A-basin will close sunDay, enDing state’s ski season

DILLON» Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will close Sunday for the season because of a lack of snow.

A-Basin Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth said the mountain will close less than two weeks after reopening May 27.

Skiing had been shut down because of the pandemic.

“Every season, no matter how hard we try and stop it, the snow still melts,” Henceroth said.

“We think Sunday is a good day to close out the season. The snow is almost gone.”

Early closures are not uncommon, and the dates can fluctuate, spokeswoman Katherine Fuller said.

Only seven runs were open on a 19-inch base as of Thursday.

There were 20 open runs when the ski area reopened last month.

RTD suspends downtown service Saturday.

Bus service in and out of downtown Denver will be suspended again Saturday because of safety concerns related to large protests.

Train service into Union Station will run on regular schedule, RTD said in a Friday news release, but light rail service will be suspended Saturday downtown.

The University of Colorado A-Line, B-Line and G-Line will run on regular schedules into Union Station, according to the release. The C, E and Wlines also will run regular schedules into Union Station.

The following service changes will be in effect

Saturday:

• No bus service in and out of downtown Denver.

• Bus concourse at Union Station and Civic Center Station will be closed.

• Two dozen bus routes will be detoured around downtown.

• The L-Line will not run.

• The H-Line will run to the 10th/Osage Station.

RTD workers will continue to monitor and assess the situation throughout the weekend and take additional measures if necessary. Changes will be posted on RTD rider alerts.

Denver man who fired shots during downtown gunbattle is sentenced to federal prison.

A Denver man has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Moore was sentenced Thursday, and he also will serve three years of supervised release, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Colorado.

Moore was involved in a shootout in downtown Denver, at 15th and Market streets, on March 10, 2019, according to facts contained in a plea agreement. Denver officers found a large crowd at the scene downtown, and several people had been shot, including Moore.

Vayron Garcia, 25, died at the scene from a gunshot wound.

Moore was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. At the hospital, police found a loaded handgun in the vehicle where Moore had been sitting.

Moore later admitted to firing the gun at the scene, the news release said.