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Wearing Shorts To Hit The Slopes Is A Thing This Week At A-Basin

ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4)- Wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts, skiers and snowboarders took advantage of the fresh powder this week. At Arapahoe Basin, the ski area plans to stay open until at least June 23.

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And it's not just A-Basin: Aspen is reopening for weekend skiing and Breckenridge remains open this weekend.

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"Had no idea there would be this much snow up here, totally awesome," skier Alec Makenas told CBS4's Matt Kroschel on Friday.

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Summer skiing at A-Basin isn't unheard of. In 1995, the ski area stayed open until Aug. 10.

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"We were driving through snow driving up here from the airport and Wednesday was a powder day, the snow is actually pretty good," said Lisa Jette who is visiting from California.

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So, skiing the Fourth of July weekend isn't out of the question this year. But we'll just have to wait and see.

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