Breckenridge To Re-Join North American Ski Areas Open To Late Spring
Breckenridge To Re-Join North American Ski Areas Open To Late Spring
Published : 20-Jan-2019 07:55
Breckenridge will be staying open for snowsports more than a month longer than expected, to the end of May, from this year onwards, it has been announced.
The famous US resort, which has one of the world's highest ski areas and the planet's highest quad chairlift, was due to close as usual in late April, but will now stay open to the US Memorial Day holiday weekend, this year ending on Monday 27th May.
The plan is to continue to stay open late in future seasons too, subject to conditions and the approval of the US Forest Service which controls the land where the ski slopes are.
Opening in early November, it means the Colorado ski area, the most popular resort for British skiers, will have a nearly 7 month long ski season. However it was also announced that its sister resort Keystone will be aiming to be the first in Colorado (and therefore most likely the first in North America) to open from next autumn inwards, after an investment in snowmaking, which would mean opening in mid-October.
Both resorts are owned by Vail Resorts and Epic Pass season ticket holders could then ski in Colorado for 7.5 months with the pass.
Breckenridge will join Arapahoe Basin and Loveland in Colorado which usually stay open to late May and sometimes longer. Other North American ski areas commonly open to the end of May include Killington in Vermont, Timberline in Oregon, Mammoth and Squaw Valley in California and Whistler and Sunshine in Canada.
It won't be the first time the resort has stayed open so late though, it used to up to the mid-1990s.
"Spring is an incredible time to ski Breck's High Alpine and we are thrilled to extend our season this year, and beyond, and offer that terrain as long as the snow lasts," said John Buhler, vice president and chief operating officer at Breckenridge Ski Resort. "With Breck's notably high elevation and annual snowfall we are well-positioned to provide our passholders and other guests great spring skiing and snowboarding well into May."
During the extended portion of the season this spring the resort plans to offer skiing and riding out of Peak 7, with access to primarily advanced- and expert-level terrain on Peak 8 in Imperial, Horseshoe and North Bowls, accessed by the Independence SuperChair, Imperial Express SuperChair and the TBar Lift while conditions allow.
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