Arapahoe Basin ski area begins operations after World War II | Nov. 1, 1946 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.
Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.
Today’s top moment in Colorado sports history:
No. 140: Nov. 1, 1946
Arapahoe Basin is the first ski area after World War II to begin operations in the state. It bordered the Continental Divide with a summit elevation of 13,050 feet, one of the highest ski resorts in the world. The original cost was estimated at $150,000, which included two lifts, a rope tow and trails. Lift tickets for the ’46-47 ski season were just $1.25. A year later, it added its first chair lift and attendance soared to over 12,000 (70,000 by the ’61-62 season).
—Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian
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