CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — Loveland Ski Area took advantage of cold temperatures Wednesday night and turned on its snowguns around 8:30 p.m. to lay down the first manmade flakes of the season.
Snowmaking continued until 10:15 a.m. Thursday morning.
The snow is starting to pile up on Catwalk and Mambo.
Cold nighttime temperatures are forecasted through the weekend, and snowmaking is expected to continue through the foreseeable future.
Loveland started making snow on Oct. 8 last season.
“There has been a chill in the air the last few days and that’s a good sign for snow lovers,” said Rob Goodell, COO. “We got an early start last night and the forecast looks promising. If the temperatures cooperate, we should be skiing in a few short weeks.”
It typically takes about two weeks for Loveland’s snowmakers to cover the opening day run from tree-to-tree with an 18-inch base. Loveland Ski Area will open with a full top-to-bottom run made up of the trails Catwalk, Mambo and Home Run served by Chet’s Dream, Loveland’s high-speed quad. This opening day run is 1,000 vertical feet and over 1 mile in length.
Last season Loveland opened on Oct. 20.
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