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Every winter, a handful of Colorado ski resorts battle to be the first to open in the state — and often the country.
Will it be Keystone? A-Basin? Sometimes Wolf Creek in remote southwestern Colorado is the first to open its runs.
Here are the expected opening dates for ski areas across Colorado, though Mother Nature has a major hand in determining the true schedule.