As Colorado’s snowpack nears record lows, popular ski areas are relying on manmade snow to open terrain as thousands of tourists visit over the Christmas holiday, many planning to ski or snowboard.

After the first real winter weather of 2026, Snowmass has picked up 12 inches of snow in the past 24 hours, the most snowfall ...

Snowmass Ski Area has announced its opening day will be Thursday, Nov. 27, starting at 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., condition-dependent. This is in line with Snowmass’ and Aspen Mountain’s traditional ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two more ski resorts are postponing their opening days because of below-normal natural snow and challenging snowmaking conditions, but five others open this ...