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The Orbitz Ski Index is mostly Colorado

Based on hotel bookings, Orbitz has compiled a list they call the Orbitz Ski Index. It actually surprised me to see Breckenridge so high on the list, beating out Banff and Whistler. But, of course, all the usual suspects are there: Vail, Aspen, Winter Park, etc. Sadly enough Copper Mountain didn’t make an appearance. Maybe […]

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Openings today and this weekend

Today is the opening day for Crested Butte and Steamboat. Tomorrow we’ll see Aspen, Snowmass and Telluride. Have fun out there!

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Resort Improvement Roundup 2008

We’ve seen a lot of new stuff heading towards the mountains this season. Here’s a quick peek at some of the highlights on the slopes: Arapahoe Basin 300 new parking spots added Tunnel under Hwy 6 to connect parking and the slopes, safely Buses to bring people down from the upper lots Black Mountain lodge […]

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Lesser-Known Season Passes

Devin wrote a great guide to all the most frequently used and best known passes in Colorado, but there are also a lot of great deals that you might not be aware of. Below are a few more passes that you may want to check out. Monarch This resort may be a bit out of […]

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Movies filmed in Colorado snow locations

CBS 4 Denver has compiled a listing of movies filmed in Colorado. We combed the list and found movies filmed in the Colorado mountains and snow towns that we’ve come to know and love: White Fang 2 (Aspen) Christmas Vacation (Breckenridge) Die Hard 2 (Breckenridge) Dumb and Dumber (Aspen, Breckenridge) The Maverick Queen (Silverton) The […]

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Ask CS: Closing dates through April 2008?

Q: Is there any chance that the usual Summit County mtn’s will stay open through the end of April, besides A-Basin and Loveland? My kids have Easter break from 4/21-25. What about Breck? Vail? B-Creek? Posted by glegly A: Unfortunately the Summit County mountains are going to close around the second weekend of April. Even […]

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New Storm Hits High Country and Southern Colorado

The winter storm that wrecked havoc in California seems to have moved its way to Colorado. Aspen and Vail are expected to have 10 inches of new snow by Tuesday morning while Silverton and Wolf Creek are reporting snowfall amounts as high as 42 inches over the weekend. While this may seem like good news, […]

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Colorado majority in SKI's Top 10 Resorts

Pictures are worth 1,000 words over at SKINET, SKI magazine’s website where they listed their reader’s top 10 resorts for 2007: Deer Valley, UT Vail, CO Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C. Aspen, CO Snowmass, CO Park City, UT Breckenridge, CO Beaver Creek, CO Steamboat, CO Sun Valley, ID Let’s not act surprised, though. Sure, our slopes are some […]