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Breckenridge Photography Ski Log Snow Terrain

Breckenridge (2012-12-20)

The weather and snow turned out to be pretty nice yesterday afternoon. The skies were blue, the sun was out, and after it warmed up (it was -14 degrees in the morning) we started another half-day at Breckenridge around 1:30. Peak 7 was open for the first time so we intended to head over there. […]

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Breckenridge Snow Terrain Vail

It’s going to be a big weekend. More terrain openi…

It’s going to be a big weekend. More terrain opening up everywhere. Breckenridge opens T-Bar. Vail opens back bowls. Enjoy it!

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Breckenridge Ski Log Snow Terrain

Breckenridge (2012-12-19)

We decided to spend the morning at the house (reading, making fried egg sandwiches, drinking hot chocolate) and just let the snow keep falling at Breckenridge. The big storm expected did not come overnight and we didn’t start seeing snow come until 5 AM. Once lunchtime came around the snow had stopped there was plenty […]

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Breckenridge Photography

Breckenridge ski area at sunrise

It’s a lovely morning with blue skies here in Breckenridge. Though, the lack of cloud-cover means freezing temperatures (-11 when I woke up).

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Breckenridge Food & Drink Photography

Happy Hour at Breckenridge Brewery

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Breckenridge Photography

The clouds are clearing and it's getting downright cold. This is a picture of cold.

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Beaver Creek Breckenridge Keystone Snow Vail

The Problem with 24-hour Snow Reports

On a morning like today’s, where a big storm is expected to dump anywhere from a few inches to a foot at all Colorado resorts, the 5:00 AM “snow report” can be a bit misleading. If the snow in the past 24 hours stopped 22 hours ago, are you really going to be skiing 6 […]

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Breckenridge Ski Log

Breckenridge (2012-12-18)

The snow continued to come down Tuesday morning in Breckenridge, they reported 12 inches of snow, 6 of which fell overnight after the resort closed. We didn’t get on the mountain until 10:30 but there was still plenty of fun, soft runs to be had. The lines were a bit longer at the Colorado and […]