A List Of All The Western U.S. Ski Resorts Closing Earlier Than Expected

USA — It’s shaping up to be a disastrous week for the Western U.S. ski industry. A warm heat wave has arrived, bringing warm temperatures to the region. With most ski resorts having below-average snowpacks, it’s a recipe for disaster. This ski season, we’re seeing a larger-than-average number of ski resorts across the West calling it a season early.

Here’s a list of ski resorts in the Western U.S. that are closed for the season earlier than expected. This includes currently open mountains that have announced earlier-than-anticipated closing dates. This list will be updated as more closings are (likely) announced in the days ahead.

Arizona

• Mount Lemmon Ski Valley: Slopes presumably never opened this winter.
• Sunrise Park: Closed earlier this month.

California

• Dodge Ridge: Closed on March 15th.
• Homewood: Closed on Tuesday.
• Mountain High Resorts: Closed March 15th.
• Mt. Baldy: May reopen, but needs natural snow.
• Mt. Shasta Ski Park: Closed on March 2nd.
• Sierra-at-Tahoe: Closing March 22nd.

Colorado

• Chapman Ski Hill: Closed earlier this month.
• Howelson Hill: Closing March 22nd.
• Sunlight Mountain Resort: Closing March 22nd.

Idaho

• Little Ski Hill: Closed March 14th.
• Magic Mountain: Never opened.
• Pebble Creek: Closure announced last week.
• Rotarun: Closed March 15th.
• Soldier Mountain: Closure announced on March 6th.

New Mexico

• Ski Apache: Closed earlier this month.
• Pajarito: Closed earlier this month.
• Sandia Peak: Closed since February.
• Ski Santa Fe: Closing on March 22nd.

Oregon

• Hoodoo Ski Area: Wants to reopen, but it needs new snow.
• Mt. Ashland: Closed on February 28th.
• Willamette Pass: Wants to reopen, but needs new snow.

Utah

• Cherry Peak: Closed last week.
• Eagle Point: Closed on Sunday, March 15th.
• Nordic Valley: Closed since early March. End-of-season party planned for Sunday, March 22nd.
• Snowbasin: Closing March 22nd.
• Snowland: Technically not an early closing, but it ended its comeback season on March 7th.

Washington

• Mt. Spokane: Closed last Sunday.

Wyoming

• Snow King: Closing on March 22nd, plus the annual snowmobile hill climb event has been cancelled.

Image/Video Credits: Sierra-at-Tahoe, Willamette Pass Resort

• Categories:  
• USA
• Ski News