North America, opened up for winter 2025-26 over the weekend of October 25 & 26, with Keystone claiming first resort open on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin second to open on Sunday.

Keystone snuffed Arapahoe Basin’s plans to be first by opening Saturday afternoon for three hours, spoiling their neighbors’ Saturday announcement of intent to open on Sunday.

Valentin Ceballos waits for his friends at the start of the Schoolmarm run at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Allen Brown puts on his skis outside the Gondola at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season.
Snowboarders hop off the Montezuma lift at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Skiers make their way down a run at A-Basin on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Skiers make their way down a run at A-Basin on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Skiers make their way to the lift at the base of A-Basin on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Scenic Gondola at Keystone Ski Resort ferries skiers and snowboarders up the mountain on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Scenic Gondola at Keystone Ski Resort ferries skiers and snowboarders up the mountain on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A skier walks to the Scenic Gondola at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Skiers ride the Montezuma lift at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A skier rides the Montezuma lift at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Bill Laird checks his phone by a closed lift as he prepares for a run down Schoolmarm at Keystone on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jon Jones puts up his skis outside the Summit House at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk through town at the base of Keystone Ski Resort on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. In February Keystone incorporated, officially becoming a town.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Snowboarders ride the lift at A-Basin on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Skiers make their way down a run at A-Basin on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Keystone and A-Basin opened over the weekend, with Keystone making a last minute announcement an hour and a half before they opened on Saturday, marking them as the first Colorado resort to open for the 2025/2026 season. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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