ARAPAHOE BASIN Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will open for the 2017-18 ski and snowboard season on Friday, Oct. 13. The Black Mountain Express lift will start turning at 9:00 a.m., giving skiers and snowboarders access to the intermediate High Noon trail. Arapahoe Basin is often one of the first ski areas to open in North … Continue reading
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announces opening day for 70th season
Ski area kicks off its 70th season this Friday ARAPAHOE BASIN Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin) will open for the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season on Friday, October 21, 2016. Starting at 9:00 a.m., skiers and snowboarders will be able to access the intermediate High Noon trail via the Black Mountain Express lift. Arapahoe Basin … Continue reading
National Western Stock Show breaks record with largest opening day attendance in history
Saddle Bronc Riding @ Colorado vs. the World, 01.10.15: Cody DeMoss, Heflin, LA Photo by Jeffrey V. Smith Denver, CO – The National Western Stock Show announces the largest opening day attendance in Stock Show history with 47,207 fans. The number beats the former Stock Show record of 44,616 set back in 2008. The opening … Continue reading
Winter Park Resort begins 75th Anniversary Season
There’s been plenty of snow to push around at Winter Park Photo by Carl Frey WINTER PARK, Colo. – Winter Park Resort will open for its 75th season tomorrow, Nov. 15 with first chair at 8:30 a.m., kicking off a diamond anniversary season for Colorado’s longest continually-operated ski resort. Operating lifts on Saturday will include … Continue reading
Winter Park Resort to begin 75th anniversary season, Nov. 15
WINTER PARK, Colo. – Due to warm temperatures that have inhibited snowmaking operations, Winter Park Resort will open its 75th Anniversary season on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8:30 a.m. With snow and much colder temperatures in the forecast, postponing the resort’s opening from the scheduled date of November 12 allows Winter Park’s hard-working snowmaking and … Continue reading
America’s ski season kicks off in Colorado
Photo by Dave Camara/Arapahoe Basin Denver, Colo. – October 17, 2014 – Colorado’s 2014/15 ski season is underway today as a crowd of ecstatic skiers and snowboarders celebrated at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. Atop an 18-inch base of packed powder, at 9:00 a.m. the Black Mountain Express high-speed quad chairlift began delivering eager snow riders … Continue reading
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announces opening day for 2014-15 Colorado ski season
ARAPAHOE BASIN – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area kicks off Colorado’s 2014-15 ski and snowboard season on Friday, Oct. 17. Skiers and snowboarders will be able to make turns on the intermediate High Noon trail starting at 9 a.m. Guests will take the Black Mountain Express high-speed quad chairlift to the top of the run at … Continue reading