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Today, Eldora ski area is slated to open for the 2014-2015 season, bringing the total number of resorts to six, including Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Copper Mountain, Wolf Creek and Winter Park. And Aspen Mountain is scheduled to be number seven tomorrow. To get you stoked, we've pulled together highlights from photographer Brandon Marshall's photos from opening day at A-Basin. Considering how much fun his camera subjects were having on very early snow, imagine how much better it'll be now. Check out the gallery below, followed by ColoradoSki.com's list of opening dates -- and to see the complete "Colorado Ski Season Kicks Off at A-Basin" slide show, click here.
See also: Photos: Twenty Funniest Skiing Memes
Continue for additional photos celebrating the opening of even more Colorado resorts, followed by a list of ski-area starting dates. Continue for additional photos celebrating the opening of even more Colorado resorts, followed by a list of ski-area starting dates. Continue for additional photos celebrating the opening of even more Colorado resorts, followed by a list of ski-area starting dates. Continue for additional photos celebrating the opening of even more Colorado resorts, followed by a list of ski-area starting dates.
SKI AREAS LISTED BY OPENING DATE:
October 17: Arapahoe Basin
November 1: Loveland
November 7: Copper Mountain
November 8: Wolf Creek
November 15: Winter Park
November 21: Eldora
November 22: Aspen Mountain
November 26: Crested Butte, Steamboat
November 27: Monarch, Snowmass, Telluride
November 28: Purgatory
Late November: Howelsen Hill
December 5: Sunlight
December 11: Powderhorn
December 13: Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, Ski Cooper
Mid-December: Ski Granby Ranch
December 20: Silverton
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