Update, Sunday, November 8: Copper Mountain opened today, Sunday, November 8, with the American Eagle lift spinning at 9 AM and almost 1,500 vertical feet open. Breckenridge still has no new opening date. Four resorts are now open on I-70: A-Basin, Keystone, Loveland and Copper.
Quick summary: Neither Friday opening is happening. Breckenridge and Copper Mountain both announced on Thursday that they will not open on Friday, November 6 as planned, after a warm stretch kept snowmaking from building enough coverage. Neither resort has announced a new opening date. Arapahoe Basin and Keystone are already open, so they are the corridor's options this weekend.
Photo: Breckenridge webcam (Peak 8, viewed from Peak 9), captured Thursday, November 5, 2026 at about 12:32 PM MST.
What happened
Breckenridge called off its Friday opening first. The resort was set to open at Peak 8, one of the earliest opening dates in the country, but overnight temperatures have hovered just barely too warm to run the snowguns at full power for sustained stretches. Its snowmaking team has a good start on the opening terrain, and the resort says it will start the season as soon as conditions allow rather than open on thin coverage.
Copper Mountain followed with the same call later on Thursday. Copper had a full opening day celebration planned for Friday, with hot cocoa and giveaways for the first people in the lift line, and its Snowsation festival set for Saturday. The resort has pulled its opening day listing and has not announced a new date.
What this weekend looks like now
Two resorts are spinning on the corridor. Arapahoe Basin opened on October 28, first in Colorado this season, and Keystone opened on October 30. If you are skiing this weekend, those are the sure things, and expect them to draw the crowds that would have split between four resorts.
The outlook
There is no big natural snow in the near forecast to bail out snowmaking. The corridor could see snow showers on Friday, then a sunny and warmer weekend, so both resorts are waiting on cold overnight windows to finish their opening terrain. After this weekend, the next dated openings on the calendar are Vail and Eldora on November 13. Loveland and Winter Park still have not announced opening dates.
We will update this post as soon as Breckenridge or Copper names a new date.
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By Rae
Sources
- POWDER, "Breckenridge Ski Resort Postpones November 6 Opening Day," November 5, 2026 (includes the resort's statement on snowmaking temperatures)
- KSMT The Mountain, "Breckenridge Ski Resort announces delayed opening day, citing warm overnight temperatures," November 5, 2026
- Copper Mountain opening day event listing, coppercolorado.com, checked November 5, 2026 (listing pulled Thursday)
- National Weather Service corridor forecast, checked November 5, 2026