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[PHOTOS] Arapahoe Basin, CO, Tests Snowmaking Equipment Ahead of 2024-25 Season

The race to open has already started. Arapahoe Basin is often a frontrunner for being one of the first resorts in North America to spin its chairs, and it looks like it is getting ready to be a contender again this year. Related: [VIDEO] Direct Weather October Snow Forecast: These Are the Regions That Will See Snow This Month The [โ€ฆ]

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Minnesota Ski Area Throws Down #RaceToOpen Gauntlet, Teases Opening Day in 5 Weeks

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Twice in the last three years, Wild Mountain in Minnesota has been the first ski resort in North America to open for the season. If a post they shared to Instagram on Friday is anything to go by, theyโ€™re hoping for the same again this year. โ€œ5 weeks from today? Hmmmm. Hard to say. Buuuuuut, temps go into the 40s next [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 10, 2023
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Loveland Ski Area, CO: Lowest Season Total in 8 Years

Loveland Ski Area, CO โ€“ Loveland is amidst one of its driest seasons so far. This season, they have only received 98โ€ณ of snow so farโ€”the lowest in 8 years. 2021 is nearly 50 inches behind the next lowest year. On the bright side, a storm is hitting Colorado currently and Loveland is expected to receive several inches of new [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | January 22, 2021
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado Began Snowmaking Friday | The Earliest in 10-Seasons

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Snowmaking began in Summit County, Colorado when Arapahoe Basin Ski Area fired up eight snowmaking guns early Friday morning. This is the earliest in 10-seasons. A-Basinโ€™s snowmaking team covered a mid-mountain area at the top of the High Noon trail with the beautiful, beautiful white stuff. On average snowmaking begins in the first few days of October, so the team has a [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | September 25, 2018
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On Your Marks, Set, SNOW! Annual โ€˜Race to Openโ€™ Begins in Colorado

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On your marks, set, SNOW! The annual โ€˜Race to Openโ€™ has begun, with neighboring Colorado resorts Loveland and Arapahoe Basin battling as usual to be the first resort to open ski season in North America. The long-range forecast is for temperatures to drop with moisture potentially in the air, perfect conditions for snowmaking. In fact, Loveland bragged yesterday they would [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | September 21, 2018
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