SAM Magazine—Denver, June 5, 2025—Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) projected 13.8 million skier visits in Colorado for this season, ranking 2024-25 as the state’s third highest on record for skier visits. Credit: Colorado Ski Country USA

The numbers were realized despite variable snow conditions, according to CSCUSA president and CEO Melanie Mills. “This season brought a little bit of everything, starting off strong with solid snowfall in November, followed by weather variability mid-season and a snowy spring that kept many ski areas open well into May,” she said, adding that the trade association’s member resorts “did a great job of adapting.”

Significant snowfall in 2022-23 helped the state set a record of 14.8 million skier visits. Visits in 2023-24 totaled 14 million.

A release from CSCUSA shared some season highlights from its member resorts: the opening of Eldora’s new multi-use Caribou Lodge, which houses Ignite Adaptive Sports; a new initiative lowering ticket prices at Ski Cooper; the debut of professional snowboarder Shaun White’s The Snow League at Aspen Snowmass; and a new International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association event at Arapahoe Basin, among others.

“This season showed the many ways Colorado’s ski areas provide places for people to connect—with the mountains and with each other,” said Mills, adding, “In a chaotic world, skiing remains a meaningful touchstone for so many.”

While most of the state’s ski areas have wrapped up winter operations, Arapahoe Basin is notably still open for weekend skiing and riding.

CSCUSA uses data from its 21 member resorts as well as publicly available information to project statewide skier visits each year. The projection is preliminary and subject to adjustment.