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Steamboat Ski Area Celebrates Earliest Opening In History, Vail Opens For Season

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- There are two more Colorado resorts open for skiing and snowboarding this weekend. Steamboat and Vail opened the chairlifts on Friday.

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(credit: Steamboat)

Steamboat opened in its earliest opening date ever. Vail also got skiers on the slopes.

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(credit: Vail Resorts)

Other resorts like Crested Butte, Beaver Creek and Aspen are set to open later this month.

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(credit: Steamboat)

Several ski areas, like Arapahoe Basin, Loveland Ski Area, Keystone and Breckenridge are among eight ski areas that are already open in Colorado.

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Skiers line up at Arapahoe Basin on Oct. 11, 2019 (credit: CBS)
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