Spring Skiing In Colorado: Eve...

A spring ski day usually starts with a handful of runs and ends up stretching out. There's live music at the base, a pond skim in the afternoon, and lifts spinning later. The next few weeks are packed with events, and there are some solid late season offers mixed in. Here's what's happening:

Signature Spring Events

Spring is when some of the most recognizable on-mountain events stack up.

Arapahoe Basin rolls into April and May with a full slate, including the 37th Annual Enduro on April 8, the Summit Telemark Festival April 17-18, Flavor Basin on May 9, and Gay Basin May 30-31. Aspen's Spring Jam runs March 27-29, with Buttermilk Bacon Day & the Pond Skim not far behind. Snowmass closes April 11, Highlands on April 12, and Aspen Mountain April 19 (guide to the Four Mountain Finale).

Pond skims start to take over the calendar in early April. Granby Ranch hosts its pond skim (or swim) April 4, with Powderhorn and Purgatory following on April 5. Copper Mountain's Sunsation weekend lands April 25-26, closing things out with its pond skim on April 26. Steamboat wraps the season April 11-12 with its closing weekend celebration, including the cardboard classic and pond skim.

Elsewhere, Ski Cooper pairs its closing weekend and Easter egg hunt on April 4, while Echo Mountain keeps things light with Decade Duos on March 20, "Anything But Ski Clothes" on March 29, and an inflatable-themed day on April 4. Show off your best moves during Monarch's Ski Ballet on the Freeway, returning this season on April 4.

Music, DJs, and Après

It's a safe bet that somewhere on the mountain in the spring, there's music playing.

Copper Mountain has a mid-mountain DJ set on March 20 and Copper Live on April 18, leading into Sunsation April 25-26. Play Forever Thursdays continue through the rest of the season. At Eldora, Play Forever Wednesdays and Coworking Collective Thursdays carry on, with all-day DJ sets on weekends Friday through Sunday.

Granby Ranch mixes twilight skiing with a spring break music series March 13-21, while Monarch Mountain's Little Booth Concert Series runs each Saturday.

Late-Season Deals

Arapahoe Basin offers $50 lift tickets and $50 one-hour private lessons every Wednesday through the rest of the season. Purgatory has dropped lift ticket prices to under $100 when purchased online, with some days as low as $49 starting March 20.

Steamboat rolls out $99 lift tickets beginning April 6, and Winter Park marks Mary Jane's 50th with $50 lift tickets on Thursdays.

Snag an Aspen Invite ticket for access to $169 lift tickets available to passholders from other mountains at the ticket window. Loveland will introduce late-season ticket pricing starting April 6.

Buy Now, Ski Now (and Next Season)

Granby Ranch is offering a buy-now, ski-now option for the 2026-27 season, with access for the rest of this season included. Monarch Mountain's Wings Pass does the same, covering the remainder of this season and all of next, along with partner resort benefits.

Powderhorn has 2026-27 season passes available at $399 for teens and adults through April 6, and Sunlight's 2026-27 passes are on sale now, including unique family pass options.

A Few Extras to Know About

Not everything fits neatly into an event or a deal, but there's a lot happening around the edges of the day.

Arapahoe Basin continues its weekly intermediate and advanced adult clinics on Mondays and Fridays, with specialty women's clinics on March 30 and April 3. Loveland offers intermediate and advanced group lessons each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Ski Cooper and Eldora host Ski with a Ranger days, providing a different way to experience the slopes. Echo Mountain keeps things flexible with its Friends Pass benefit, allowing season passholders to bring a friend for free.

Head up to Sunlight for a few more laps before closing day March 22. And check out our full list of closing days here.

Worth One More Day

Even in a character-building season, spring still delivers, with a full calendar, a good atmosphere, and a few more chances to get out there.

Image courtesy Lucas Herbert, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.