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Article: LOVELAND SET TO WIN RACE TO OPENING DAY AFTER STORM, SKI AREA 90 PERCENT SURE IT WILL START LIFTS ON FRIDAY.(Business)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- October 12, 2005
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Byline: Joanne Kelley, Rocky Mountain News
Loveland Ski Area expects to win the race to kick off the state's coming ski season, saying there is a "90 percent" likelihood lifts and trails will open Friday morning.
Without the 18 inches of snowfall Loveland has received in the past few days, an opening likely would not have happened until a week later, a ski area official said.
"The storm is definitely a big part of it," Loveland marketing director John Sellers said of the relatively early season opening.
The ski area, which also has been making snow in recent days, expects to make a final decision on opening day this morning.
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