With less-reliable powder days, Colorado ski resorts invest in snowmaking, push preseason pass sales
- Posted on February 15, 2026
- By The Denver Post
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With less-reliable powder days, Colorado ski resorts invest in snowmaking, push preseason pass sales

When Keystone Resort became the first ski area to open in the fall, nearly all of the snow on its two open runs was artificial. It’s among the adaptations increasingly adopted by ColoradoR…