The race is on, first to open...

[Tricia]

Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are hinting that they could open any day now.
Question: Do they typically try to open on a Friday or Saturday?


Just wondering since this coming Friday is the 13th.

 

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Just wondering since this coming Friday is the 13th.

WHAATTTT?

It could be a bad omen to start a season on Friday the 13th. Leads to

I’d wait till Saturday

 

[dbostedo]

Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are hinting that they could open any day now.
Question: Do they typically try to open on a Friday or Saturday?


Just wondering since this coming Friday is the 13th.

A-Basin opened on a Friday last year, but Thursday in 2015. Loveland has opened on Thursday the last two seasons I think.

 

[jmeb]

I'll take A-Basin for this Saturday, and Loveland for next Thursday.

I haven't seen any videos or photos of lower Home Run which is historically Luvs last spot to get blown and hardest to cover...

 

[coskigirl]

WHAATTTT?

It could be a bad omen to start a season on Friday the 13th. Leads to

I’d wait till Saturday

A couple of years ago an employee requested Friday March 13th off to go skiing. I approved it with a joking caution that maybe she shouldn't ski on Friday the 13th. She blew her ACL and had micro fractures of her femur.

 

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A couple of years ago an employee requested Friday March 13th off to go skiing. I approved it with a joking caution that maybe she shouldn't ski on Friday the 13th. She blew her ACL and had micro fractures of her femur.

OMG, that is terrible. Obviously just coincidental as I am not a believer in Friday the 13th type lore.

I of course was joking.

I wish everyone who ski this Friday fun and safety

 

[coskigirl]

OMG, that is terrible. Obviously just coincidental as I am not a believer in Friday the 13th type lore.

I of course was joking.

I wish everyone who ski this Friday fun and safety

Oh me too. But to this day I tease her (she no longer reports to me) about how I warned her about skiing on Friday the 13th.

 

[Tricia]

I was thinking that (perhaps) starting the season off on Friday the 13th may jinx the whole season.

 

[Chris Walker]

I skied on Friday the 13th once. It was a powder day. No more superstition for me.

 

[Eleeski]

I got snowed out that day and couldn't get out on the powder. I'm now superstitious.

 

[Michael R.]

A friend of mine told me that A-Basin is pushing around snow as we speak. Sounds like they have enough snow to open now. Wouldn't be surprised to get an announcement later in the day.

 

[coskigirl]

A friend of mine told me that A-Basin is pushing around snow as we speak. Sounds like they have enough snow to open now. Wouldn't be surprised to get an announcement later in the day.

 

[SBrown]

I'll take A-Basin for this Saturday, and Loveland for next Thursday.

I haven't seen any videos or photos of lower Home Run which is historically Luvs last spot to get blown and hardest to cover...

Sorta ...

 

[jmeb]

Sorta ...

Nice capture. With that coverage I still expect next Thursday based on my few years of being a Luv passholder.

 

[crgildart]

I vote Mt Hood

On October 7, Timberline becomes the first ski resort in North America to open for the 2017/2018 season.
Timberline is pleased to announce it will be opening Palmer Snowfield on weekends for skiing and snowboarding starting Oct. 7 and 8 (weather permitting) for advanced skiers and snowboarders. Get your 2017/2018 Timberline Season Pass and start using it this weekend!

https://www.timberlinelodge.com/news

 

[Michael R.]

On October 7, Timberline becomes the first ski resort in North America to open for the 2017/2018 season.
Timberline is pleased to announce it will be opening Palmer Snowfield on weekends for skiing and snowboarding starting Oct. 7 and 8 (weather permitting) for advanced skiers and snowboarders. Get your 2017/2018 Timberline Season Pass and start using it this weekend!

https://www.timberlinelodge.com/news

Every year someone posts this.... They are always open expect for a few weeks in Sept for lift maintenance. It's not really a race to blow snow and open when you already have a glacier.

 

[Ecimmortal]

Every year someone posts this.... They are always open expect for a few weeks in Sept for lift maintenance. It's not really a race to blow snow and open when you already have a glacier.

It is when the glacier only extends to about half way to the bottom of the lift, and the rest requires natural snow to fill in.

 

[Michael R.]

It is when the glacier only extends to about half way to the bottom of the lift, and the rest requires natural snow to fill in.

Don't they have a mid-station?

 

[Tricia]

I read a rumor from a solid source (cough) @dondenver (cough) that a friend/ski patroller for Loveland may or may not have been asked if he was able to work Thursday.
...maybe. I think.

 

[crgildart]

Every year someone posts this.... They are always open expect for a few weeks in Sept for lift maintenance. It's not really a race to blow snow and open when you already have a glacier.

Well I was at the top of Jackson Hole in Mid June and Corbetts still looked skiable for about a thousand feet of vert.. So are they cheating too? What about Mammoth? They're practically a glacier too.