A-Basin, Loveland making snow with aim of October opening
Dustin Schaefer/Loveland Ski Area Facebook
The race to become the first ski resort in Colorado to open for the season has begun.
Loveland and Arapahoe Basin have fired up their snow guns in the hope of opening sometime next month. Loveland spokesman John Sellers tells The Denver Post that 4 inches of snow fell at the resort Saturday, and cool, dry conditions allowed crews to begin spraying man-made snow early Monday morning.
He says the resort will open as soon as there is an 18-inch base and tree-to-tree coverage.
A-Basin started making snow Sunday night.
Chris Linsmayer, a spokesman for Colorado Ski Country USA, says A-Basin and Loveland are typically the first ski resorts in the state to open.
Video from Loveland Ski Area’s Facebook:
Support Local Journalism
Support Local Journalism
Readers around Craig and Moffat County make the Craig Press’ work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.
Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference.
Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage.