Overview
- Snow guns ran overnight from Oct. 12 into Oct. 13, with Arapahoe Basin starting around 8:30 p.m. and continuing into Monday morning, according to resort officials.
- Copper Mountain began targeted production on Oct. 2 for upper-mountain U.S. Ski Team training lanes, aiming for late-October training access and saying it hopes to open to guests on Nov. 7.
- Keystone and Loveland have not set opening days, with both saying they are hoping for late October or early November depending on conditions.
- Keystone’s system uses real-time humidity and temperature sensing with remote controls to capitalize on short cold windows for efficient output.
- Loveland replaced beginner-area Lift 7, upgrading from a double to a triple chair to expand capacity for lessons and first-time skiers.