Ski season officially begins in Colorado

Post by **SMLCHNG** » October 15, 2008 3:15 pm

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx? ... &catid=339

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – Two Colorado ski resorts fired up their lifts for the first time this season on Wednesday morning, becoming the first in the country to open.

Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area both opened Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., with 18 inches of manmade snow on one run each.

I'll pass, but I know some folks love this stuff.

~Hippolyte~ · Post by **~Hippolyte~** » October 15, 2008 3:35 pm

The resorts can keep their snow!!

thank you

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » October 15, 2008 4:07 pm

My office is literally 2 miles from the self proclaimed "Ski Capital of the East" and if you guys keep all the snow this year that will be just FINE with me.

Knock yourselves out!

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » October 15, 2008 4:10 pm

The snow needs to fall at Taos. Those places are too far out of the way (and too damn crowded) for me to ski regularly.

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » October 15, 2008 4:15 pm

ScarletB wrote:My office is literally 2 miles from the self proclaimed "Ski Capital of the East" and if you guys keep all the snow this year that will be just FINE with me.

Knock yourselves out!

Dare I ask, where is the "Ski Capital of the East"? Killington?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » October 15, 2008 4:50 pm

HappyShark · Post by **HappyShark** » October 15, 2008 4:53 pm

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » October 15, 2008 4:56 pm

HappyShark wrote:

As much as I love Snoopy--can someone shoot him

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » October 15, 2008 5:12 pm

I'm still mad my tree turned yellow overnight- it's to early for this!

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 15, 2008 5:20 pm

Coconuts wrote:I'm still mad my tree turned yellow overnight- it's to early for this!

This warm fall weather in MI must be messing up Mother Nature. We have one tree in our front yard, it dropped every leaf yesterday. Only have to rake them up once, though.

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » October 15, 2008 5:24 pm

BottleofRum wrote:
ScarletB wrote:My office is literally 2 miles from the self proclaimed "Ski Capital of the East" and if you guys keep all the snow this year that will be just FINE with me.

Knock yourselves out!

Dare I ask, where is the "Ski Capital of the East"? Killington?

google says "Stowe." I say bring it on!!!

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » October 15, 2008 5:26 pm

OMG, she said the S word

No, No thank you, really

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » October 15, 2008 5:34 pm

It seems a little too early for this. It hit 80 over the weekend in Chicago.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » October 15, 2008 5:37 pm

sweeeeeet
bring it on... over there in the mountains, that is...

It's still 86º over here and I'm in Buffett tour party mode

spoonerhizolehound · Post by **spoonerhizolehound** » October 15, 2008 5:39 pm

...and so does the "I hate tourists" season.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » October 15, 2008 5:48 pm

meanwhile it's 91 degrees here

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » October 15, 2008 7:50 pm

BottleofRum wrote:
ScarletB wrote:My office is literally 2 miles from the self proclaimed "Ski Capital of the East" and if you guys keep all the snow this year that will be just FINE with me.

Knock yourselves out!

Dare I ask, where is the "Ski Capital of the East"? Killington?

BLASPHEMER!!!!

Stowe of course!

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » October 15, 2008 7:51 pm

spoonerhizolehound wrote:...and so does the "I hate tourists" season.

We have that here right now with the leaf peepers.

The ski traffic isn't nearly as bad.

spoonerhizolehound · Post by **spoonerhizolehound** » October 15, 2008 7:56 pm

ScarletB wrote:
spoonerhizolehound wrote:...and so does the "I hate tourists" season.
We have that here right now with the leaf peepers.
The ski traffic isn't nearly as bad.

Ah...so it's always "I hate tourist" season up there.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » October 15, 2008 8:02 pm

This is in the MOUNTAINS, people!!!

Not in Denver!

Both ski resorts are over 50 miles from the metro area.. Loveland is 10,600 ft. altitude.

Besides.. this IS good for Colorado's economy, & puts people to work.

Just keep Snoopy UP THERE, and not down here.