Believe it or not, we're probably less than a month away from the first ski resorts opening. Last year Loveland opened on October 15. That's getting the diehards excited.
When reminded of how close we are to last year’s opening date Loveland’s Mark Abrahamson laughed.
“No wonder I can’t sleep at night and my stomach hurts and I’ve got a headache — because I’ve gotta get the snowmaking fired up!” he said, chuckling but not kidding.
Abrahamson runs Loveland’s snowmaking operations. Loveland has opened first five straight years, and 17 of the last 23. (Arapahoe Basin opened Oct. 22 last year, a week after its neighbor on the Continental Divide.)
According to Abrahamson, Loveland’s guns should be making snow within the next seven days. 28 degrees is the ideal temperature to make snow and during this past week the nightime temperatures have been in the 30s. The forecast calls for low temperatures to remain in the 30s for the next 10 days. And at 12,000 feet that means temperatures in the 20s.
The traditional battle for the first resort to open is usually between Loveland and Arapaho Basin.
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