Source: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Facebook Page - Camara Photography, LLC

Press Release: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will kick off Colorado’s 2014-15 ski and snowboard season on Friday, October 17, 2014. Skiers and snowboarders will be able to make turns on the intermediate HighNoon trail starting at 9:00 a.m. Skiers and snowboarders will take the Black Mountain Express high-speed quad chairlift to the top of the run at mid-mountain.

 “Conditions have been outstanding for snowmaking and we are very excited to open this Friday,” said Alan Henceroth, A-Basin’s Chief Operating Officer. “It is always great to watch people have fun skiing and riding. I look forward to catching up with old friends and getting The Basin rolling.”

A-Basin’s mountain operations team started making snow on October 2, 2014, and they were able to create the 18-inch base necessary for opening over the course of several days. The ski area also received about a foot of natural snow in the weeks prior to opening.

Sam Collentine | OpenSnow