Santa Skis at Arapahoe Basin 

By R. Scott Rappold

'Twas the day before Christmas Eve and it was raining heavily in southern California with a wind out of the southwest.  

For Colorado skiers and snowboarders, that means one thing: snow is on the way. 

And, for my part of Colorado at least, Christmas will be a powder day. 

Hesperus Ski Area - Scott DW Smith

Photos: TR – Purgatory Resort; TL – Powderhorn Mountain Resort
BL – Steamboat Resort; BR – Purgatory Resort

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Photo Credit: Purgatory Resort

With Purgatory Resort crossing the 300” mark for total snowfall this morning and sister mountain Hesperus Ski Area reporting 188”, both ski areas announced today they are adding ski days to the 2018-2019 winter.

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Second Shift Skiing Another Option to Visit Colorado’s High Country

Photo credit: Jeremy Swanson, Aspen Snowmass
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Photo Credit: Copper Mountain

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Photo Credit: Jeremy Swanson, Aspen Snowmass
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