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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 8 years ago November 12, 2015

Aspen Mountain Opening Early for Preview Weekend

There's been a lot of rumor's floating around Aspen this week so Aspen-Snowmass went ahead and put one to rest.

So yes, Aspen Mountain will open early for a special preview weekend on Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. This is twelve days earlier than the scheduled opening on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th.

According to the press release, three lifts and more than 100 acres of terrain will be open for skiers and snowboarders on opening day. Skiers will upload and download on the Silver Queen Gondola to access the terrain. All season passes will be valid as they would be in the regular season. Lift tickets are $59 a day for adults and $39 for children, youth and seniors. Extension days for Classic, Flex, Club Escape and Mountain Collective Passholders are just $29 for Adults and $19 for child, youth, seniors and college students. Sightseeing tickets are $21 adults and $10 for all others.

Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will be open daily for the season on Saturday, November 21th, five days before the scheduled opening. Lifts hours are from 9am to 3:30pm.

SAM COLLENTINE

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Sam Collentine

Meteorologist

Sam Collentine is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSnow and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Before joining OpenSnow, he studied Atmospheric Science at the University of Colorado, spent time at Channel 7 News in Denver, and at the National Weather Service in Boulder.

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