ABOVE: Brent Tregaskis, Eldora Mountain president and general manager, left, and Tom Kissinger, Ignite Adaptive Sports board president, right, celebrate with champagne after a ribbon cutting for the new Caribou Lodge and home of Ignite Adaptive Sports at Eldora on Wednesday. The 12,000-square-foot lodge features a 52.65kW solar array, updated restrooms, a cafe, rental and retail shops and a three-story elevator with a bridge for adaptive athletes that connects directly to lifts and trails. TOP RIGHT: Snow-making guns were working at Eldora on Wednesday. The ski area began making snow this week for the upcoming ski and snowboard season. BOTTOM RIGHT: From right: Dale Eva, Eldora’s snowboard and ski bike team lead, shows a ski bike to Mary Beth Reece and Bob Reece before a ribbon cutting for the new Caribou Lodge and home of Ignite Adaptive Sports at Eldora on Wednesday.