DENVER — Sunday morning, Arapahoe Basin kicked off the ski season with its opening day.

The ski resort’s first runs of the season come just after Keystone opened for a half day Saturday, making it the first ski resort in North America to officially open for the winter.

Despite the rivalry, several skiers came out to A-Basin's opening day, including Darren Droge, who celebrated being among the first to kick off the season.

“I've been doing this 33 years, opening day, closing day,” he said. “I've always been second chair. I have never had first chair, until today."

However, Disco Darren was not the only one who accomplished a huge milestone Sunday morning.

Charlie Leckandy, a 10-year-old, has skied every month for 84 months, hitting the slopes since age three.

“We go at least like tw

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