SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Snow is finally falling in the high country which made opening day at Arapahoe Basin even that much cooler.
A-Basin was the first ski resort to open its doors and get the chair lift running, welcoming skiers and snowboarders for the 2022-23 season.
Some winter enthusiasts went as far as camping out to be the first on the chair when the lifts start running.
Colorful snowboarder heads down slopes at Arapahoe Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Lift at Arapahoe Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Skiers/boarders ready for A-Basin to open (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Dog and owner at Arapahoe Basin opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
First runs open at Arapahoe Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Opening day slopes at A-Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowy lift rides at Arapahoe Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Skier hits opening day at Arapahoe Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Mountain rescue ready on opening day at A-Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Skiers get creative with costumes on opening day at A-Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Campers up and ready to go when lifts open at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Campers before opening day at Arapahoe Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
People camping out waiting for Arapahoe Basin’s opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Skier hits slopes at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Skiers and boarders head up lift at A-basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Happy skier at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowbiker at Arapahoe Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowboarder at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Lift open at Arapahoe Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
A-Basin staff welcomes riders and skiers on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowboarders and skiers head up the lift at Arapahoe Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowboarders head up first chair at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
First chair on opening day at Arapahoe Basin (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Snowboarders hit the slopes at A-Basin on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Arapahoe Basin staff enjoying snow on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area) 
Staff at Arapahoe Basin welcoming skiers and riders on opening day (Photo credit: Ian Zinner/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area)
“We already have a few people getting in line for the chair tomorrow they will spend the night out there,” Whitney Henceroth, the senior brand manager at Arapahoe Basin told FOX31’s Courtney Fromm on Saturday.
Road safety when snow moves into the high country
The snow moved into the high country Sunday afternoon catching some drivers off guard. But the Colorado Department of Transportation reminds travelers to be prepared when the weather changes and make sure to have a blanket in their car, a fully charged cell phone and water when traveling to the mountains.
CDOT had plows out clearing slick roads Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. At some points, parts of Interstate 70 were closed for safety reasons as roads continues to worsen.
