Tag: Arapahoe Basin
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The joy of opening day: Colorado ski and snowboard season starts
Opening day at a Colorado ski resort is a joyous affair. It’s not the white ribbon of death that skiers and riders drive up for, but the white ribbon of joy. And Sunday was a joyous day indeed as 11 inches of fresh snow — powder day — covered the mountain. The freshies were almost as tasty…
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Arapahoe Basin announces opening date for 2023-24 season
Colorado ski and riding season looks to start before Halloween
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Multiple Colorado ski areas make first snow of the 2023-24 season
And so it begins in the high country, snowmaking has started at multiple Colorado ski resorts. And a few others received their first flakes overnight Tuesday as well. Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain Resort fired up their snow guns overnight, making the first snow for the 2023-24 season. Loveland had its snow guns running…
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Snowmaking begins at Arapahoe Basin 2023-24
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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Skier and business leader: Melanie Mills at 30 years with Colorado Ski Country USA
“The vibe of a great ski day is the best, there’s nothing like it”
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The best Colorado ski pass deals: Get them before prices go up
It’s easy to still be in summer mode this time of year. Thus, it’s easy to miss out on the best prices for the ski season ahead. Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass goes up in price Sept. 4, along with other products that end early-bird sales around the start of next month. Here we take a…
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Creator of Colorado’s new, high-alpine mountain bike trail was raised on ‘The Legend’
ARAPAHOE BASIN • Near the end of a steep, rocky drive to the top of the mountain, Metallica hums through the truck radio. “We need this song cranked,” Joey Klein said. “Now we’re ready!” Ready to take on his latest, greatest downhill mountain bike trail in a long career of creating some of Earth’s finest.…
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Arapahoe Basin Ambush with Gus Kenworthy
Arapahoe Basin ambushed skiers heading to other resorts to show them why A-Basin is legendary
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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