It’s a Wrap! The Longest Season in Colorado Ends as Arapahoe Basin Closes Out Winter 2017/18 in Style

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Arapahoe Basin closed down the Colorado ski season this weekend after 234 days of turning the lifts and nearly 300” of snow.

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Credit: Ashley Ojala/A-Basin Ski Area

First to open, October 13, 2017, and the last to close, A-Basin can lay claim to the #LongestSeasonInCO.

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A-Basin will close the slopes for a few weeks before reopening for summer operations on Friday, June 29. Plans for the summer include yoga sessions, hiking, live music and disc golf. You can learn more at arapahoebasin.com/summer.

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But have no fear, powder hounds – ski season will be here again in the high country before you know it… it’s only about 135 days away!

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Credit: Ashley Ojala/A-Basin Ski Area
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Credit: Ashley Ojala/A-Basin Ski Area
Credit: Ashley Ojala/A-Basin Ski Area

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