Skiers and snowboarders celebrate the season opener at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.
Snowboarders and skiers celebrate as they take their first chairlift on the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin in Summit County opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Zach Ryan of Frisco, Colo., cooks breakfast at the front of the line as skiers and snowboarders wait for the first chair and the opening of the 2021-2022 season at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
A snowboarder has fun on the Ramrod run at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2022. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Trailer Tom wears a TT19 space suit as he waits for first chair Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Nate Dogggg, left, Trailer Tom, in the TT19 space suit, Sean Ozz and Chad Otterstrom, prepare to take the first chair on the Black Mountain Express as Arapahoe Basin began its 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Mugs for members of the mug club hang above the bar at the 6th Alley Bar & Grill at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. People waited in line for hours to become one of the 473 members of the club. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
A skier cheers as she rides the Ramrod run at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2022. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Snowboarders ride the Ramrod run at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2022. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The line builds at the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin as the sun rises over the mountains Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened its 2021-2022 season on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Nate Dogggg, left, Trailer Tom, in the TT19 space suit, Sean Ozz and Chad Otterstrom, take first chair on the Black Mountain Express as Arapahoe Basin began its 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Nate Dogggg, left, Trailer Tom, in the TT19 space suit, Sean Ozz and Chad Otterstrom, take first chair on the Black Mountain Express as Arapahoe Basin began its 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Snowboarders and skiers celebrate as they take their first chairlift on the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin in Summit County opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Jesse Ture, the director of marketing at Arapahoe Basin, takes a bite of a donut while handing out the snacks to skiers and snowboarders waiting in line on the opening day of the Colorado ski area’s 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
People wait in line to join the mug club at the 6th Alley Bar & Grill at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. People waited in line for hours to become one of the 473 members of the club. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The line builds at the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin as the sun rises over the mountains Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened its 2021-2022 season on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Snowboarders ride the Ramrod run at Arapahoe Basin on the opening day of the 2021-2022 season Sunday, Oct. 17, 2022. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The line builds at the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin as the sun rises over the mountains Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing in Colorado. Wolf Creek in southwest Colorado opened its 2021-2022 season on Saturday and Arapahoe Basin opened Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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