Colorado ski resort opens it's slope. Earliest opening in 40 years

I'm super serial! Denver Post

Loveland Ski Area in Colorado opened its slopes at 9 a.m. today and claims to be the first resort in North America to open for the 2009-10 winter season.

The resort boasts an 18-inch base consisting of natural and man-made snow. Skiers and snowboarders enjoyed a top-to-bottom run consisting of 1,000 vertical feet via Chair 1. First turns were made on the trails Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun, which are part of the one-mile-long run.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. congratulated Loveland on its earliest opening in 40 years, saying, “It’s only October, but the 2009-10 snow sport season is open for business in Colorado.