Three US resorts remain open in to June, the near year-round Timberline ski area in Oregon, Arapahoe Basin in Colorado – one of the world's 10 highest ski areas, and Killington in Vermont on the east coast. Arapahoe Basin has just announced its extending its season towards mid-June whilst Killington says it plans to stay open in to June by not opening again before then.
Killington ski area in Vermont (pictured above this week) has been battling against mother nature's springtime warming efforts to keep the skiing going in to June and cover is now so thin on their Superstar trail that the current plan is to abandon their usual May weekend opening and just open what's left on Monday June 1st for a final day of the season.
The resort has about one mile of skiing and boarding available on its Superstar trail which it piles high with snow during mid-winter in order to make it last as long as possible through the spring thaw.
Arapahoe Basin will open for at least the next three weekends it has announced, having received more than 125cm/50 inches of fresh snow in May, which saw thousands visit the area.
It has just announced it will be open from June 12-14, 2015 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) having originally planned to close on Sunday, June 7, 2015. A-Basin opened for the season on October 17th 2014.
"With our snowy and cool spring weather, the skiing conditions are better than we have seen for years at this time in May," said Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "We will be re-opening for at least one more long weekend."
Regular ski area operations will continue through Sunday, June 7. After June 7, all ski lifts and skier services will be closed Monday through Thursday. The ski area will reopen for lift-served skiing on Friday, June 12, and remain open through Sunday, June 14, with limited skier services.
North of the border Whistler has also extended its ski season through to June 7th, it then plans to close for 12 days before re-opening for summer glacier skiing and boarding.