Ski · March – April
Spring skiing in Aspen
Longer days, softer snow, lower prices and the occasional huge storm. Why late season is many regulars' favorite time in Aspen.
Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All credits
Longer days, softer snow, lower prices and the occasional huge storm. Why late season is many regulars' favorite time in Aspen.
Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All credits
Aspen Snowmass's 2026–27 season is scheduled to run to April 18, 2027. Late season brings lower lift-ticket prices, longer lift hours and, as Aspen Snowmass puts it, anything from 40-degree bluebird days to big storm cycles. It's quieter than February, and the light lasts into the evening.
Season dates are from Aspen Snowmass's 2026–27 pass page; late-season pricing and hours below are from Aspen Snowmass's spring guide for the 2026 season, and the 2027 offer is announced closer to the time.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated September 2026
Closing days, Cloud Nine tables, and arrivals via Eagle after April 4. Ask us.
Lessons, rentals fitted at the house, lunches, and a quiet evening for the parents.
A private car down the valley, a long soak, lunch in Glenwood and home to a massage.
A snowcat for your group only, a guide, lunch in the trees and untracked snow all day.
Overnight freezes leave firm snow first thing; by late morning south-facing slopes soften. Start on the sunny side, finish on shaded runs.
March can bring some of the season's biggest snowfalls. Pack for both a 40-degree day and a powder day.
The sun is stronger at 8,000–12,000 feet and reflects off snow. Sunscreen and good goggles are not optional.
The week around Easter and school spring breaks is the busy one. The weeks either side are quieter and often cheaper.
Warmer days make first ski trips easier for children. Book ski school a month ahead as usual.
Each mountain throws its own closing day, and Aspen Highlands' is the famous one: costumes (one-pieces, tutus, animal suits), DJs on the mountain, Cloud Nine at full volume and a dance party at the base that locals call the best of the year. Aspen Mountain's closing on April 18 is the last word. Book the house early, and ask us for the Cloud Nine table and a driver.
Aspen Snowmass lists the 2026–27 season as running to April 18, 2027 at Aspen Mountain; Snowmass and Highlands close April 11, Buttermilk April 4.
Yes, for many skiers it's the best: longer days, lower late-season prices, softer snow and fewer crowds outside spring-break weeks, with the chance of big spring storms.
In 2026 Aspen Snowmass offered $98 adult lift tickets from March 28 to closing. The 2027 late-season offer is announced in spring.
Sunday, March 28, 2027.
A costume party on skis: DJs on the mountain, Cloud Nine packed and a dance party at the base. In 2026–27 Highlands closes April 11.
We plan late season around the snow and the sun: rentals delivered, a private instructor for soft-snow mornings, a car from Denver, and a chef for long light evenings at the house.
Everyone on the right mountain at 9:30 on the first morning, with no rental queue and no forgotten forms. Lessons booked a month ahead, skis fitted where you are staying the night before, and a massage for the parents while the children are in ski school.
A private lesson matched to the skier and the mountain.
A day that never leaves the residence: a late breakfast, a massage in the afternoon light, a long lunch cooked for you, and oxygen and water on hand. For the day after a big ski day, or the day before you fly home.
Winter-equipped vehicle and driver for the four-hour drive, re-timed as roads change.
Closing dates and late-season offers as they are announced.
Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.We'll tell you which weeks are quiet, and set up the house, the cars and the ski days around them.
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