Tag: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
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Upgrades coming to popular Colorado ski area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With recent approval from the U.S. Forest Service, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will replace a chairlift and add amenities to the iconic mountain in Summit County. The fixed-grip, three-person Lenawee lift will be converted into a faster detachable ferry. Accessing the upper Montezuma Bowl and…
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12 Colorado ski resorts ranked among the best in annual poll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To no surprise, Colorado was once again well represented in SKI Magazine’s annual rankings of the West’s best ski resorts. Surprising, perhaps, is Aspen Snowmass’s fall to No. 5 after holding the top spot the past two years. “The four ski areas that make up…
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Another Colorado ski area opens in surprise fashion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe Basin’s opening day is typically a party-like occasion, as Front Range enthusiasts flock to the ski area known as “The Legend” for its long-lasting season, often beginning in mid-October and ending sometimes as late as July 4. Monday was different. A-Basin officials made a…
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Loveland Ski Area on pace for latest opening in its history
Loveland Ski Area announced a pushback of its first day Thursday, setting up the ski area for its latest season opening since it began keeping track in 1979. “We are very close to opening, unfortunately, it won’t be this weekend,” said Loveland’s Dustin Schaefer. “We need a few more cold nights.” Loveland’s latest season opening…
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Uncertain season set to begin for Colorado Front Range skiers
On Thursday, Colorado’s Front Range skiers and snowboarders looked to their first weekend on the slopes. But in what was perhaps a fitting precursor for an uncertain winter ahead, there were no guarantees at first. Epic Pass holders woke to surprise news of Keystone Resort launching its online reservation system, a day before the scheduled…
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Colorado’s uncertain ski season could have an unusually late start
In what promises to be a most unusual ski season in Colorado due to COVID-19, it might also be an unusually late kickoff. In a call Thursday, representatives at Arapahoe Basin and Loveland — the two ski areas historically vying for opening day bragging rights — expressed cautious optimism in running lifts by the end…
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Colorado ski country bracing for season of uncertainty: ‘Brave new world’
Many mornings from his bed, Davey Pitcher wishes he’d rise to the end of the nightmare. “You’d rather just wake up and have this all go away,” he said. But COVID-19 does not appear to be going away here in Colorado and beyond anytime soon. And so Pitcher, owner of Wolf Creek Ski Area, is…