Spring – Page 6 – Roving Sun

April 17, 2021January 10, 2022

Spring at Arapahoe Basin, Day 4

Today was a weekend day and with 6″ of new snow in the last two days it ended up being pretty busy. While it wasn’t that bad around opening time, the lines consistently increased in length throughout the morning. Parking ultimately reached capacity today. The weather also ran through the full spectrum from a beautiful cloudless sky to full overcast with light snow. The snow on the ground was a bit hard and crunchy in the early morning but got nicer as it softened up. It was definitely better than the conditions prior to the recent snowfall!

April 16, 2021January 10, 2022

Sapphire Point

After leaving Loveland Pass, we headed to nearby Sapphire Point. This spot always looks fabulous with fresh snow! Luckily, there was still plenty of it on the trees although some of the ground was bare. We walked on the short trail that loops around a fire scarred hill. The new trees that have been planted in the revegetation area are doing quite well! The surface of Lake Dillon, visible down below from many points along the trail, is still mostly frozen. Due to the weather, we unfortunately weren’t able to see Breck in the distance.

April 16, 2021January 10, 2022

Loveland Pass

We headed up to Loveland Pass in the early afternoon to see how it looked today after some fresh snow. The pass looked pretty treacherous early in the morning on COtrip but looked much better in the afternoon. And it was!

April 16, 2021January 10, 2022

Spring at Arapahoe Basin, Day 3

It snowed 5 inches since yesterday! Everything was coated in beautiful fresh snow. It seemed like there might be some blue sky in the morning but it ended up just getting cloudier with the snow resuming!

April 15, 2021January 10, 2022

Spring at Arapahoe Basin, Day 2

Another nice morning at Arapahoe Basin! It started out with a mostly clear sky and the occasional cloud here and there. Later on, around noon, clouds started rolling in. The forecast is calling for snow starting in the afternoon. Hopefully there will be some accumulation to refresh what’s currently on the ground! The conditions were decent today for spring though it got rather slushy later on in the lower third of the mountain.