Colorado’s first ski areas are making snow for winter 2017-18
Arapahoe Basin on the first day of the season in 2012. (Ashley Dean/Denverite)
Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin, typically among the first resorts to open in Colorado, have fired up their snowmaking guns.
Loveland started after midnight on Monday with hopes of opening by mid- to late October. Arapahoe Basin made snow for 12 hours between Sunday and Monday.
Meanwhile, mountains across the state have at least seen a dusting of snow from the recent burst of cool, wet weather, and some were scheduling career fairs for the season ahead.
Last year, A-Basin started making snow on Oct. 3 and opened the mountain on Oct. 21; its earliest opening ever was Oct. 8, according to The Denver Post.
Loveland started making snow on the night of Oct. 3 for a Nov. 7 opening in 2016. It’s still impossible to say whether this early start to snowmaking will result in earlier riding.
Weather scientists expect that La Niña may be in effect this winter, but it hasn’t historically had much of an impact on Colorado’s ski season.
Will Denver voters approve a 0.25 percent sales tax for programs dedicated to getting people off the streets?
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver merges with Colorado Community Land Trust
A new photo exhibition at Understudy helps Black and brown men find strength in tenderness
A sales tax bump to fight the climate crisis gets some space on Denver’s November ballot
City inks deal with affordable housing developer for 84 homes in Baker
Man who fired shots during Elijah McClain protest in Aurora charged with attempted first-degree murder
Residents of Morey encampment gear up for a sweep from the city
Aurora City Council approves Vanessa Wilson as police chief
The goose cullings have ended (for now). Now can Denver’s parks be fowl-proofed?
Central Park will replace Stapleton as the northeast neighborhood’s name
Residents on I-70 construction noise: “At this point we’re just used to it”
Denver coronavirus cases leveling off, but please keep wearing face masks (and wash your hands), says Hancock
Service providers slam an operation this week to remove a tent city from a park near the state Capitol
Denver’s free coronavirus testing site at the Pepsi Center will stay open — for now
Here’s a free walking tour of some of Denver’s murals, curated by local muralist Olive Moya
Things to do in Denver this weekend, July 31-Aug. 2
Denver rent median falling during the pandemic
FYI, you might see this ‘thicc boi’ wannabe rattlesnake on the Cherry Creek Trail
