September Snowstorm Blankets Arizona Mountain Ahead of Ski Season
On Friday, September 26, 2025, Arizona Snowbowl shared an Instagram video that delighted skiers. In it, the ski resort’s Arizona Gondola hung in the station while snow dumped out of the sky.
Excited comments from skiers poured in, perhaps best exemplified by one that read, “Can I get a ‘hoooooooeeeeeyeah!” Hoooooooeeeeeyeah, indeed. It’s only September, but on Arizona’s peaks, the snow’s already falling.
See footage from the storm below, courtesy of Arizona Snowbowl.
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Watch: Snowfall in Arizona, September 26, 2025
A few days later, on September 28, Arizona Snowbowl posted the remnants of another early-season storm.
“Two dustings of snowfall before the end of September?” the ski resort wrote. “We’ll take it & couldn’t be more stoked for what’s to come this season.”
See below.
Don’t get too excited. The start of winter at Arizona Snowbowl is still about two months away. The ski resort has a targeted opening date of November 21, 2025.
Still, there’s always a slight chance Arizona Snowbowl starts earlier. Last season, after plentiful early-season snowfall, the ski resort set a new opening date record on November 8, 2024. Thanks to the early opening and a late closing date in June, Arizona Snowbowl offered 185 skiable days during the 2024-25 season, setting another record.
Will this coming season look similar? I wish we knew. While two storms in September are always a good sign, the ever-fickle weather gods have the final say. Here’s hoping they’re in a chilly mood.
Jonathan Landry, Whistler Blackcomb
The storms at Arizona Snowbowl follow similar wintry teases across North America. Whistler Blackcomb notched its first snow last Friday. Earlier this month, winter came to Colorado, dumping snow on ski resorts like Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Breckenridge.
More startlingly is the fact that, depending on what the weather does, some ski resorts—particularly in Colorado—could open in only a few weeks. Keystone is aiming for “mid-October.” Arapahoe Basin, too, has a reputation for firing up its lifts in October when possible.
Fall is here. Winter’s right behind. I hope you’ve been doing your lunges and hitting the StairMaster, because I know I haven’t.
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