Steamboat's 2026/27 season runs roughly from November 21, 2026 to April 12, 2027 — about 142 days of skiing. The November 21, 2026 opening is published by unofficialnetworks.com, but the resort has not settled it yet. The April 12, 2027 closing is our own calculation: it is usually announced only weeks ahead. The up-to-date version, with its source, is on the opening-dates page.
Expected opening: November 21, 2026. Expected closing: April 12, 2027. Opening depends on enough snow at the 2103 m base, so it can move a week or two either way; with a 3221 m top station, the upper mountain usually holds out longer than the base at the end of the season. Closing tends to be pushed to Easter when it falls late.
Like most alpine resorts, Steamboat's lifts typically run roughly from 9:00 to 16:30–17:00, with the occasional night session on special dates. The exact daily schedule is published on the resort's official site.
The two weeks around opening day, plus Christmas and Easter holidays, are when sizes and the better models sell out first in Steamboat. Booking with the opening date already on the calendar — November 21, 2026 this season — is the simple way to avoid being left with what's spare.
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The November 21, 2026 opening is published by unofficialnetworks.com, but the resort has not settled it yet. The up-to-date version, with its source, is on the opening-dates page.
Closing is expected around April 12, 2027, about 142 days after opening. With a 3221 m top station, the upper mountain can stay open after the base has run out of snow.
The dates on this page cover the whole season. To know whether runs and lifts are open today, the live snow report is the reliable source.