Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Yellowstone opens after 5-year closure

Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Yellowstone opens

POWELL, Wyo. — Sleeping Giant Ski Area in northern Wyoming is opening to skiers for the first time since 2004.

The ski area’s operators originally had hoped to open as early as Thanksgiving weekend, but their plans were foiled by insufficient snow.

Sleeping Giant Ski Area calls itself one of America’s oldest ski areas, having originally opened in the late 1930s. It’s located about 50 miles west of Cody, Wyo., and just 3 miles from the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, and includes 900 vertical feet for downhill, a terrain park, cross-country trails, a ski and snowboard school, and a day lodge with snack bar.

The ski area is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday; closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; and open daily between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4.

Details at www.skisg.com/.