Oct 27, 2009
The economy is in the toilet, we get it. Jobs are scarce, understood. These days we are all having to make tough decisions about where to spend our already limited discretionary dollars.
That said, Colorado has nearly a half million skiers and riders living in the state, and having world class skiing and riding in our back yards is one of the reasons many of us live here. That’s why this year, Colorado Ski Country resorts are working hard to come up with creative ways to make it easy to get some good skiing in this winter.
There are lots of options ...
Oct 9, 2009
The Colorado ski season bounded to one of its earliest starts ever this season with Loveland Ski Area opening its chair lifts to skiers and riders on October 7th and Arapahoe Basin opening on October 9th. Loveland’s opening day of October 7th is the earliest the resort has opened in 40 years and Arapahoe Basin’s opening on the 9th is the earliest on record that resort has opened.
At 9am on October 7th, just 17 days after they started making snow, with its lifts in motion and an 18-inch base, Loveland became the first ski resort in North America to open ...
Oct 7, 2009
Wow, opening over a week earlier than the previous season (and the earliest in 40 years), Loveland has officially opened the 2009/2010 season and is the first ski area to do so in North America. Through snowmaking, they've started the season with an 18-inch base.
Arapahoe Basin, the annual competitor in the #RaceToOpen (Twitter hashtag to follow instant updates), congratulated Loveland and then announced they, too will open this week (Friday).
I don't know about you, but I'm not quite ready yet. I thought I was ready... but I'm not ready. See you up there!
If you're looking for more opening dates for ...
Dec 5, 2008
A new line of snowboards called 'Love' from Burton have nearly-nude models on them and Vail Resorts, Winter Park, and Echo Mountain (so far) have prohibited employees from riding on them. Sure it's common sense. Even though they aren't preventing guests (and off-the-clock employees) from using them, I wonder how long until someone makes a big deal about it. Read the rest of the Playboy snowboard article at the Colorado Daily.
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Oct 20, 2008
We've seen a lot of new stuff heading towards the mountains this season. Here's a quick peek at some of the highlights on the slopes:
Arapahoe Basin
300 new parking spots added
Tunnel under Hwy 6 to connect parking and the slopes, safely
Buses to bring people down from the upper lots
Black Mountain lodge with room for 100 diners
New, efficient snowmaking at Sundance
Aspen / Snowmass
New acres added in Canopy Cruiser
New Sheer Bliss quad chairlift, access to 700 challenging acres
Gondola Plaza added at Aspen Mountain
Olympic-sized superpipe at Buttermilk
Two new restaurants added to Snowmass
New lodges and housing in the base village at Snowmass
Search for hotel deals in Aspen before the ...
