US Ski Season Starting Tomorrow
US Ski Season Starting Tomorrow
Published : 21-Oct-2024 06:51
After an unseasonably warm October until late last week, cold temperatures and snowfall has arrived in the Rockies and with its announcement that it plans to open tomorrow, Wolf Creek Ski Area looks like it will be the first in the country, and the North American continent, to open for the 24-25 season (unless anywhere else manages to sneak in and open before them).
Snowfall at the end of last week brought accumulations of up to 10" (25cm) and low temperatures also allowed multiple resorts including Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Keystone and Loveland to begin snowmaking as the race to open hotted up. Ski areas in other states including Arizona, California and Utah also got snow and started snowmaking.
However, Wolf Creek did particularly well, reporting a storm total of nearly 21" so far over thgree days, and seems able to open on less of a manufactured base so says about 30% of its terrain, accessed by three chairlifts, will begin 7-day-a-week operations from tomorrow Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The resort's Magic Carpet will also be open for the Wolf Pup and Wolf Rider Programs.
This will be Wolf Creek's 85th Anniversary and opening day festivities will take place on Tuesday with skiers and boarders who are wearing the anniversary colours of red and gold receiving a commemorative 85th anniversary sticker.
Image credit Eric Deitemeyer
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