Winter Park will open for skiing and riding Friday, tying the earliest season debut in its 87-year history. Winter Park also opened on Halloween in 2022.

Keystone was the first to open on Saturday, and Arapahoe Basin followed on Sunday . Breckenridge and Copper Mountain are scheduled to open Nov. 7. Colorado has had at least one ski area open in October every year since 1992.

Winter Park will operate from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday. Resort officials have yet to determine how much terrain will be open.

Lifts will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with tickets costing $69, according to the website.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, the Derailer Bar will feature $1 draft Coors Light beers, while supplies last. There will be some branded Coors Light giveaways as well.

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