Colorado Ski Season Approaches As Nights Become Cold Enough To Make Snow
DENVER (CBS4) - Despite much warmer than normal afternoon temperatures across much of Colorado, overnight temperatures in the high country have been cold enough for some ski areas to turn on (or at least test!) their snow making systems.
Machine-made snow has started to fly at Araphoe Basin at night with a morning dusting seen as low as the base area. Much of the snow on the lower slopes has been melting in the warm afternoon sun.
It will likely be a three-way race for the first ski area to open in Colorado this season. In contention are the long time rivals Loveland and Arapahoe Basin along with newcomer Keystone.
Over the summer Keystone Resort made significant upgrades to the their system to greatly improve productively in narrow early-season snowmaking windows. As a result, Keystone hopes to open in October instead of November. Last year Arapahoe Basin opened on October 19 and Loveland opened a day later. Wolf Creek also opened in October last season.
