Best Bets for Early-Season Skiing
Best Early-Season Ski & Ride Options
Get your groomer on with these early-season performers.
Best Bets for Early-Season Skiing
Just can't wait until winter to go skiing or riding? These ski resorts traditionally open early and offer the opportunity to hit the slopes before December.
Early-Season Skiing: Sunday River, Maine
With one of the most extensive snowmaking systems in the East, Sunday River affords skiers and riders the chance to slide on snow surrounded by Maine’s beautiful fall foliage.
Early-Season Skiing: Grand Targhee, Wyoming
Unlike many other early-season ski destinations, Grand Targhee usually opens each fall almost exclusively on natural snow.
Early-Season Skiing: Lake Louise, Alberta
One of the largest resorts in the Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise is always one of Canada’s first resorts to open for skiing each winter.
Early-Season Skiing: Mammoth Mountain, California
Mammoth is scheduled to open in early November, but if enough snow falls prior to that, an earlier opening is possible.
Early-Season Skiing: Timberline, Oregon
Timberline, situated on a glacier, has the longest ski season in North America and the highest base elevation in the Pacific Northwest.
Early-Season Skiing: Loveland Ski Area
Loveland Ski Area usually opens near the end of October with a few mostly man-made runs open to skiers and riders.
Early-Season Skiing: Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe Basin usually opens in mid to late October, with one or two runs open off the frontside.
Early-Season Skiing: Keystone
Keystone early-season skiing is on mostly man-made snow and the resort's high elevation makes it susceptible to early season storms.
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