Overview
- Monarch Mountain will end lift operations March 29 following a rough stretch that pushed base temperatures into the 60s.
- Ski Cooper, Sunlight and Powderhorn closed on March 22 after managers said the snow base had become too thin to operate safely.
- Ski Cooper said it would refund lift tickets, lessons and rentals purchased beyond its March 22 shutdown and called the move a difficult decision after a recent heat wave.
- Resorts posted target closing dates that could shift with weather, including Telluride and Keystone on April 5, Snowmass and Steamboat on April 12, and Vail, Aspen Mountain and Eldora on April 19.
- Unseasonably warm March days reaching the 50s and 60s sped up melt and limited snowmaking, which needs sustained cold air to build and keep a skiable surface, so travelers are being urged to check schedules before heading up.