Ella Anderson, 12, left, and Finley Anderson, 14, of Evergreen, Colo., wear their masks as they wait in line for first chair at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day back skiing at Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lotttery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
Arapahoe Basin opens post COVID-19 shutdown to a small but happy group of skiers and snowboarders. Photos by Christian Murdock
Ella Anderson, 12, left, and Finley Anderson, 14, of Evergreen, Colo., wear their masks as they wait in line for first chair at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day back skiing at Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lotttery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Skiers and snowboarders park in a spaced out parking lot at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day skiing at the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lottery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)A snowboarder rides under a near empty Lenawee Mountain lift at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day skiing returned to the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lottery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Al Henceroth, the chief operating officer at Arapahoe Basin, marks Xs six feet apart on the sidewalk to space the skiers and snowboarders waiting to confirm their reservations Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Araphahoe Basin on the first day skiing returned to the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Skiers and snowboarders practice social distancing as they wait for the first chair below the Black Mountain Express lift at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day the Colorado ski area reopened after the state closed all ski areas because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Finley Anderson, 14, right, and Ella Anderson, 12, of Evergreen, Colo., load the Black Mountain Express lift at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day the Colorado ski area reopened after the state closed all ski areas because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Snowboarders load the Black Mountain Express lift at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day the Colorado ski area reopened after the state closed all ski areas because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)A snowboarder rides solo on the Black Mountain Express lift at Arapahoe Basin on May 27, the first day the Colorado ski area reopened after the state closed ski areas because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Sheri Paul of Silverthrone, Colo., carries a sign as she waits in line to enter Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day skiing returned to the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lotttery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)A skier rides under the Lenawee Mountain lift at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day skiing returned to the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lottery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)A skier prepares for a day of skiing at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day the Colorado ski area reopened after the state closed all ski areas because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Peggy Miller, vice president of operations at Arapahoe Basin, checks in skiers and snowboarders at the base Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day back skiing at the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lottery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Sheri Paul of Silverthorne, Colo., celebrates as she ride her first chair at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the first day skiing returned to the Colorado ski area since the state closed all areas in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arapahoe Basin allows 600 riders per day and everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Riders must enter a lottery online 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. two days before the date requested to ski. The winners are announced the following morning. Season passes and four-pack owners enter the lotttery for free and a limited number of daily tickets are sold for $99. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
