Georgetown, CO – The race for the title of first ski area to open for the season across North America is getting cloudier by the minute. The annual duke-out between Colorado’s Loveland Ski Area and neighboring Arapahoe Basin was bested late yesterday by Sunday River in Maine, and Copper Mountain in Colorado opened this morning, albeit only for private race camps. Now Loveland has confirmed that it will open its Chair 1 to the public at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.n”We had to wait out some warm weather which delayed Opening Day a little bit this year,” said Rob Goodell, Loveland’s Director of Business Operations. “But the good news is we will be skiing tomorrow on some really good snow. Our snowmaking team did a great job battling the warm weather and once again we are very proud to offer the first turns of the season.”

Loveland will offer lift served access to one top-to-bottom run. Skiers and riders will drop one thousand vertical feet in a little over a mile via a combination of the trails Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun.

“It took a little longer than last year, but I think everyone is going to be pleased with the conditions” said Eric Johnstone, Snowmaking and Trail Maintenance Manager. “We got five inches of snow last night which is a nice complement to the snow we were able to make. It is still snowing hard now and opening day could be a powder day if this keeps up.”

Loveland will remain open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on weekends and designated holidays. Early season lift tickets cost $47 for adults and $22 for children ages 6-14.

No word is yet available from Arapahoe Basin regarding when their ski season will start.