Warm temperatures over the past couple of weeks have slowed snowmaking efforts, but that’s not stopping ski areas from opening in early November.
Mild temperatures and high humidity prevented Arapahoe Basin from opening on its planned date of October 21, but a dip in temperature allowed it to open two days later. As of Friday, it planned on opening a second run today — Ramrod — according to Peggy Hiller, assistant general manager,
Breckenridge, Copper and Keystone resorts have been consistently making snow for at least the last week, and each say they’re in good shape for opening day.
Keystone spokesperson Amy Kemp said Keystone’s snowmaking system allows the resort to efficiently make snow, quickly turning guns on and off when temperatures are optimal — the usual among high-tech modern resorts.
It snowed Friday night (approx. 2 inches) and it's been snowing off-and-on over the weekend. Expected additional accumulations are in the 3 - 5 inch range by tomorrow morning.
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