26 US Ski Areas Still Open For May Skiing in 11 States
26 US Ski Areas Still Open For May Skiing in 11 States
Published : 04-May-2023 05:46
Colorado has the most ski areas still open in the US as we start May with six centres still operating their lifts and runs into May to choose from.
Copper Mountain and Loveland will close this weekend on May 7 with Purgatory open two more weekends to the 14th when Winter Park also plans to close. Breckenridge has not announced a closing date yet, other than probably in May, and Arapahoe basin has so far extended its season to June 4th.
Utah has four centres open. Brian Head and Brighton resorts are now open weekends only, with the final one this coming Saturday/Sunday. final weekend May 6-7th
Brighton – Day skiing concludes on April 30, and then Brighton will reopen on May 5th for weekends to the end of the month. Solitude is into its longest season and deepest snow ever and is open daily until Sunday then plans two more weekend to May 21st. Snowbird hasn't announced a closing date but expects to stay open into June. Access to it has been limited this week though with the road to the resort closed due to high avalanche danger.
In California, there are also four areas still open. Mammoth Mountain has had the deepest snow all season and still has over 6 metres (20 feet) lying u high. It's due to stay open into August, probably, and has had fresh snowfall this week. Elsewhere Heavenly will close this coming weekend on May 7th and Kirkwood a week later on May 14th with Palisades Tahoe, posting the world's second deepest base at over 5 metres, expecting to stay open to at least July 4th
Over the stateline in Nevada Lee Canyon has announced it'll reopen this weekend to May 7th.
Other states with ski areas open include Oregon, with three centres still open: Mt Bachelor, Willamette Pass and Timberline – usually the last area open in the US until August, or even early September some years.
Crystal Mountain is still open in Washington State, Alyeska in Alaska, Bogus Basin in Idaho and Arizona Snowbowl too, most closing this Sunday May 7th.
In the east three centres remain open in Vermont – Jay Peak, Killington and Sugarbush and you can ski or board snow indoors at Big SNOW in New Jersey.
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