Die-hard early season skiers and snowboarders now have three places to hit the slopes.

USA Resorts open early
Copper Mountain opened some of its runs on Friday. Wolf Creek opened Thursday, and Loveland has been up and running for more than two weeks now.

Copper Mountain opened two more trails on Saturday, in addition to the Main Vein Trail, which opened Friday. The base snow depth was 21 inches.Copper wasn't set to open until later in November, but the natural snowfall combined with machine-made snow got the resort off to an early start.

Two feet in two days
In a few more weeks, several other ski areas will open their slopes. Vail is set to open on Nov. 22, followed by Beaver Creek on Nov. 23. The area received over two feet of snow in 48 hours earlier in the week. Both resorts are helping Mother Nature along by making their own snow, too.

[Source: 9 News]

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