A-BASIN STAYING OPEN UNTIL JUNE 11

Arapahoe Basin announced Tuesday that it will extend its season by a week to June 11 — for a “bonus” weekend — thanks to last week’s “tremendous storm” that dropped feet of snow on the ski area.

“We had a tremendous storm in mid-May that brought two feet of snow to the ski area, and the conditions have been outstanding,” Alan Henceroth, A-Basin’s chief operating officer, said in a written statement.

“We’re not closing yet, and if the snow quality remains this good, we may be able to extend even beyond the 11th.”

The ski area southwest of Loveland Pass on U.S. Route 6 reported five inches of new snow in the past 24 hours on Tuesday morning and nine inches of fresh snow in the past three days.

A-Basin was initially planning to close on June 4. It is the only Colorado ski area that remains continuously open.

If snow conditions allow, there is a chance that A-Basin will be able to extend to another bonus weekend as well, the resort says. The ski area will operate seven days a week through June 4 and then close from June 5 through June 8 before reopening for the “bonus weekend.”