Loveland Ski Area Opens Season With Limited Access

Loveland Ski Area begins its 2026-27 season on Saturday with a restricted opening. The facility will activate the Chet’s Dream lift at 10 a.m., providing access to three specific runs: Catwalk, Home Run, and Mambo. This initial phase offers 1,000 vertical feet of skiable terrain.

Management set the lift ticket price at $60 to mark 60 years of snowmaking at the property. The resort, which has operated since the 1930s, will feature live music on the Basin Patio during the afternoon hours of opening day.

Rob Goodell, the resort's senior vice president and chief operating officer, stated that the team worked day and night to prepare the mountain. He noted that the effort was a tribute to the snowmakers and the Mountain Operations team who supported the launch.

For the remainder of the season, Loveland will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends.

The opening comes after Breckenridge Ski Resort and Copper Mountain delayed their own starts due to warm weather in the high country. Copper Mountain pushed its opening to Sunday, while Breckenridge has not set a new date. Loveland is the fourth Colorado resort to open this winter, following Arapahoe Basin, Keystone Resort, and Wolf Creek Ski Area.