145 | Loveland Ski Area is FIRST to Open for 09/10 Season

As posted earlier, both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin opened for the season last year on October 15th. With snowmaking beginning three days sooner this year, I was realistically hopeful for a 10/10 start. Then mother nature intervened and added her own punch that allowed Loveland for the earliest North American opening in 40 years with lifts turning yesterday on October 7, 2009.