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Snowshoe Mountain opens for skiing on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, the day before Thanksgiving, weather permitting, and plans to close on Sunday, March 21, 2027. Silver Creek, with the night skiing, is scheduled from Friday, December 18, 2026 to Sunday, March 7, 2027.
| What | Date |
|---|---|
| Opening Day, Snowshoe | Wednesday, November 25, 2026 |
| Silver Creek opens | Friday, December 18, 2026 |
| Silver Creek closes | Sunday, March 7, 2027 |
| Closing Day, Snowshoe | Sunday, March 21, 2027 |
| Bike Park closing weekend, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026 |
| Bike Park opens, 2027 | Usually the third week of May; not announced yet |
From the resort's hours of operation page, read September 30, 2026. Every date is weather permitting.
Opening Day runs on the terrain the snowmakers have covered, which is usually a handful of runs off the Village, not the whole mountain. More opens every week as the cold holds. The resort says it can make snow on 100% of its terrain, so by the holidays most of the mountain is usually open.
If you want the whole mountain, plan from mid-December on. If you want to be there for the first chair, book the home early: Thanksgiving week fills.
The resort treats Christmas to New Year's, MLK weekend, and Presidents' Day weekend as its holiday periods, and its own pages list slightly different edges for them, so check the lift ticket page for the exact days. Those are the busiest stretches of the winter.
The lifts turn again for the Bike Park, usually in the third week of May, and run through the Bike Park's closing weekend in the second week of October. Between the seasons the resort closes twice: early April to about May 21, and mid-October to Thanksgiving week. We host through both closures.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2026, the day before Thanksgiving, weather permitting. The resort plans to close on Sunday, March 21, 2027.
Opening Day terrain is whatever the snowmakers have covered, so early season is a few runs, not the whole mountain.
Silver Creek, home of the night skiing and the tube park, is scheduled from Friday, December 18, 2026 to Sunday, March 7, 2027, weather permitting.
Usually in the third week of May, and it runs to its closing weekend in the second week of October. Our event calendar has the exact days once the resort publishes them.
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