Monday, May 2, 2011

Arapahoe Basin in May

With Keystone, Vail, and Beaver Creek now closed for the season, we're done skiing, right?  Not as long as Arapahoe Basin (about 5 miles up the road from Keystone) is still open!!!  Rumor has it that the record snowfall this season will push A-Basin's closing date to within a week of July 4th!

Early May full moon rising over Loveland Pass, just north of A-Basin


Bradley and Joseph starting off on another fresh powder day.


Bradley and Joseph up on top of the West Wall (One of my favorite shots of the year)


You can't tell by the calendar that this the first of May!


One of the most fun things at A-Basin in the springtime is 'The Beach' at the base of the main runs.  You can literally back your car in, set up BBQ's, tents, RV's, campers, picnic tables, volleyball nets, etc.... and party all day long while enjoying the spring skiing.  This guy next to us was practicing his golfing swings while using the bunny hill as a driving range with tennis balls......


We picnic'd on 'The Beach' while BBQ'ing brats and hot dogs with Bradley, Jolene, Joseph, Andrew, and ??? on May Day.  Not the picture perfect day for having a BBQ, but we all had fun!








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