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Aside Echo Mountain Eldora Mountain Winter Park

Winter Park tomorrow, Eldora and Echo opening this weekend

Winter Park is opening tomorrow morning at 9 AM and both Eldora and Echo Mountain will be open this weekend. These three are local favorites for two very different reasons, Winter Park offers the terrain we call Mary Jane. Eldora and Echo are both close and easy. If you’re heading up, let @cosnow know how […]

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Aside Keystone

Keystone's new gondola

A few quick thoughts on the new Gondola at River Run in Keystone. 1) Moving it closer (away from the slope) is nice. 2) The mid-mountain station is great because beginners always struggle with that last chunk of the hill and can down-load. 3) No ‘gear racks’ attached to the cabins, maybe that’s coming soon […]

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Snow-making trivia: cost of half-pipe

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.

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Aside Breckenridge Copper Mountain Keystone

Resorts opening this weekend

If you haven’t gone up yet this season you’re about to run out of excuses. Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone all open tomorrow: Friday, November 7, 2008. See you up there!

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Aside Deals Tickets

Colorado Pass on sale this weekend

The Colorado Pass will be on sale this weekend and if you pick it up at the Ski & Snowboard Expo you’ll get two bonus buddy passes (buy two tickets for $50 each).