November, 2011

  1. Copper opens 22′ pipe for 2011/2012 season

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    It’s pretty amazing to see the photos coming from Copper at their already-open 22 foot half pipe. Most of the members of the U.S. Freeskiing and Snowboarding Half Pipe teams along with top athletes from around the world are here taking their turns dropping in. These guys and girls are not wasting any time shaking…

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  3. How to Ski Powder — 15 Tips for Learning in 24 Hours →

    Tim Ferris has a post on his blog based on his experiences with the guys at PowderQuest based on his lessons and experimentations skiing powder. If you don’t know, Tim is an extreme experimenter and will tweak (his workweek and body included) until he reaches optimal conclusions. There’s some great tips here for the new and experienced alike:

    X-factor: If you fall, don’t put your hands down to push yourself up, as you’ll simply fall through and get a snow sandwich. Cross your poles into an “X,” hold onto the intersection with one hand, place it uphill from you, and then push yourself up.

  4. CDOT Courtesy Patrol begins on I-70

    From the GoI-70 Blog: The Courtesy Patrol program begins on Friday, November 25. Drivers of passenger and other smaller vehicles are provided free roadside assistance for services such as flat tires, fuel or water transfer, jump starts, short-distance towing, accident scene protection and minor mechanical assistance. Three pickups and a tow truck patrol I-70 between…

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  5. THANKSGIVING OPENINGS: Beaver Creek, Steamboat, Crested Butte (Weds, 11/23), Telluride (Thurs, 11/24), Purgatory (11/25)

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  7. Keystone 2011/11/20

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    It was a fun day up in Summit County. It’s early season so there’s no traffic, Dillon seems still quieter than usual and the lifties won’t let you on until 9 AM. We used our first day as a dry run to work out all the kinks: adding the ski rack on the roof, making…

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  9. 10 best ski resorts for families includes Colorado gems →

    Free cookies good for kids at Beaver Creek

    Forbes has put together a great photo gallery describing some of the best resorts for families. Of course, Colorado dominates the list with five well known spots:

    • Beaver Creek: escalators, kids teaching area, and most importantly warm cookies
    • Crested Butte: single base area means less lost kids, reasonably priced
    • Aspen/Snowmass: no greens but Buttermilk is good for learning, four mountains on one ticket
    • Steamboat: invented the kids ski free program, great family dining options
    • Vail: excellent ski school, Adventure Ridge, ice skating and “Kids Fly Free” into Eagle

    Be sure to check out the full gallery.

  11. THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Eldora and Vail open today with Aspen/Snowmass starting the season on Saturday. See you up there?

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  14. THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Breckenridge (Friday, 11/11) and Winter Park (Saturday, 11/12, 4 days early!).

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  15. UPDATE: Aspen/Snowmass has moved up their opening day from Nov 24 to next Saturday, November 19th.

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