Colorado Snow
Last week Copper Mountain announced Sherpa, a new on-mountain audio experience app. Sherpa provides hands-free, real-time “insider intelligence”, across the entire mountain. In other words, as you’re cruising the slopes, you’ll hear updates about what you’re near, where to go and what you can do. Here are some examples of what you can do and […]
New this season, Vail Resorts is nearing construction on 543 acres of terrain in the Peak 6 area of Breckenridge. The Peak 6 project will include 400 acres of lift-served terrain and 143 acres of hike-to terrain. Breckenridge expects to open the new terrain in the 2013-2014 ski season, including a new high-speed, six-person chairlift […]
New this season, Winter Park is offering a new “Cirque Sled,” a snowcat ride that will provide skiers and riders easier access to the Vasquez Cirque. A pass for the 48-passenger Cirque Sled is just $10 and is good for unlimited rides all season long. This will gain visitors over 1,332 acres of off-piste terrain. […]
New this season, in addition to its regular helicopter operations, Silverton will now offer overnight heli-touring trips for $429 per person per day. As the only Colorado resort that offers heli-skiing, Silverton is taking it to the next level with overnight trips. They include a heli drop onto a peak with a guide (within the […]
Wolf Creek Ski Area is replacing the Treasure Lift with a new Doppelmayr detachable high-speed quad. The new Treasure Stoke Lift will provide visitors with an improved loading and unloading experience. As one of the main lifts leading to a variety of terrain this should be a great improvement to the ski area.
Breckenridge is looking for some good suggestions for trail names. If you enter and your trail name is picked you’ll win two tickets and an actual trail sign (with your trail’s name on it)! Enter now to help name trails on Peak 6. Contest ends September 13, 2013.
Two new chairlifts are coming to Vail this coming season! Vail is continuing improvements (following the installation of the new “One” gondola last season) with two new lifts being installed this summer. The resort has begun construction of a new high-speed six-passenger chairlift to replace the four-person Mountaintop Express Lift (#4) from Mid-Vail to the […]
Spring has arrived in Steamboat! While they’ve received a decent amount of snow in March, the conditions are turning rapidly. Friday probably hit close to 50 F in the afternoon. Folks down at the base were in t-shirts and tank tops and the slush was thick. Compared to the morning, the afternoon was a soft, […]