It looks like Breckenridge will open Peak 7 this weekend starting tomorrow (Friday, Dec 9) at 9 AM. Mini muffins will be served!
Category: Terrain
It’s pretty amazing to see the photos coming from Copper at their already-open 22 foot half pipe. Most of the members of the U.S. Freeskiing and Snowboarding Half Pipe teams along with top athletes from around the world are here taking their turns dropping in. These guys and girls are not wasting any time shaking […]
The North Face is introducing a series of clinics on backcountry travel. They call it “Know Boundaries” and there are a couple clinics to be held at the REIs in Denver and Boulder. If you’re wandering into avalanche country, there’s really no reason not to go brush up on these skills. Learn about the KNOW […]
It’s finally happening: the season’s first snow is here and most of the resorts are ready for you to come to play. Vail opened yesterday to a classy group (the guys who camped out for first chair wore tuxedos) and a huge amount of terrain: 1,175 acres, 80 runs, 11 lifts, which is nearly 22% […]
Today, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Winter Park opens for its 71st season. This season expect to see 20 new rails throughout the six terrain parks. With the recent storms, opening day is sure to be full of fresh snow (the webcams show nothing but white). Be sure to check back here for the latest throughout […]
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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 […]
Here we are half-way through January 2010 and most of Colorado’s most popular resorts are at 20-30″ bases. Most resorts don’t have enough snow to open up expert (non-man-made snow) terrain such as the Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. So, it’s with even one or two inches that we get excited. It’s not much to […]
If you’re looking for one of the best half-pipes in the world, get ready because Copper is opening the superpipe this weekend. It’s built by the same group that builds the X Games and various other projects across the world. If you’re curious, half-pipes cost at least $100,000 to build.