What heat dome? They're still skiing in Colorado

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As much of America was suffering under a heat dome lately, a Colorado ski resort found it had enough leftover snow to open back up, and is now offering some limited riding for the Fourth of July weekend.

In the mountains about 90 minutes west of Denver, it's been sunny and nearly 70 degrees at the base of Copper Mountain resort, which is a little bit shy of 10,000 feet above sea level.

On a grassy, green slope in the middle of a pine forest there's a big, bright white pile of snow.

"It's kind of just, oh my god, like a dream," said snowboarder Allisa Bricourt. "It's a dream, seriously."

Bricourt, who teaches snowboarding in the wintertime, is into the summer snow scene.

"This is what we love. It brings us all together. We get to meet up with our friends, hang out. You don't even have to text anyone. Everyone's just already here."