Colorado Ski Area Makes Snow for First Time This Season

The beginning of October is an exciting time for skiers. Leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping, and snowmaking machines are springing back to life.Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado, an annual favorite to be the first ski area open on the continent, turned their snowmaking machines on for the first time in the early morning hours of October 8, 2024. See below.Fresh flakes accumulate at Arapahoe Basin's Black Mountain Lodge.Photo: Courtesy Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaArapahoe Basin i