Hesperus Ski Area In Colorado Opens Friday

Hesperus Ski Area at nighttime in Hesperus, Colo. Photo by Scott DW Smith

SKI News:

Thanks to recent snowfall in the San Juan Mountains and Durango area, Hesperus Ski Area will open for the 2021/22 ski season at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 in Hesperus, Colo.

The ski area plans to open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Jan. 1, 2022, including the Hesperus lodge and snack bar, rental shop and ski and ride school.

Hesperus Ski Area also will host a free uphill community ski day beginning today, Dec. 16.

Hesperus officials are looking for uphill skiers to assist in packing the recent snowfall ahead of the scheduled opening day Friday.

Lift tickets are $46 for adults, $38 for teens and $39 for seniors. Tubing is open whenever skiing is available and costs $15 for the first person, $10 for the second person in the same family.

Following the holidays, the ski area plans to offer night skiing 4-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Tubing at Hesperus Ski Area in Hesperus, Colo. Photo by Claude Steelman

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