Loveland Ski Area,聽60 miles west of Denver,聽will open Thursday, making it the first resort in the state to begin 迟丑别听2015鈥16 ski season, according to聽. A聽storm that hit the area last week delivered聽17 inches of fresh snow.聽Lift 1 will be available to the public, giving skiers and聽snowboarders聽access to a mile-long run.
Loveland has opened聽early in the ski season in previous years. As 国产吃瓜黑料听谤别辫辞谤迟别诲,聽it was the first North American resort to begin operations in 2009, on October 7 of that year.聽
Alan聽Henceroth,聽chief operating officer of the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area,聽located 15 miles south of the Loveland Ski Area,聽congratulated Loveland on the season鈥檚 start in a . He said that聽Arapahoe would not be far behind.聽鈥淥ur forecast still looks great with, perhaps, sub-freezing temperatures into Thursday,鈥 Henceroth wrote. 鈥淜eep your fingers crossed. We will have some good news on opening soon.鈥