"Nickademus Mantooth," left, "Trailor Tom" and Nate "Dogggg" Nalder ride the first chair at Loveland Ski Area in Colo., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, on the opening day of the 2015-16 ski season. Loveland and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opened Thursday. Nalder has been on the first chair in Colorado for the past 20 years. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

DENVER |  Colorado ski season is underway with not one but two resorts to choose from.

Both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas began operating their lifts Thursday after snow making and recent natural snow helped the resorts catch up after a warm October.

The resorts, high on the Continental Divide, compete each year to be the first to open in the state.

Loveland was the first to announce that it would open and, on Thursday, A-Basin thanked its competition for “setting the stoke meter high early.”

It’s the first time they’ve tied since 2008.

Copper Mountain had been set to open next week but has delayed opening day to Nov. 13.