Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski resorts in Colorado have started making snow, signalling the start of the annual race to be the first resort in the US to open. Loveland won the race last season for the 6th year in a row, opening on the 14th October....The resort began making snow on Wednesday, while Arapahoe Basin started its snow guns on Sunday but shut them down again because of warm weather. Loveland and Arapahoe Basin have an advantage over other Colorado resorts because they are higher.
But other resorts in the area have had lots of natural snowfall this week: Vail Mountain, Breckenridge and Beaver Creak Resort have had more than 2 feet of snow, Keystone Resort about 15 inches and Silverton Mountain about 14 inches.