Quick News
January 26, 2010
# There are a ton of parties, events, and concerts coming to Denver this week as the snowsports industry descends on Denver, Colorado. The 2010 SIA Snow Show trade expo will be taking over downtown. Even if you’re not attending the show, you should be downtown this week as there will be plenty of fun to be had. Check out the Apres Ski website for the comprehensive list of events: http://www.denver.org/apresski/home.aspx
I’ll be downtown all week at various parties and events. If you’re around and would like to meet up, feel free to follow Colorado Snow on twitter or send an email to devin@cosnow.com.
January 20, 2010
# Here we are half-way through January 2010 and most of Colorado’s most popular resorts are at 20-30″ bases. Most resorts don’t have enough snow to open up expert (non-man-made snow) terrain such as the Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. So, it’s with even one or two inches that we get excited. It’s not much to get excited for, but it’s something. Given the state of things, every little bit helps. Joel Gratz has more information on the wave of storms moving through Colorado this week. Expect some good snow by this weekend!
January 15, 2010
# Congratulations to Lindsey Vonn, alpine ski racer, U.S. Ski Team member, and Vail celebrity. The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame named her the 2009 Athlete of the Year. This year she re-claimed the overall World Cup champion title and became the first American woman to win the world Super-G title. You can follow Lindsey on her blog at lindseyvonn.com, and is active on twitter at @lindseyvonn.
January 13, 2010
# If you hadn’t heard, Arapahoe Basin is losing it’s “hard core” exterior and becoming “resortized” by Vail Resorts. With the parking upgrades and Montezuma Bowl lift, it’s hard to argue the resort isn’t trying to stay competitive with the major resorts. So, this summer A-Basin will be adding a high-speed quad lift to replace Exhibition at the bottom of the mountain. Suggestions for the name of the lift are being accepted at alanh@a-basin.net with the winner reciving a 2010-11 Arapahoe Basin Season Pass or $300 gift certificate to Arapahoe Sports. (via DenverPost)
January 12, 2010
# It’s going to be a busy weekend January 28 – January 31, not only with the SIA Snow Show be in Denver, but the Winter X Games will be in Aspen. Winter X Games 14 will be broadcast on ESPN and online coverage can be found on their Snowboarding blog and Freeskiing blog.
# If you’re a Vail Resorts season pass holder (Summit Pass, Colorado Pass, Epic Pass), keep in mind you have 6 “Ski With A Friend” passes to use this season. This entitles you to discounted lift tickets at the window. We recently visited Beaver Creek where a $97 adult ticket became $65 with the discount. For pricing details (as it varies during the season) visit snow.com or call 888-215-3867.
Updated: As Nicole pointed out, ‘buddy passes’ are different than ‘ski with a friend’ passes and prices are posted online. Thanks!
New post: Ski with a friend passes http://bit.ly/6cSUMp #cosnow
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Actually I think “Ski with a Friend” and “Buddy Passes” are two separate things. I can rarely keep straight which is which, but there are the “Buddy Passes” which you get when renewing your pass before the end of May each year. This year, those renewing before May got 4 $59 tickets. “Ski with a Friend” prices are for some discount off the ticket price for 6 passes. The discount is not set, but changes through out the season.
Current Ski with a Friend discounts: http://www.snow.com/info/swaf.aspx
Good catch, Nicole. I think they’ve renamed ‘buddy passes’ to ‘ski with a friend’ because they used to call the Summit Pass the “Buddy Pass.” The four $59 tickets are just… cheap tickets? ;)
Just a clarification, the $59 lift tickets are for spring season only, an additional benie if you renew for the next season right away. Those are in addition to the six discount passes you already receive for purchasing a season pass. I sure wish I could get those prices during peak season, that would be friggin shweet! Although pre season isn’t too bad @ $55 for the ski-with-a-friend…If we got any friggin snow!!!LOL