If you weren’t one of the lucky that played hookie today to get in some opening day runs, then be sure to head up to the newly opened resorts this weekend. Two of the biggiest resorts, Copper Mountain and Keystone opened their seasons to crowds. Wolf Creek is now opening for the season, too. Worth […]
Category: Keystone
A member of Vail Resorts, Keystone is one of the closer resorts to Denver, just off I-70 at the Silverthorne/Dillon exist (about 2 hours drive with traffic from Denver). The entire resort is designed for families and experts alike with easy and intermediate skiing on the front, dedicated lesson areas including “magic carpets”, and plenty of advanced “outback” skiing. The ice skating rink makes for a fun day off the hill.
Welcome to the 2010 ski and snowboard season in Colorado! Opening just days after the first resort to open* in North America, Loveland Ski Area has claimed the “first to open” title here in Colorado: Sunday, October 24, 2010. Following a day behind is, of course, Arapahoe Basin on Monday, October 25, 2010. Loveland and […]
The season is already ramping up. Today Vail Resorts announced an awesome differentiator to the mix of resort offerings (this makes choosing a season pass in Colorado interesting) that can automatically track skier and snowboarder vertical feet skied and days on the mountain: EpicMix leverages radio frequency (RF) technology installed at each of the Company’s […]
It was so cold and so windy I didn’t take a single picture or enjoy much of the day. Although Summit had received a few inches by Sunday, it had all been blown off the slopes by Sunday morning. Everything was hard-packed, icy and wind-blown. I wish we had gone to Vail. Anyway, we did […]
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Keystone (2010-01-16)
It’s fairly easy to sum up the conditions in Summit County lately: Spring weather with Fall snow and February crowds. In other words, it’s unseasonably warm, beautiful blue skies, temperatures upwards of 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit, a base of 20-30 inches, and too many people headed to the hills on the weekend. From Skiing at Keystone […]
If you’re curious, yes, you can upgrade your Vail Resorts passes (Summit to Colorado or Epic, Colorado to Epic). I confirmed that you can upgrade even after the pass purchase deadline. I had opted for the lowest pass this season (Summit Pass: Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Breckenridge) but had a change in plans (days at Beaver […]
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Keystone (2009-11-07)
Keystone had opened just this Thursday (check the excellent write-up of opening day over at Snowboarder Guide) and so we decided to check out opening weekend. It sounds like it was busy on Thursday and it surely was twice as busy today (Saturday). The drive up is really nice this time of the year and […]
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 […]