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Crested Butte New This Season

Crested Butte adds tree terrain at East River lift and Painter Boy

Crested Butte will be thinning trees in the East River lift area to widen tree runs for those who enjoy the glades. Look for trees to removed between Double Top and Black Eagle. For the kiddos, crews will be cutting three new trails in the Painter Boy area. These trails will be about the width […]

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New This Season Silverton Terrain

Silverton to offer overnight heli-skiing trips this season

New this season, in addition to its regular helicopter operations, Silverton will now offer overnight heli-touring trips for $429 per person per day. As the only Colorado resort that offers heli-skiing, Silverton is taking it to the next level with overnight trips. They include a heli drop onto a peak with a guide (within the […]

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New This Season Terrain Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek to replace Treasure lift with high-speed quad

Wolf Creek Ski Area is replacing the Treasure Lift with a new Doppelmayr detachable high-speed quad. The new Treasure Stoke Lift will provide visitors with an improved loading and unloading experience. As one of the main lifts leading to a variety of terrain this should be a great improvement to the ski area.

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New This Season Terrain Vail

Vail adding two new chairlifts for 2013/2014 season

Two new chairlifts are coming to Vail this coming season! Vail is continuing improvements (following the installation of the new “One” gondola last season) with two new lifts being installed this summer. The resort has begun construction of a new high-speed six-passenger chairlift to replace the four-person Mountaintop Express Lift (#4) from Mid-Vail to the […]

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Beaver Creek Food & Drink New This Season

Red Tail Camp at Beaver Creek becomes Talons, Umbrella Bar moved

Beaver Creek has built Talons to replace Red Tail Camp. At the bottom confluence of Larkspur Bowl, Grouse Mountain and Birds of Prey a new European-inspired restaurant, Talons, will replace the ever-crowded Red Tail Camp. The name Talons obviously comes from this area of Beaver Creek which is home to the birds of prey (the […]

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New This Season Steamboat

Night skiing approved by Steamboat Springs City Council

After weighing the pros and cons with the community, resort, home owners, and more, the Steamboat Springs City Council has approved night skiing at the ski area. Though, just a few short days ago it was unclear which way the decision could go: “The noise and light pollution issues will be significant,” the Edgemont condominium […]