When you visit Colorado Ski Country this season you should be pleasantly surprised with new features, events, and more. This year you’ll see a lot of big anniversary milestones and “mountain coasters” popping up all over.
Read on for the a summary of the the highlights and new features coming to Colorado Ski Country resorts and mountains this season.
Arapahoe Basin
- New lift: a new four-person lift is coming next summer
- Rental shop remodel: to help get guests out to the slopes faster
- Expansion: adding 468 acres over two years into Beavers and Steep Gullies
Aspen Snowmass
- US Grand Prix: hosting the Olympic-qualifying event in January
- Anniversary: it’s 50th anniversary features $6.50 lift tickets on December 15th
- Mountain coaster: the Breathtaker will open in December with 400 vertical feet of drop over a mile of track, open year-round
Cooper
- Lodge: a new yurt lodge will be open all season with food, drinks and a deck
- Anniversary: it’s 75th anniversary will be celebrated on New Year’s Eve
Copper Mountain
- RFID: adding the scanning technology to 8 lifts
- New lift: the Kokomo Express is being upgraded
- US Grand Prix: hosting the Olympic-qualifying event in December
- Mountain coaster: the Rocky Mountain Coaster travels over a mile of track, dropping 430 feet
Crested Butte
- Lessons: improved grading on the teaching terrain and a new adult beginner area
- Pizza: a new pizza oven is coming to Paradise
- New extreme program: CB North Face Guides helps experts navigate the extreme terrain
Echo Mountain
- Tree skiing: improved access is coming
- Trails: wider trails to accommodate beginners
Eldora
- New lift: introducing the Alpenglow Express six-person lift taking 15 minutes down to 4
- Free wifi: Indian Peaks Lodge is adding free wifi
- New cat: a new snowcat will improve the grooming experience
Granby Ranch
- More trails: adding cross-country skiing trails
- Programs: introducing a snow school with Chris Anthony
Hesperus
- More lights: to increase night skiing terrain
- New yurt: for more indoor space for guests
- Rental shop expansion: for a better customer experience
Loveland
- Anniversary: celebrating 80 years
- Snowcat skiing: added to Dry Gulch for the first time
Monarch
- New website: coming soon to skimonarch.com
- Better cell coverage
Powderhorn
- Trail improvements: work to improve the glade skiing and acreage
Purgatory
- Mountain coaster: operating year round, traveling 4,000 feet and dropping 300
- More terrain: expanding intermediate and expert trails on the back and front with more glades
- Mid-way loading: Needles Lift 6 will offer mid-way loading
- Improved snowmaking: improved infrastructure for more capacity and efficiency
Silverton
- Snorkels: snorkels will be provided on days with over 50 inches of powder
- Season pass upgrade: an Unguided Spring Pass with 10 partner mountains
Steamboat
- Gondola: improvements made across the equipment making it faster and smoother for all
- Mountain coaster: running year round down 6,000 feet making it the longest in North America
Sunlight
- Mini-Mayor: elections are being held
- Grooming: more equipment added
Telluride:
- Anniversary: celebrating it’s 45th
- Snowmaking: millions being spent on upgrades
Winter Park
- Train: the Winter Park Express continues, expands service, and reduces some prices
- Rental and retail: improvements to speed up service
- Snowmaking: new snocats and more guns and pipe to improve the early season
- New trail: from the top of Zephyr to the Mary Jane Trail to easily get to Mary Jane from Winter Park
Wolf Creek
- New lift: Lynx lift is a covered conveyor lift for beginners but helps access Elma and Alberta lifts
- Snowmaking: expanded capacity with guns and a new snowcat
- Ticketing: a new system will make it faster and allow season pass holders to go straight to the lift
Information about CSCUSA and its members can be found at ColoradoSki.com, on Twitter @ColoradoSkiUSA and on Facebook at Facebook.com/ColoradoSkiCountryUSA