Photo by Ian Zinner / Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
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I haven’t been skiing since Keystone Resort’s closing day on April 11. Even though there’s still time left in the season, I’ve unfortunately been timing the weather wrong. I accidentally make other plans when we get a surprise snowstorm and find myself free to ski when it’s uncharacteristically warm. I was extremely envious about the storm that came in Monday, May 10.
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Skiers head up the Lenawee Mountain lift at Arapahoe Basin on their reopening day May 27, 2020, following a 10-week shutdown due to COVID-19. The reopening was short-lived, though. Warm temperatures forced the area to close 12 days later. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
With Copper Mountain and Snowmass shutting down ski operations for the season on Sunday, four Colorado ski areas remain open, and two of them will be closed in two weeks.
Next to close are Winter Park and Loveland, both set to close on May 9. That will leave Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin.
Breckenridge plans to remain open through Memorial Day. Arapahoe Basin still hasn’t set a date, but chief operating officer Alan Henceroth says he believes the area will be able to stay open into June as usual.
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Beautiful mountain ranges can be seen the top of Aspen Highlands Ski areas on March 17, 2017, in Aspen. The views from the top of Highlands Ski area are spectacular. The peaks include from far left to right: Thunder Peak, 13,932 ft., Pyramid Peak, 14,018 ft., Maroon Peak 14,156 ft., and North Maroon Peak, 14,104, dead center in photo. To the right are Sleeping Sexton and Buckskin Pass at 12,462 ft. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
In the eternal race for powder turns, fast groomer laps or just family fun on the slopes, skiers and snowboarders often forget to look up and see the forest, not just the trees they’re trying not to ride into. Those views, of course, take in Colorado’s national forests, home to nearly every ski area in the state. Their soaring peaks, verdant valleys and amazing vistas make Colorado one of the prettiest states. And whether it’s up on the lift, at the top of the mountain, or even in town or in the vill