Snowboarders, from left, Nate Dogggg, Tom “Trailer Tom” Miller, Chad Otterstrom and Anthony “Ant” Ugalde catch the first chair on the Black Mountain Express Lift during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)
In celebration of Arapahoe Basin’s 76th anniversary, skiers and riders were welcomed to fresh snow falling as the base-lift spun, having Colorado became the first western state and ‘The Basin’ the first ski resort to open for winter 2022-23.
Snowboarders, from left, Nate Dogggg, Tom “Trailer Tom” Miller, Chad Otterstrom and Anthony “Ant” Ugalde catch the first chair on the Black Mountain Express Lift during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Andrew Eber catches air on the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Hampton Terrell wears squares of duct tape on his cheeks while waiting in line for the Black Mountain Express Lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Skiers head up the Black Mountain Express Lift for their first run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Mason Davis cheers with the crowd when it’s announced that marketing team members will be handing out rolls of duct tape to the first people waiting in line for the Black Mountain Express Lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Skiers and snowboarders head up the Black Mountain Express Lift for their first run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Megan Vassar pushes her one-year-old daughter Sloan along the line for the lift during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Matt Pierce chops up smoked pork while he and friends serve up breakfast sandwiches while waiting in line for the Black Mountain Express lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Tony Helmick, wearing a GoPro camera on his helmet, looks up the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)A snowboarder wipes out on the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)A skeleton sits on a pickup’s bed during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)A snowboarder makes their way down the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Brothers Kurt and Dan Fehl, visiting from Pennsylvania, head to the parking lot after a run on the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Skiers and snowboarders wait in line to get on the Black Mountain Express Lift during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Snowboarders make their way down the High Noon run during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)A skier wears a hammerhead shark costume while taking run down High Noon during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Darren Droge hangs a Colorado state flag on the barrier while he and others wait in line for the Black Mountain Express lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Snow collect on the wig being worn by a skier identified only as “SkiFunk” while waiting in line for the Black Mountain Express Lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)Arapahoe Basin marketing coordinator Taylor Borst hands out rolls of duct tape to skiers waiting in line for the Black Mountain Express Lift to open during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, near Dillon, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (TimHursttim.hurst@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?s=100&d=mm&r=g)
