While you were busy all summer re-applying sunscreen on the beach or changing gears on your mountain bike, Colorado ski/snowboard resorts were busy widening trails, cutting new ones and adding lifts and amenities. 

In alphabetical order, here’s what’s new to experience and enjoy –

Arapahoe Basin brings back The Legendary Learning Package, making it simple for new skiers and riders to get started by bundling lift access, equipment rentals, and lessons into one easy offer.

Aspen Snowmass debuts a high-speed six-pack replacing the Elk Camp quad, and upgrades the Cirque platter to a double-capacity T-bar.  Also, work begins on rebuilding Snowmass’s mid-mountain Ullrhof restaurant, which will reopen in 2026–27 as the resort’s first all-electric on-mountain restaurant.

Copper Mountain hosts the Stifel Copper Cup World Cup races in November and continues its multi-year snowmaking modernization, installing additional snowmaking to improve reliability and support early-season training for ski teams from around the world.

Echo Mountain,  just 36 miles from Denver, offers an affordable season pass starting at $109, plus night skiing, tubing, rentals, and a lively base lodge scene.

Eldora is introducing new Alpine Pass products, including a Family Unlimited option and a flexible 4-Pass, to help families and beginners spend more time on snow.

Granby Ranch opens a new intermediate zone on West Mountain, expanding skiable terrain.  Granby Connect, a $2 shuttle linking the Amtrak station to the base lodge, makes it easier for visitors to arrive by train.

Howelsen Hill, the downtown destination owned by the City of Steamboat Springs, keeps skiing within reach through Ski Free Sundays and affordable access to alpine, Nordic, fat biking, and tubing.

Loveland has replaced Lift 7 with a new fixed-grip triple chairlift and reshaped its learning area for smoother terrain flow, improved snow conditions, and a more welcoming experience for beginners and familie

Monarch Mountain, the long-awaited No Name Basin expansion adds 377 acres of intermediate and advanced terrain — a 50% increase in skiable acres. A new SkyTrac triple chair will serve the area, giving guests access to runs that now extend onto both sides of the Continental Divide.

Powderhorn continues its Mission Affordable promise with the flexible 4-Pack, four shareable lift tickets valid any day of the season

Purgatory Resort marks its 60th anniversary with new snowmaking, expanded Wi-Fi, upgraded rental equipment, and refreshed dining, along with celebratory events throughout the winter. Plus, the Power Kids program offers unlimited free skiing for children 12 and under.

Silverton Mountain expands its rugged, advanced-only experience with new Six Run Heli Days and enhanced private heli-skiing options, alongside its iconic lift-served high-alpine terrain

Ski Cooper simplifies tickets with one straightforward price online and at the window, with the best value available midweek outside peak holidays.

Steamboat celebrates its Olympic legacy with two new offerings: Ski with an Olympian, a full day on the slopes alongside a Steamboat Olympian, and Dinner with an Olympian at the newly reimagined Crooked Antler restaurant. There’s also expanded United Airlines service to Steamboat Springs, making it easier than ever to reach the resort this winter.

Sunlight Mountain Resort completes the largest capital project in its history, debuting new Primo and Segundo chairlifts, while giving passholders 8:30 a.m. early access on powder days.

Telluride advances a multi-year modernization project with upgrades to Lifts 5 and 12, and major snowmaking infrastructure improvements, ensuring great early-season coverage.

Winter Park Resort celebrates the 50th birthday of Mary Jane with a January 10 bash and additional anniversary events all season.  Also, there is expanded Winter Park Express train service four days a week, whisking riders directly from Denver’s Union Station to the base of the resort.

Family Deals

NEWLY EXPANDED Ski Passport (grades K-6)

• 4 days each at 19 Colorado resorts (76 days total)
• $67 for kindergarten–2nd grade (new this season!)
• $72 for 3rd–6th grade
• 2 FREE junior ski or snowboard rentals compliments of Christy Sports.

Gems Teen Pass (ages 12–17)

• 2 days each at 10 Gems resorts
• 20 days on the slopes for $207

Gems Discount Card

• 2 uses each at 10 Gems resorts
• 20 days of discounts for $49.99
• Additional purchase of adult lift ticket required.

Gold Pass Membership

• Fully transferable; no blackout dates, for $4,600

Thanks to Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), the not-for-profit trade association representing 20 ski and snowboard resorts in Colorado, for this seasonal update.

Find out more about these Colorado resorts at www.ColoradoSki.com.

See you on the slopes!

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Evelyn Kanter is a NYC-based travel and environmental writer and a senior skier who would rather ride a chairlift, river raft or zipline than the subway, and has done so in the more than 100 countries she’s visited, skiing in many of them. In what she calls a “previous life”, she was a TV and radio news reporter for ABC News and CBS News, now a regular contributor to major publications, including airline inflights and AAA magazines, and has written or contributed to more than a dozen travel guidebooks.Her latest are “100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die”, Fodor’s Essential Germany and Fodor’s New York City. Evelyn's website is www.ecoxplorer.com

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