Ski Area Openings in Colorado and New Mexico 2011 11/21/2011 New Mexico Angel Fire Ski Resort, Angel Fire, New Mexico Opening Day Dec. 15. Red River Ski Area, Red River, New Mexico Open Nov. 23 - 28, Dec. 2 - 4, Dec. 9 - 11 and Daily on Dec. 16. Ski Apache, Ruidoso, New Mexico Opens November 24 Taos Ski Area, Taos, New Mexico Taos Ski Valley will be open Thursday-Sunday, November 24th- December 15th, 2011. Everyday lift service will resume December 15th, 2011. Sandia Ski Area, Sandia Peak, Albuquerque, New Mexico Tentative Opening Day for 2011-2012 Ski Season Dec. 17, 2011 Santa Fe Ski, Santa Fe, New Mexico TBD and announced on Nov 22. Sipapu Ski, New Mexico Sipapu opened skiing and snowboarding in NM on Nov. 19 Colorado Photo by Liam Doran, courtesy Arapahoe Basin Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Opened Nov. 19 Snowmass, Colorado Opened November 19. Snowmass + Aspen season Nov. 24 - April 15. Crested Butte, Colorado Opening Day November 23 Telluride Ski Resort, Telluride, Colorado 2011 - 2012 Schedule: November 24, 2011 - March 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., March 11 - April 8, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7 Days a Week Breckenridge, Colorado Open Winter Park, Colorado Winter Park Resort's winter 2011/12 season will run from November 12, 2011 through April 22, 2012. Keystone, Colorado Open Steamboat Springs, Colorado Opening Day Wednesday November 23 Purgatory Durango Mountain Ski Resort, Durango, Colorado Opens Friday, November 25