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A-Basin begins snowmaking for 2019-20 season

A-Basin has not announced its opening date, but the resort is aiming for a mid-October opening.

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Arapahoe Basin turned on its snow guns on the High Noon intermediate run on Wednesday at 5:15 a.m. for its first official snowmaking day of the 2019-20 season.

A-Basin has not announced its opening date, but the resort is aiming for a mid-October opening.

The resort, which often remains open into June, aims to have the longest ski and ride season in Colorado.

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Arapahoe Basin says their snowmaking is solar powered thanks to a partnership with Xcel Energy and its Renewable Connect program, which gives the Basin access to a large-scale solar project in eastern Colorado.

Credit: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

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Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort is located 68 miles west of Denver in Summit County, Colorado. The resort has 125 snow-making acres and receives 350 inches of snowfall on average.

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