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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area ascenders log 131th and last day of winter season

Text and photos by Bill Linfield
Special to the Daily
Doris Spencer and Kent Willoughby, 68 and 77, complete their 131st ascent of the season Thursday morning at Arapahoe Basin.
Bill Linfield / Special to the Daily |

Doris Spencer and Kent Willoughby, 68 and 77, respectively, completed their 131st ascent of the season Thursday morning at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. They rise at 4:30 a.m. each day, and missed only three days all season. Last year they completed 130 days, so this season is one for the books. They will now start some dry-land hiking and climbing as they ready themselves for the summer season.


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