Arapahoe Basin will win the spirited sprint to become the first Front Range ski area to open for the season, but only by a ski tip.
A-Basin will open Friday at 9 a.m., and Loveland, its friendly rival on the other side of Loveland Pass, will open Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Wolf Creek, which is 250 miles from the metro area in southwest Colorado, opened last Saturday but will operate only on weekends for the time being.
All three areas got a huge boost from a series of storms that began rolling through Colorado 10 days ago, following an unseasonably warm and dry beginning to autumn. Loveland opened on the same date last season. Arapahoe opened Oct. 13 a year ago.
“With nearly two feet of natural snow, combined with the low temperatures for snowmaking, we’ve been able to create a quality base for Friday’s opening,” said Arapahoe Basin’s chief operating officer Alan Henceroth. “We’re excited to get the ski season started.”
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