Our pal Joel Gratz (of OpenSnow.com) and the folks at OnTheSnow have put together an excellent video explaining the science behind snowmaking and why resorts across North America need fake snow to keep the lifts turning. Guest appearances by Loveland and Beaver Creek.
Author: Devin Reams
My name is Devin Reams and I founded this site to provide a useful news and review resource for Colorado skiers and snowboarders (and mountain enthusiasts).
I've been skiing since I was a little kid (we moved out here when I was five years old) and I plan to ski for years beyond that. Although cosnow is not my full-time job it is my full-time winter hobby. I've been an "Epic Local" passholder since 2006 (when it was called a "Colorado Pass" or "Five Mountain Pass"). My favorite resorts are Beaver Creek and Breckenridge.
While we’re looking at lists of the best resorts (and you’re maybe deciding where to head this season), OutsideOnline.com has a list of the top 40 resorts. We have seven in the top 20: Vail (#2), Steamboat (#6), Telluride (#8), Breckenridge (#10), Winter Park (#17), Beaver Creek (#18), Copper Mountain (#20).
As expected, the latest from Condé Nast Traveler’s reader’s poll shows Colorado resorts and hotels in the top rankings. In the Top 20 Ski Resorts we have eight: Telluride (#1), Beaver Creek (#5), Vail (#8), Aspen (9), and Crested Butte (#10), Steamboat (#12), Snowmass (#13) and Aspen Highlands (#15). We also have a lot of […]
Happy Opening Day to Winter Park and Wolf Creek! I’m so glad we saw lots of snow this past weekend…
Freeskier is giving away a pair of PBR / Lib Tech collab skis. All you have to do is sign up for their newsletter within the next week (until Tuesday, November 13th). Best part? You can enter as many times as you’d like. I like to think of my life as the intersection of the […]
Quick! Go sign up at the Vail blog to be entered to win (entries close at 4 PM Mountain on November 7th, today). You can enter to win a trip for 4 to Vail for the November 15th First Tracks event held at Vail including: roundtrip domestic airfare on Delta, 3 nights lodging with Marriott, […]
Just finished booking our “breakaway” trip to Steamboat for March next year. We’re excited to finally stay and check out the Sheraton. Learn more about the half-off lodging deal at cosnow.com.
I’ve been trying out a pair of Anarchy McCoy sunglasses for nearly 9 months now and I must say, these are my favorite sunglasses in my collection for general use and especially when skiing or hiking. I was sent a pair of the red McCoy frames with polarized lenses to try out and review, little […]