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End-of-season skiing is always an adventure in Colorado, but nowhere is it more celebrated than at Arapahoe Basin, where the winter stretches looong into spring—and sometimes even into summer. Come April, you might be ripping a stash of powder courtesy of a late-season storm, or you might find yourself rockin’ a T-shirt through the slush on a balmy afternoon. Whatever the conditions, springtime at A-Basin inevitably means one thing: ending the day at the Beach, the slope’s party-loving parking lot. Snap off the skis, bust out the grill, crack open a beer, and crank the reggae for some epic après-ski tailgating. We’ll see you there.