Aspen Archives

  1. Colorado Ski Country online Hub →

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    Check out what’s going on around the various resorts in Ski Country over at the Hub, a new site dedicated to pulling in all the blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and video content from around the state.

  2. Weekend with cosnow: March 23-25, 2012

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    Spring has officially sprung in Colorado and we’ve got a lot of fun events coming up across the state for the next few weekends. I’ll be trying out a new feature here by posting a quick roundup with highlights. Since it’s going to be so darn warm a few patio events and concerts are in…

  3. Shooting Winter Action Sports by Vimeo Video School

    The Vimeo Video School has put together an excellent guide on shooting winter action sports (skiing, snowboarding) and takes their own lessons learned from shooting the Winter X-Games in Aspen. The guide is top-notch and broken into some great sections: preparation, positioning, gear, movement, communication.

  4. Lots of new snow since yesterday! Double digit highlights: Vail, Aspen, Buttermilk, Crested Butte, Steamboat, Wolf Creek.

  5. Flying to Colorado ski areas and resorts

    I never thought about how easy or hard it may be to get to Colorado’s resorts. Having lived here my whole life I didn’t appreciate what a hassle it might be (used to be) to coordinate going from door to door. Here’s how you can get to the various Colorado ski areas and resorts: Denver…

  6. 10 best ski resorts for families includes Colorado gems →

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    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.

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

  8. First major 2011 snow storm photo round-up

    Lots of awesome pictures came in today from the various resorts. It’s definitely coming down hard up in the mountains today! Check out the photos above (you can use left/right arrows to navigate) from all over Colorado. Various sources include: Colorado Ski Country USA Aspen/Snowmass on Facebook Eldora on Facebook Breckenridge on Twitter

  9. 2011/2012 Opening Dates for Ski Resorts in Colorado

    2011 Ski Resort Dates in Colorado Calendar

    As usual, here’s your round up of this seasons opening days across the state. We’re nearly through October and there are already three resorts open. Check below to find when the others will open up. Any changes (early opens! fingers crossed) will be posted here and on the events calendar. Updates If you aren’t already,…

  10. SKI Magazine posts 2011-2012 resort ranking →

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    Amongst the top resorts ranked by SKI Magazine are most of our Colorado favorites: Vail (#2), Snowmass (#4), Beaver Creek (#7), Steamboat (#8), Breckenridge (#9), Telluride (#10), Aspen (#11), Winter Park (#14), Crested Butte (#15), and Copper Mountain (#18). Photo credit: Jeff Cricco

  11. Colorado Ski Country 5th and 6th grade Passports →

    Just like Vail Resorts School of Shred, Colorado Ski Country also offers “Passports” for free and discounted skiing at member resorts for local 5th and 6th graders. Both passports offer at least three days of skiing or snowboarding at each of their 21 member resorts. For 5th graders the pass is free and for 6th graders, its a very reasonable $99.

  12. 2010 X Games showing at Skyline Park

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    Aspen has brought the X Games down from the mountain into the city this year. Visit Skyline Park at 16th and Arapahoe from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM this week to watch the X Games highlights on a huge inflated screen underneath the clocktower. From 2010 X Games Showing Have a seat and enjoy inexpensive…