Opening day at Breckenridge Ski Area

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Opening day at Breckenridge Ski Area

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Jenney Coberly

The ski season starts at Breckenridge with a beautiful, warm sunny day

Riders and skiers await the opening of Chair 5 at 9:00 am Friday morning.

By Jenney Coberly

BRECKENRIDGE, CO — Gorgeous weather greeted skiers on opening day at Breck on Friday, Nov, 11, but a winter storm is in the forecast for the weekend, with up to a foot of snow possible across some of the favored west and northwest-facing mountain slopes.

Here’s what it looked like, top-to-bottom:

Riding up the Colorado Superchair, with snow guns blowing in the background.

The crowd at the Colorado SuperChair.

Looking up the mountain.

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Filed under: Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado, photography, Ski Resorts, skiing and riding, Summit County Colorado, video Tagged: | Breckenridge Ski Area, Colorado, downhill skiing, opening day, skiing, snow

3 Responses

matt krane, on November 12, 2011 at 10:40 am said:

JUST a little different from last’s year’s opening when we had the front bowl open for hike-to skiing. but the frequency of these recent moist, cool fronts is encouraging!

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Jenney Coberly, on November 12, 2011 at 11:33 am said:

Yep, last year was exceptional, I’d love to see a repeat!

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susielindau, on November 12, 2011 at 6:43 pm said:

Your video rocks compared to my first day out at A-basin that I posted. Hahaha! -Got to get a video editor. I can’t wait for all the snow to start dumpin’!!
Excellent!

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