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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 5 years ago November 12, 2018

Vail and Beaver Creek Opening Early for the 2018-2019 Ski Season

Thanks to great early-season snowmaking and more than four feet of natural snowfall last week, Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort will open early for the 2018-2019 ski season. Vail, originally slated to open on Friday, November 16, will open for the season on Wednesday, November 14. Beaver Creek will open Saturday, November 17, four days ahead of its scheduled November 21 opening date.

Vail will offer skiing and riding out of both Vail Village and Lionshead Village, with upload and download access to the Mid-Vail area via Gondola One and top-to-bottom skiing and riding through Lionshead Village. Complimentary breakfast burritos from Vail Mountain and hot cocoa will be provided for early risers on opening day while supplies last.

Beaver Creek will open the mountain all the way to the top with intermediate terrain on Gold Dust accessed via Centennial Express (#6), plus beginner terrain in Red Buffalo Park accessible via the Cinch Express (#8) and last year’s new Red Buffalo Express (#5), and Haymeadow Park and the Haymeadow Express Gondola (#1). Opening day festivities will include a special Cookie Time in the morning.

"We are thrilled to be kicking off the 2018-19 season by opening early and truly setting the tone for the season to come at both Vail and Beaver Creek," said Doug Lovell, Vail chief operating officer. "This is the first time we’ve been able to open both resorts early in more than 10 years. We owe a big thank you to our mountain operations teams for their hard work in making this possible for our loyal guests and season pass holders."

Visit Vail.com & BeaverCreek.com for more information.

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Sam Collentine

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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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