{"id":41343,"date":"2020-02-08T08:51:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T15:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=378714"},"modified":"2020-02-08T08:51:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T15:51:41","slug":"3-feet-in-2-days-its-time-to-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/3-feet-in-2-days-its-time-to-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"3 feet in 2 days: It\u2019s time to ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/weather-sdn-020720-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>A winter wonderland is a reality at Copper Mountain Resort as heavy snow continues to fall steadily on the mountain Friday, Feb. 7.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>DILLON \u2014 If CDOT\u2019s 6 a.m. I-70 traffic alert is any indication, all of Denver is headed our way this morning. And who could blame them? Most Summit County resorts\u2019 have received 2-3 feet of snow in the past two days.<\/p>\n<p>Many powder hunters who tried to drive up Friday were stranded along I-70 for hours after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/eastbound-i-70-closed-along-mountain-corridor-as-winter-storm-hammers-colorado\/\">40-mile stretch of the interstate from Morrison to the Eisenhower Tunnel closed shortly after 10:30 a.m.<\/a> and didn\u2019t reopen until nearly 11 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the closure, Summit County locals had the slopes mostly to themselves Friday, with the bonus of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-schools-closed-friday-feb-7-due-to-heavy-snow\/\">school being canceled<\/a> on the powder day. One Dew Tour competitor called it \u201cpossibly the deepest day I\u2019ve ever ridden on a resort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once Front Range powderhounds arrive, they\u2019ll be greeted by deep 48-hours totals across Summit County, but Breckenridge and Loveland are the big winners with more than 3 feet in the past two days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breckenridge Ski Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour total: 39 inches<\/li>\n<li>24-hour total: 20 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overnight: 6 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Loveland Ski Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour total: 39 inches<\/li>\n<li>24-hour total: 24 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overnight: 5 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Copper Mountain Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour total: 32 inches<\/li>\n<li>24-hour total: 15 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overnight: 4 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arapahoe Basin Ski Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour total: 29 inches<\/li>\n<li>24-hour total: 15 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keystone Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour total: 15 inches<\/li>\n<li>24-hour total: 4 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overnight: 2 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All that snow means most resorts are looking a delayed openings for at least some of their terrain Saturday. Breckenridge reported on its social channels that the lower mountain would open on time at 8:30 a.m. but that the high Alpine terrain had no estimated time to open. They asked eager riders to be patient and \u201cthank a patroller\u201d while crews work to safely open lifts and terrain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook\"><\/figure>\n<p>Over at Loveland Ski Area, the 39 inches of fresh is untracked after the ski area was unable to open for the day Friday because of wind.<\/p>\n<p>Find the resorts\u2019 latest lift and conditions updates on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/3-feet-in-2-days-its-time-to-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A winter wonderland is a reality at Copper Mountain Resort as heavy snow continues to fall steadily on the mountain Friday, Feb. 7.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com DILLON \u2014 If CDOT\u2019s 6 a.m. I-70 traffic alert is any indication, all of Denver is headed our way this morning. And who could blame them? 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