Ski resorts in Colorado, including A-Basin, Keystone, and Loveland, have started their snowmaking operations, signaling the countdown to the ski season.
Crews at the resorts work at night and early in the morning to make snow, driven by their passion for the ski and snowboard community. According to Keystone Resort communication manager Sarah McClear,
our snowmakers are people who are passionate about the ski and snowboard community... They'll go to South America, and they'll hike fourteeners to ski every month of the year.
The first round of snowmaking took place from Sunday night into Monday morning, with snowmakers using digital monitors to measure wet-bulb temperature, combining actual air temperature with humidity levels.
Author's summary: Snowmaking starts in Colorado's ski resorts.