Mar 24, 2009
Categories: Snow
Written By: Devin Reams
This past weekend sucked if you wanted to ski in the high country. If you wanted to sit out on the deck and kick back a few beers... it was perfect. Highs in the low 60s means only the following: no new snow, crappy conditions, bare spots, and slush.
I was thinking to myself: damn, ski season is already over. Then something magical happened... it snowed. And it's snowing a lot!
In the last 24 hours Vail has received over a foot of new snow. You read that right, 14+ inches. This gives me great hope that April will be a great ...
Nov 21, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
Winter Park is one of the first resorts to roll out what we've all been waiting for: text message snow alerts straight to our cell phones. Choose between daily reports or powder alerts when Winter Park receives 5” of snow or more. To subscribe: text “wpsnow” to 20123 for daily alerts, or “wppowder” to 20123 for powder alerts. Click here for more details on Winter Park text message alerts.
Nov 8, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
Discussion on the new Keystone gondola today prompted an interesting bit of trivia: it costs resorts anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000 to make snow for the super pipes (half-pipes) in Colorado.
Oct 22, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
Copper has decided that with all the snow falling (last night saw at least 8 inches!) they're going to open a full week earlier. Copper will now open up on November 7th, only two Fridays away. For anyone worried about early season snow this year, fear not! Psst, get updates like this by following CoSnow on twitter or subscribe to CoSnow via RSS or e-mail.
Oct 20, 2008
Written By: Nicole
Free skiing is back at Crested Butte! From Dec. 1 - 17, 2008, you can get 1 free lift ticket for each person per night lodging booked through Crested Butte Vacations. It's a perfect time to round up your crew for a road trip! Condos I've priced out come in at $100 total per person for 2 nights lodging and 2 days of skiing.
Word has it that Ullr celebrations have already taken place in Crested Butte so hopefully plenty of powder is on the way for the early season.
To further get in the spirit, check out what ...
