The opening day battle for 2008-2009 continues on and the winner is: a tie. Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin will open at 8:30AM on October 15th (tomorrow). If you noticed yesterday, Arapahoe Basin announced the 15th at 9:00AM. Loveland then responded by announcing 8:30AM on the 15th. The two are now tied… who thinks Loveland […]
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.
Opening day is still to be determined at, Echo Mountain, one of Denver’s closest parks. But, the mountain recently discounted its season pass. From reader, David: “Echo’s deal is the [$149] season pass. Nothing else is close. It has a nice intermediate hill that’s great for improving riders and skiers. No real green runs or true extreme […]
As lame as it is to post about ourselves, we wanted to point out the new CoSnow site is up and rocking. We’re looking to put a big focus on content so we needed to get away from the ‘blog’ style. As always, send your feedback, comments, suggestions to [email protected].
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• Visa Shortage Sends Resorts Scrambling
Western ski resorts are finding themselves pinched for employees this coming winter, thanks to a cap on visa workers that has all but eliminated their usual stream… click here to read more.
From the SteepSavers newsletter: “…winter is right around the corner and there is more snow in the forecast for this weekend. Don’t miss out! Buy your [Summit, Colorado, Epic] pass before prices increase on Monday, October 13, 2008”
Tim Zimmerman is a man who can speak from experience. As team photographer for Mervin, he works with some of the most accomplished and most colorful riders in the sport… click to read more.
Both Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Loveland are making snow. Click to read more.