Best snow in Colorado right now
Ranked from SkiBrief live data · Fri Oct 30, 2026 12:00 PM CT · 2 of 14 open
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Arapahoe Basin
Summit County, Colorado
🟢 Open❄️ 0" new 24h📏 18" base🔮 72h: unknown
🟢 OPEN — Opened Wed Oct 28 (first in Colorado & US) · 1/9 lifts, 1/147 runs, 1/10 areas (arapahoebasin.com, checked Oct 30 ~6 AM CT)
Lifts: 1/9 OPEN (Black Mountain Express) · Runs: 1/147 OPEN (High Noon) · Feel: Icy/Firm
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Keystone
Summit County, Colorado
🟢 Open❄️ 0" new 24h📏 1" base🔮 72h: unknown
🟢 OPENING DAY today, Fri Oct 30, 9 AM–4 PM MT · Schoolmarm & Silver Spoon (2+ miles, ~43 acres) via River Run Gondola + Montezuma Express · Hike-to terrain park (Vail Resorts release Oct 28; Denver Gazette)
Lifts: River Run Gondola + Montezuma Express (opening day, 9 AM–4 PM MT) · Runs: Schoolmarm & Silver Spoon + hike-to park (Scout) · Feel: Icy/Firm
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Wolf Creek Ski Area
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 11" base🔮 12.6" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Sat Oct 31, 2026 (official, Wolf Creek Ski Area)
Lifts: 0/10 (Opens Nov 7 / ASAP) · Runs: 0/144 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Telluride
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 9" base🔮 17.8" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 26 (Colorado Ski Country USA, targeting)
Lifts: 0/19 (Opens Nov 26) · Runs: 0/148 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Monarch Mountain
Monarch Pass, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 3" base🔮 0.9" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Dec 4, 2026 (prior record, not re-verified Oct 30)
Lifts: 0/7 (Opens Dec 4) · Runs: 0/80 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Purgatory Resort
Durango, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 16.4" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 20 (Colorado Ski Country USA)
Lifts: 0/11 (Opens Nov 20) · Runs: 0/107 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Aspen Snowmass
Roaring Fork, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 6.3" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 26 (Colorado Ski Country USA)
Lifts: 0/42 (Opens Nov 26) · Runs: 0/336 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Crested Butte
Gunnison County, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 5.7" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 25, 2026 (prior record, not re-verified Oct 30)
Lifts: 0/15 (Opens Nov 25) · Runs: 0/160 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Vail / Beaver Creek
Colorado, USA
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 3.2" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 13 (OnTheSnow projection, unofficial)
Lifts: 0/31 (Opens Nov 13) · Runs: 0/278 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Steamboat
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 2.3" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 21 (Colorado Ski Country USA)
Lifts: 0/23 (Opens Nov 21) · Runs: 0/181 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Winter Park / Mary Jane
Grand County, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 2.2" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Resort still says opening 'ASAP' (winterparkresort.com, checked Oct 30) · No opening announced as of 6 AM CT Oct 30
Lifts: 0/24 (No official opening date) · Runs: Snowmaking underway · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Copper Mountain
Summit County, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 2.1" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 6 (Colorado Ski Country USA)
Lifts: 0/24 (Opens Nov 6) · Runs: US Ski Team Race Venue Prep · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Breckenridge
Summit County, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 1.5" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Closed · Target: Nov 26 (OnTheSnow projection, unofficial; prior SkiBrief record Nov 6)
Lifts: 0/35 (Projected Nov 26, unofficial) · Runs: 0/187 (Pre-Season) · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Loveland Ski Area
Georgetown, Colorado
🟡 Closed / pre-season❄️ 0" new 24h📏 0" base🔮 1.3" next 72h (model)
🟡 Pre-season · Snowmaking underway · Resort reported 1" Oct 26 (via OnTheSnow) · No official opening day (projection Nov 6, unofficial)
Lifts: 0/10 (No official opening date) · Runs: Snowmaking underway · Feel: Pre-season (no skiable surface)
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Where is the best snow in Colorado right now?
As of Fri Oct 30, 2026 12:00 PM CT, SkiBrief ranks Arapahoe Basin first among the 14 Colorado areas it tracks, based on open status, then 24-hour new snow, then base depth.
How many Colorado ski areas are open?
2 of the 14 Colorado areas SkiBrief tracks are reported open as of Fri Oct 30, 2026 12:00 PM CT.
How is this ranking made?
Open areas rank first, then by new snow in the last 24 hours, then base depth, then the 72-hour model snowfall forecast. It is rebuilt from SkiBrief's live data several times a day.
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Updated Fri Oct 30, 2026 12:00 PM CT. Snow, base and status come from SkiBrief's live data (model values labeled as model). Always check the resort before you go.