More US Ski Areas Opening From Saturday
More US Ski Areas Opening From Saturday
Published : 01-Nov-2024 06:48
A few days of cold and sometimes snowy weather has led to two more US ski areas announcing plans to open this weekend.
Colorado's Arapahoe Basin and Keystone, both amongst the 10 highest ski areas in the world, will open some terrain from Saturday, Keystone announcing it will have its target minimum of two miles of runs available from day one.
They'll join already open Wolf Creek to give the US three centres open from Saturday. Ski areas have been reporting freesh snowfall right across the US from east to West coasts, including the Midwest with resorts in the Rockies posting 10-12 inches over the past 72 hours. However it has been very cold temperatures allowing round-the-clock snowmaking that has made the difference allowing resorts to open.
However, it has also been announced that Canada's planned season start at Mt Norquay near Banff has been pushed back a week from the tentative target date of this Saturday as snow cover is not enough there.
It will now open in a week's time when other Canadian areas including Lake Louise, Jasper's Marmot Basin, Nakiska and Banff sunshine already planned to open.
In the US more ski areas are expected to announce opening dates in the coming day with Breckenridge and Copper Mountain amongst those already planning to open on the 8th or 9th November.
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