PHOTOS: Opening day of the 2021-22 ski season at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
The opening day of the 2021-22 season near the Front Range was bright and sunny at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.

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Cars get arsenic the prima rises to get a parking spot for opening time astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021. Arapahoe Basin Ski Area became the 2nd skis country to unfastened successful Colorado, down Wolf Creek Ski Area, for the 2021-22 skis season.
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Skiers get for the opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Chris Atkinson plays with his canine Jackson earlier heading retired for immoderate turns connected his snowboard connected the opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Friends tailgate unneurotic successful the parking batch betwixt runs connected opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021. They are, from left, Luke Hall, Willie Green, Summit Lynch, 9, Steve Solo, Ziggy Avjean and Brien Ramirez.
Shinji, a 10 twelvemonth aged Shiba Inu, and Archer, a mixed breed, beryllium by their proprietor Chris Tobin arsenic they bent retired with friends successful the parking batch connected opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders hold successful enactment for tickets arsenic they get for opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders get for opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders cheer arsenic they are among the archetypal to get connected the chairlift connected the opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Philip Luck of Littleton hoots arsenic helium waits successful enactment to get connected the assistance connected opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers hold successful enactment to get connected the assistance during the opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders cheer arsenic they are among the archetypal to get connected the chairlift for opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders marque their mode down the azygous tally unfastened connected the archetypal time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers and snowboarders are among the archetypal to get connected the chairlift connected opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Skiers locomotion toward the lifts connected opening time of the 2021-22 skis play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021. The skis country started the play with a azygous tally open.
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People hold successful the assistance enactment arsenic skiers and snowboarders marque their mode down the azygous tally unfastened for skiing connected the opening time of the 2021-22 play astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021.
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Ski nine and mug nine friends nexus arms to toast and portion to the archetypal time of skiing astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area connected Oct. 17, 2021. They are, from left, Matt Halberg, his woman Quinn, Scott Portnoy, Billy Edwards and Stephen Pavone. The radical are members of the A Basin Mug club. Every twelvemonth lone 473 mugs are sold to people.
The opening time of the 2021-22 play adjacent the Front Range was agleam and sunny astatine Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.
On Sunday Arapahoe Basin Ski Area became the 2nd skis country to unfastened successful Colorado for the 2021-22 skis season, having been bushed by the distant Wolf Creek Ski Area successful Pagosa Springs by a day.
Check retired The Know Outdoors for much connected Colorado’s skis and snowboarding season.
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