Colorado resorts A-Basin, Loveland open seasons

Colorado ski resorts Arapahoe Basin and Loveland both opened for the season Wednesday morning, sharing the title as the nation's first resorts to open this season after A-Basin claimed the honor the past two years.
Colorado ski resorts Arapahoe Basin and Loveland both opened for the season Wednesday morning, sharing the title as the nation's first resorts to open this season after A-Basin claimed the honor the past two years.
    Arapahoe Basin announced Monday that it would open with one lift running at 9 a.m. Wednesday. On Tuesday, Loveland Ski Area said it would start the season Wednesday too—at 8:30 a.m. The resorts then agreed that both will open at 8:30 a.m. to share the title of being the first in the nation to open.    Both resorts reported an 18-inch base and sunny skies.