Heavenly and Northstar target November 18 as opening date, Kirkwood December 2

Vail Resorts today announced the opening dates of its 37 North American resorts. Heavenly and Northstar will be opening on November 18, followed by Kirkwood on December 2.

ROCKIES & WEST REGIONS

Mid-Oct.: Keystone (CO)

Nov. 11: Breckenridge (CO), Vail (CO)
Nov. 18: Heavenly (CA), Northstar (CA), Park City (UT)
Nov. 23: Beaver Creek (CO), Crested Butte (CO)
Nov. 24: Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia)
Dec. 2: Kirkwood (CA), Stevens Pass (WA)

EAST REGION

Nov. 11: Mt. Snow (VT)
Nov. 18: Afton Alps (MN), Hunter (NY), Stowe (VT), Wildcat (NH)
Nov. 19: Okemo (VT)
Nov. 23: Mt. Sunapee (NH)
Nov. 25: Seven Springs (PA)
Dec. 2: Attitash (NH), Crotched (NH), Jack Frost (PA)
Dec. 3: Mt. Brighton (MI), Wilmot (WI)
Dec. 16: Big Boulder (PA), Liberty (PA), Roundtop (PA), Whitetail (PA)
Dec. 17: Alpine Valley (OH), Boston Mills and Brandywine (OH), Hidden Valley (MO), Mad River (OH), Paoli Peaks (IN), Snow Creek (MO)
Dec. 23: Hidden Valley (PA), Laurel Mountain (PA)

These dates are conditions-dependent.

Additionally, the company shared it will limit lift ticket sales throughout the entirety of the 2022/23 season to prioritize the mountain experience for its guests.

“We care deeply about our guests’ experience at our resorts,” said James O’Donnell, president of Vail Resorts’ Mountain division. “Limiting lift tickets throughout the season, alongside the big investments we’re making at our resorts and in our team members, will help us provide our guests with an Experience of a Lifetime this winter.”

The availability of lift tickets will be visible on resort websites in the coming weeks. If tickets are sold out online, guests will not be able to purchase them at ticket windows.

Passes, including Epic Day Passes, and Pass Holder benefit tickets will not be limited. There is also no impact to guests who enroll in ski and ride school lessons that include lift access, or to employee and dependent pass access.

Skiers and riders have until Labor Day (Sept. 5) to lock in their Epic Pass before prices increase. Pass products, including regional passes and day passes, are available now on the Epic Pass website.