It begins.....

For those of you still stuck in the "dog days" of summer, I just want to assure you--the end is near! Here at 10,670 feet above sea level in Central Colorado, we are pretty much at the height of the fall colors right now! Plus, we have gotten a couple of light dustings of snow at the peaks. If there IS any such thing as "normal", this seems to be about 2 weeks ahead of what we would normally expect. Who knows what this means in terms of the upcoming ski season, but it is always a good sign!

No one is trying to ski on any of this yet, but it does bode well for things to come! Here are a few pictures of the new snow that I took yesterday (9/17):




The resorts have not been able to start snowmaking operations yet, as it has been far too warm at this point. Our daytime highs have still been getting up towards 70 degrees, and most nights it is still not dropping down to freezing yet (at least on the valley floors), so not exactly what you would call snowmaking weather right now. I would expect to see Loveland and Arapahoe Basin opening about a month from now though, so I expect to see them start up operations in earnest within the next couple of weeks.

I will let you know as soon as we start up snowmaking operations for the season. Until then, THINK SNOW!

Steve