Arapahoe Basin has announced that Wednesday Oct 17th will mark the first day of operations for the 2012 – 2013 ski season. Arapahoe will be the first ski area to open in Colorado. It will join Wild Mountain, Minnesota (Wild Mountain, MN – First Ski Area in the U.S. To OPEN for Skiing! 2012- 2013 Ski Season Had Begun) and Killington, Vermont (Killington, Vermont is OPEN for Skiing!) who have both kicked off the 2012 – 2013 ski season.

Arapahoe will have the Black Mountain Express lift spinning at 9 a.m. Skiing will be limited to the High Noon trail at mid-mountain.

Price

• $64 for adult lift tickets
• $54 youth (15-18 years)
• $32 child (6-14 years)
• Children under age 5 ski free.

Photos from arapahoebasin.blogspot.com