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Ski Free at Crested Butte

Free skiing is back at Crested Butte! From Dec. 1 – 17, 2008, you can get 1 free lift ticket for each person per night lodging booked through Crested Butte Vacations. It’s a perfect time to round up your crew for a road trip! Condos I’ve priced out come in at $100 total per person […]

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Arapahoe Basin to open October 15, 2008

The race to open is on! Arapahoe Basin is announcing their opening day to be October 15th, 2008. The exhibition chair opens at 9:00 AM. Visit the webcams to see the (lack of) snow. Loveland is still to be determined.

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Snow falls in high country

If you haven’t seen or heard it yet: there’s all kinds of snow in the high country! Snow can be seen from Denver and Boulder on the mountains so we’re hoping the season will start off a bit better than last year. Visit Snow.com to see a video of Breckenridge’s snow fall last week.

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Snow in August? You betcha.

Snow in August? You betcha. The high country is getting hit with some awesome weather (pretty awesome for mid-August!). It looks like snow is sticking at elevations above 10,500 feet and as of tonight Trail Ridge Road is closed with 6 inches of snow. What does this mean for the upcoming season? Who knows–it’s Colorado!

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An end to Colorado Snow's season

So, the weekend has come and gone and the bright suits of gaypers (those that dress like the flamboyant out-of-towners) will slowly fade from memory. That’s right, the 2007/2008 season has largely come to an end. But wait, you say, there are still a few resorts open, right? Of course! Here are the last few […]

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They should keep the slopes open.

Vail Resorts and Intrawest would be crazy to close everything next weekend. Steamboat and many others already closed this weekend. But, beyond the slush at the bottom: there’s plenty of snow! We were at Keystone this weekend and I was still finding fluffy powder in the trees. Vail has tons of powder still, too. Please, […]

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Reminder: Snowtography contest ends today

If you haven’t already checked out the New West Snowblog Snowtography contest, go submit your snow photos a nd win a prize! Click here for more information.

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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 […]