Monday was Loveland Ski Area’s first powder day of the season since the area opened Friday, and though the skies will clear this week, there’s a chance the wet October so far may mean a higher than average snow year to come.
The ski area only has one trail open, but the freshly fallen natural stuff should help open more terrain before the week is out, Sellers said. Not that natural snow has helped snowmaking, but it should cool the ground and create a natural base to which snowmakers can add.
Precipitation in Breckenridge measured by weather observer Ric Bly amounted to roughly half an inch Monday, which is “a significant amount,” Bly said, adding that the wet days mixed in with “beautiful fall” days has meant October is shaping up to be a wetter-than-average month. He’s recorded .95 inches of precipitation thus far, and estimated that about 1.4 inches is normal.
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