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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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 […]
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.
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!
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).
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 […]
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Ski Free at Crested Butte
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 […]
The opening day battle for 2008-2009 continues on and the winner is: a tie. Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin will open at 8:30AM on October 15th (tomorrow). If you noticed yesterday, Arapahoe Basin announced the 15th at 9:00AM. Loveland then responded by announcing 8:30AM on the 15th. The two are now tied… who thinks Loveland […]