If you hadn’t heard, Arapahoe Basin is losing it’s “hard core” exterior and becoming “resortized” by Vail Resorts. With the parking upgrades and Montezuma Bowl lift, it’s hard to argue the resort isn’t trying to stay competitive with the major resorts. So, this summer A-Basin will be adding a high-speed quad lift to replace Exhibition […]
Category: Aside
Winter X Games 14 in Aspen
It’s going to be a busy weekend January 28 – January 31, not only with the SIA Snow Show be in Denver, but the Winter X Games will be in Aspen. Winter X Games 14 will be broadcast on ESPN and online coverage can be found on their Snowboarding blog and Freeskiing blog.
Ski with a friend passes
If you’re a Vail Resorts season pass holder (Summit Pass, Colorado Pass, Epic Pass), keep in mind you have 6 “Ski With A Friend” passes to use this season. This entitles you to discounted lift tickets at the window. We recently visited Beaver Creek where a $97 adult ticket became $65 with the discount. For […]
Unfortunately, there are only a handful of useful mobile websites for colorado skiers and snowboarders. Thankfully, Colorado’s resort communications and marketing organization, Colorado Ski Country USA has launched a mobile version of it’s own site. Visit m.coloradoski.com for resort info, snow reports, road conditions, and twitter updates. It’s arguably one of the best one-stop mobile […]
The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo is coming back to Denver from Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 15. Get your tickets soon as the expo is always a great place to get deals, find giveaways and win prizes. Colorado Ski Country has already started posting great prizes on their #Expo Twitter hunt. Tickets: Adults […]
Shay over at Shayborder has compiled a fairly hefty list of the 2009-2010 demo days around Colorado resorts, check it out. The listing includes most resorts like Copper, Echo Mountain, Loveland, Snowmass, Winter Park, Breckenridge and Keystone. Of course, we’ve added the events to the cosnow events calendar. To stay on top of this season’s […]
If you’re looking to get noticed this season, then put these dates in your calendar. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour will be stopping by Colorado not once, but twice this season. “Being able to bring amateurs in snowboarding and freeskiing the same stepping stone to the pros we offer skateboarders and BMX riders through the […]
If you’re headed to the mountains (or alreay there) this weekend, stop by Vail’s annual ski and snowboard swap. Located at the Dobson Ice Arena in Lionshead, you’ll find the best deals on gear from different vendors including apline, telemark, nordic skis, snowboards, boots, goggles, poles, gloves, and jackets. The swap is from 10:00 AM […]