Snow Report Oct 25: Who's Open and Who's Next

Ski season is officially (barely) underway. Ski Ward, a small Massachusetts hill, spun the first lift-served turns of 2026-27 on Saturday, Oct 24. In Colorado, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin are making snow and say they'll open "as soon as possible," but neither had announced a date as of Oct 23. Keystone sold lift tickets for Oct 24, and both are projected to open around Oct 30–31.

Snowmaking is underway across the map: Keystone fired up its guns Oct 14, and Killington started Oct 17 with 165 guns, two weeks earlier than last year. Mid-October storms hit Snowbird (10 inches) and Big Sky (6 inches).

How to read this: "Confirmed" means the resort or its owner announced the date. "Projected" comes from OnTheSnow and is not official. All dates can change with weather.

Colorado

• Open now: none confirmed as of Oct 23.
• Confirmed: Breckenridge Nov 6 (Vail Resorts); Copper Mountain Nov 6 (Ikon); Vail Nov 13; Eldora Nov 13; Steamboat Nov 21; Beaver Creek Nov 25; Crested Butte Nov 25; Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Nov 26. Keystone and A-Basin: "as soon as possible."
• Projected, not official: A-Basin Oct 30; Winter Park Oct 30; Keystone Oct 31; Loveland Nov 6; Wolf Creek Nov 7.
• Hub note: Breckenridge (Nov 6) and Keystone are the Summit County openers. Colorado Springs skiers have Breck/Copper/Keystone as their nearest early options.

Utah / Idaho / Wyoming / Montana

• Open now: none.
• Confirmed: Park City Mountain Nov 20; Alta Nov 20; Solitude Nov 20; Big Sky Nov 25; Sun Valley Nov 26; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Nov 27; Snowbird Nov 27; Snowbasin Nov 27; Schweitzer Nov 27; Deer Valley Dec 5.
• Projected, not official: Tamarack (ID) Nov 27; Brian Head Nov 6; Grand Targhee Nov 20.
• Hub notes: Park City Nov 20. Jackson Hole Nov 27. Big Sky (near West Yellowstone) Nov 25.

California / Nevada (incl. Lake Tahoe)

• Open now: none.
• Confirmed: Mammoth Nov 13; Heavenly Nov 20; Northstar Nov 20; Palisades Tahoe Nov 25; Kirkwood Dec 4.
• Projected, not official: Mt. Rose Nov 20 (resort says "ASAP"); Boreal Nov 27; Sugar Bowl Nov 27; Bear Valley Nov 27.
• Hub note: Lake Tahoe's first big three are Heavenly and Northstar (Nov 20) and Palisades (Nov 25).

Pacific Northwest

• Open now: none.
• Confirmed: Crystal Mountain Nov 27; Mt. Hood Meadows Dec 4 (planned); Mt. Bachelor Dec 4 (target; could open earlier with enough snow); Stevens Pass Dec 4.
• Projected, not official: Mt. Hood Skibowl Nov 27; Hoodoo Nov 27. Timberline: no date found.
• Hub notes: Bend's Mt. Bachelor targets Dec 4. Hood River skiers: Mt. Hood Meadows plans to open Dec 4; watch Timberline.

Southwest

• Open now: none.
• Confirmed: Arizona Snowbowl Nov 20 (scheduled; resort says it could open days or weeks earlier); Lee Canyon (NV) Nov 20; Taos Nov 26.
• Projected, not official: Sipapu Nov 20; Red River Nov 26; Ski Santa Fe Nov 26; Ski Apache Nov 28.

Midwest

• Open now: none. (Trollhaugen's Open Haugen rail jam on saved snow, Oct 3–4, was a one-off event, not an opening.)
• Confirmed: Trollhaugen targets Nov 10; Granite Peak Nov 25; Lutsen Thanksgiving weekend, Nov 27–29.
• Projected, not official: Wild Mountain Nov 13; Ski Brule Nov 22; Cascade Mountain Nov 28.

Northeast

• Open now: Ski Ward (MA), first lift-served turns Oct 24.
• Confirmed: Sunday River Nov 15; Sugarloaf Nov 20; Sugarbush Nov 21; Stratton Nov 25; Pico Dec 11. Killington: snowmaking since Oct 17, no date announced. Women's World Cup at Killington Nov 28–29.
• Projected, not official: Killington Nov 11; Bretton Woods Nov 14; Loon Nov 20; Stowe Nov 20; Gore Nov 20; Mount Snow Nov 21; Whiteface Nov 21.

Southeast

• Open now: none.
• Confirmed: Appalachian Ski Mtn. Fri, Nov 20 (weather permitting); Beech Mountain Sat, Nov 21; Snowshoe (WV) Nov 25.
• Projected, not official: Sugar Mountain Nov 11; Ober Mountain Nov 26; Cataloochee Nov 28.
• Hub notes: Boone-area first chair is likely Sugar Mountain. Gatlinburg's Ober Mountain is projected for Thanksgiving week.

Try it: First day of the season? Read the first resort day guide, then check our hubs: Breckenridge, Park City, Lake Tahoe, Jackson Hole, Boone.