Arapahoe Basin opens the ski season in Colorado

Snowmaking is in high gear at Loveland Ski Area  in the Colorado high country.

UPDATE: They are making snow like mad at Loveland Ski Resort. Look here to see the progress.

you ready to ski and ride? Starting Wednesday (Oct. 17), you’ll be able to start your season at Arapahoe Basin when it becomes the first Colorado resort to open for the season.

A-Basin wasn’t the first resort to make snow this season — that was Copper Mountain — but they get to the “start” line first, edging their friendly rivals at Loveland Ski Area, which expects to open later in the week.

Read the Summit Daily News for how much terrain will be open and more information about opening day.

Wondering how much snow we might get this season? Here’s the forecast.

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Copper Mountain, Loveland Ski Area making snow in Colorado

Snowmaking at Copper Mountain (RealVail)

Good news: They are making SNOW at Colorado ski resorts!

Copper Mountain started first on Tuesday (Story on RealVail) and has a contest that will let two lucky winners ski the mountain before it opens (Enter). They were followed by Loveland Ski Area, which fired up the snow guns at 2 a.m. this morning (Oct. 4). Get more photos and updates on its Snowmaking page.

Arapahoe Basin, generally a strong contender in the race to open first, has yet to fire up the guns. But we’re guessing they’ll be there soon.

If the weather holds, there could be skiing in about two weeks!

Wondering how much snow we might get this season? Here’s the forecast.

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