'Side Stepping': Arapahoe Basin's Ski Patrol Prepares For Deeper Snow

Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, is making moves towards opening additional early-season terrain.The latest tool in the terrain arsenal is about as old-fashioned as it gets: to preserve snow and stability, A-Basin has tasked its patrollers with sidestepping steep terrain.Here's the 411.From the caption: "While we sometimes get accused of side stepping questions, we are proud to do this kind of side stepping. The Ski Patrol has been all over the Upper Mountain in places where the snow is a bit deeper. P