Riding the Ballhooter lift up Cheat Mountain

Skiing and riding · Winter

Silver Creek Opening Day

Name: Silver Creek Opening Day
Start: 2026-12-18
End: 2026-12-18
Location: Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Dec 18, 2026

Silver Creek is the family side of the mountain, and its opening day means night skiing is back. Wide open slopes midday, lights on after dark, the Coca-Cola Tube Park glowing, and a rail jam to kick off the season. Our 1208 Silver Creek condo is steps from all of it.

Next dates

Dec 18, 2026

39 days away · Check in Dec 17, check out Dec 19 · Weather permitting

3 of 7 homes with nights open for those dates, live from our calendars

Stay for it Official page Open weekends

What to book ahead

In the order they run out. Tickets and passes are sold by the organizer or the resort, never by us, so the links go straight to the source.

1
Lift tickets, ideally online
The resort sells them online. Buying ahead saves the ticket window on a holiday or race weekend.
Official page
2
Rentals and lessons
Reserve lessons and rentals ahead on a holiday weekend rather than walking up.
First-timers guide
3
Your home
Event weekends are the ones that book out first. Pick the home, set the nights, and book direct.
Check the homes
4
A look at the mountain report before you leave
Snow, lifts open, and the road. It is on this site, live.
Mountain report

A lift ticket held up at the Ballhooter base with riders loading behind it

Dates by year

From the resort's published schedules. Years not listed have not been announced; we never guess a date.

2026
Dec 18
Weather permitting
Stay for it
2025
Dec 19
Creek Rail Jam under the lights on Dec 20
past
2024
Dec 19
past
2023
Dec 15
past

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