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Copper Mountain Marketing

Extreme marketing: snowmen at DIA

A number of snowmen have been assembled near Denver International Airport holding up fun signs. They appear to be hitchhiking to Copper Mountain. Read more at 9NEWS.com. The signs point to FreeYourMountain.com, a marketing site for Copper with some fun videos and information about the mountain. Clever marketing gimmick? Yeah, I’d give Copper an A […]

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Buddy pass pricing not available?

2010 Update: The ski with a friend discounted ticket prices are now posted online at snow.com. As an owner of the Colorado Pass I’m entitled to “six Ski With A Friend, discounted lift tickets that are loaded onto [my] pass” (link). The Colorado Pass website states “Passholder must be present with friend to receive discount. […]

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Ski Log Snow Terrain Vail

Vail (2007-12-09)

My best day skiing was last Sunday at Vail when they got over 8 inches of fresh new snow. Sure, Vail got snow but I got a bowl! The Blue Sky Basin also opened and I can’t count the number of times I got (delightfully) stuck in the deep white stuff. The best part of […]

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Crested Butte

Crested Butte: A Tale of Epic Snow and Determined Skiiers

Somehow a friend of mine managed to schedule a Crested Butte ski weekend at the perfect time — right in the middle of a huge snow storm and less than a week after a previous dump of 3+ feet. Problem was, we had to get there. We loaded up our car (2 alpine, 1 tele, […]

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Aside Terrain Vail

Vail to open more terrain, express lift

With at least 10″ in the last 24 hours at Vail, resort officials are planning to open Blue Sky Basin and portions China, Sun Up and Sun Down Bowls on Saturday, December 8th. Also, the new Highline Express Lift (Chair 10) will open for it’s first time. Visit Vail.com for more information.

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Aside Breckenridge

Breckenridge opens Peak 8, Gondola

It’s snowing up in the high country and Breckenridge announced that Peak 8 is now open. Additionally, the Gondola will begin service today (Friday) with Gondola parking at $5 (unpaved, south) and $10 (paved, north). If you’re looking for the free parking lots you’ll notice they’re to the left (west) of the now pay-to-park lots. […]

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Breckenridge Recommendations

Fun Breckenridge Run: Inferno

Sunday I visited Breckenridge and was greeted with over 11″ of powder. Inferno, a black diamond off of Peak 9, is one of the more consistently entertaining runs I’ve found. Although it was closed this past weekend you could head down a fraction of the run, perhaps the part that mattered most: the deep powder. […]

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Big snow extends Colorado Pass… again

From Snowboard Magazine: After a major snowstorm blanketed the central Rockies with up to two feet of snow this past weekend, Vail Resorts has decided to give Colorado skiers and snowboarders an early holiday gift this season. During this coming weekend only, Dec. 7-9, the popular Colorado Pass, Colorado Pass Plus, Summit Pass and Four […]