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The end of last week was a perfect mix of conditions in terms of snowmaking for ski areas across the state of Colorado.
With natural flakes falling Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Oct. 12, ski areas were able to make progress toward officially opening for the 2023-24 ski season by stockpiling both natural snowfall and blowing a few inches of man-made snow.
In the Summit County area, daily highs remained below 50 degrees, with lows below freezing, until Sunday afternoon when a warming trend started to make its way across the Rocky Mountain region.
In the span of a couple of days, Summit County ski areas made strides towards being able to open for the 2023-24 ski and ride season, but the steady increase in overnight and day temperatures ultimately caused many ski areas to pause their snowmaking for the time being.
A warming trend that popped up this week and is expected to linger into next week is also adding to the challenges ski areas are facing as they race to be the first to open in Colorado.
