Arapahoe Basin begins snowmaking for 2023-24 season
Human-made snow sits upon High Noon trail at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Summit County, Colorado. Arapahoe Basin began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 for the 2023-24 ski and riding season.
Courtesy: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23 on High Noon Trail for the 2023-24 ski and riding season on the south side of Loveland Pass outside Keystone, Colorado (Courtesy, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)
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In the middle of the night Saturday, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area began making snow for the 2023-24 ski and snowboard season.
Conditions were just right around 3 a.m. with the wet bulb temperature reaching 25 degrees; 26 degrees or below is ideal.
Human-made snow sits upon High Noon trail at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Summit County, Colorado. Arapahoe Basin began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 for the 2023-24 ski and riding season.
Courtesy: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Human-made snow sits upon High Noon trail at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Summit County, Colorado. Arapahoe Basin began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 for the 2023-24 ski and riding season.
“Our opening day is TBD still, but as always ASAP,” Communications Manager Shayna Silverman said in a news release. “Last year, our opening date was Oct. 23, the first in Summit County. The front side receives the most snow making with a focus on High Noon, which is typically the first run to open, followed by Ramrod.”
The resort is aiming for a mid-October opening.
Human-made snow sits upon High Noon trail at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Summit County, Colorado. Arapahoe Basin began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 for the 2023-24 ski and riding season.
Courtesy: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Human-made snow sits upon High Noon trail at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Summit County, Colorado. Arapahoe Basin began making snow Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 for the 2023-24 ski and riding season.
On Tuesday, on the north side of Loveland Pass, nearby Loveland Ski Area tested its snow guns for the first time in autumn 2023, saying it plans to start making snow around the beginning of October.
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