Prices for single-day lift tickets at most Colorado mountain ski resorts will increase for the Christmas holiday period, with five resorts charging more than $300 — and two of these topping out at more than $350.

At Breckenridge Resort, same-day adult lift tickets will hit $321 during the holiday period from the Friday after Christmas through New Year’s Day. During the same Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 period, prices at Steamboat Resort will peak at $339. At Telluride Resort, prices will reach $328 during the holiday week.

For at least the third year running, Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek will have the highest-priced, single-day lift tickets of any ski area in the state during the holiday stretch at $356. That’s higher last year’s Christmas week, when lift ticket prices at these two resorts hit $329, and 2023, when lift tickets cost $299.

While same-day lift ticket prices at other popular ski resorts will approach $300 during the holiday week, some will offer prices under $200. Most ski resorts offer discounts for those who buy ahead or purchase a lift ticket for more than one day. Prices also tend to be cheaper the weekend before the holiday and during the week of Christmas.

From Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, same-day adult lift tickets will cost $292 at Keystone Resort, $287 at Winter Park Resort, $279 at Aspen-Snowmass, $274 at Copper Mountain and $239 at Crested Butte. During the holiday week, lift ticket prices peak at $149 at Loveland Ski Area, $199 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and $199 at Eldora Mountain Resort, and $189 at Granby Ranch.

Ski resorts have been challenged to open terrain so far this year amid what has been a poor start to the winter season, with snowpack levels near historic lows.