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Apres Ski parties in Denver this week

Devin Reams — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:52:07 +0000

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.

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A winter storm we’ve been waiting for

Devin Reams — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:41:44 +0000

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!

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Lindsey Vonn named Colorado athlete of the year

Devin Reams — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:06:04 +0000

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.

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Arapahoe Basin new quad lift

Devin Reams — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:31:47 +0000

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)

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Winter X Games 14 in Aspen

Devin Reams — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:11:10 +0000

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.

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Ski with a friend passes

Devin Reams — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:33:23 +0000

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!

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Mobile version of Colorado Ski USA website

Devin Reams — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:04:23 +0000

Unfortunately, there are only a handful of useful mobile websites for colorado skiers and snowboarders. Thankfully, Colorado’s resort communications and marketing organization, Colorado Ski Country USA has launched a mobile version of it’s own site. Visit m.coloradoski.com for resort info, snow reports, road conditions, and twitter updates. It’s arguably one of the best one-stop mobile resources on the web, check it out.

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2009 Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo

Devin Reams — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:25 +0000

The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo is coming back to Denver from Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 15. Get your tickets soon as the expo is always a great place to get deals, find giveaways and win prizes. Colorado Ski Country has already started posting great prizes on their #Expo Twitter hunt. Tickets: Adults $12; $9 in advance through OnTheSnow.com. There will also be a coupon for $2 off the admission price in the special Expo advertising section of The Denver Post. See you there!

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Colorado 2009-2010 demo days

Devin Reams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:18:03 +0000

Shay over at Shayborder has compiled a fairly hefty list of the 2009-2010 demo days around Colorado resorts, check it out. The listing includes most resorts like Copper, Echo Mountain, Loveland, Snowmass, Winter Park, Breckenridge and Keystone. Of course, we’ve added the events to the cosnow events calendar.

To stay on top of this season’s events (there are far too many to blog) just import our events calendar using this URL (into Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook, etc.):
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/devin%40cosnow.com/public/basic.ics

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2009 Gatorade Free Flow Tour schedule announced

Devin Reams — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:21 +0000

If you’re looking to get noticed this season, then put these dates in your calendar. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour will be stopping by Colorado not once, but twice this season. “Being able to bring amateurs in snowboarding and freeskiing the same stepping stone to the pros we offer skateboarders and BMX riders through the summer Free Flow Tour is something we are really excited about,” said Kenny Mitchell, Gatorade action sports team manager.

January 9-10, 2009: Vail
January 23-24, 2009: Keystone

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