Colorado Skiers Love Hitting The Slopes at Powderhorn Resort

Ski season is back in Western Colorado at Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort. The 2024-2025 ski season Powderhorn will start at 9 am Friday 11/22 when the resort fires up the Flat Top Flyer lift to kick off the winter fun.

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KKCO News 11 reports that Friday, November 22nd, marks the earliest opening date ever at Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort. Will you visit the Grand Mesa this weekend for your first run of the ski season?

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Earliest Opening Date On Record

Powderhorn Ski Resort will operate the Flat Top Flyer Lift and the Easy Rider Lift beginning today. Powderhorn says additional ski slopes will be opened up after further evaluation. As of 11/22, hiking and skinning in the Powderhorn area are limited to Tenderfoot and Red Eye on the West end of the resort.

You Have Never Been to Powderhorn?

Some call Powderhorn a hidden ski resort as the massive crowds that visit the slopes on the Front Range don't know how cool it is. Powderhorn Mountain is one of the best places for beginners to learn to ski, but that does not mean it is a giant bunny hill.

Powderhorn Mountain is home to 63 ski runs. Around 30% of the runs are advanced or expert level including Cannonball (a gritty headwall run), Blunder (black diamond), Vertical Drop (black diamond with a 600-foot vertical drop), and the 3-jump line at Upper Peace Park (terrain park).

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Powderhorn includes 1600 acres, averages 250 inches of snow, and five ski-lifts. 2024-2025 Winter Season Passes are ready now with all kinds of discounts explained on their site. You can check the conditions at Powderhorn here if you are thinking of heading up today. Have a great ski season!