http://rateskiareas.com/blog Customer reviews of the best Ski Resorts! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/11/07/sno-cat-skiing-returns-to-grand-county-colorado/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/11/07/sno-cat-skiing-returns-to-grand-county-colorado/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:44:14 +0000 Nyaxter http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=920 Chip and Melinda Besse, new owners of Grand Adventures Snowmobile tours, have announced the opening of Powder Addiction which will be Grand County’s only Sno-Cat skiing operation.  Heading up the operation is Jamie Wolter, former Winter Park resort and Berthoud Pass ski patroller and ... Read More

]]> Chip and Melinda Besse, new owners of Grand Adventures Snowmobile tours, have announced the opening of Powder Addiction which will be Grand County’s only Sno-Cat skiing operation.  Heading up the operation is Jamie Wolter, former Winter Park resort and Berthoud Pass ski patroller and ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/11/07/sno-cat-skiing-returns-to-grand-county-colorado/feed/ 0 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/04/winter-park-to-open-zero-creek-to-skiing-in-2010/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/04/winter-park-to-open-zero-creek-to-skiing-in-2010/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:59:08 +0000 Nyaxter http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=762 EXTRA-New Extreme Terrain at Winter Park to open-EXTRA click on photo to enlarge Winter Park, CO February 4, 2009 An unconfirmed inside source is reporting that Winter Park Resort plans to open the Zero Creek area for expert skiing next ski season.  If true this will be the first significant ... Read More

]]> EXTRA-New Extreme Terrain at Winter Park to open-EXTRA The headwalls at the top of Zero Creek as seen from Swede's Ridge at Winter Park Resort, Colorado. click on photo to enlarge Winter Park, CO February 4, 2009 An unconfirmed inside source is reporting that Winter Park Resort plans to open ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/04/winter-park-to-open-zero-creek-to-skiing-in-2010/feed/ 0 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/03/the-cirque-is-open/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/03/the-cirque-is-open/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:19:52 +0000 Nyaxter http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=733 Winter Park Resort, Colorado January 30, 2009 The Vasquez Cirque, the inbounds back-country skiing experience at Winter Park Resort opened for the 2008-2009 ski season after mother natured dumped almost four-feet of powder snow at the ski area.  Your humble reporter and a friend were fortunate ... Read More

]]> Winter Park Resort, Colorado January 30, 2009 The West Headwall in the Vasquez Cirque, Winter Park Resort. Cornice Canyon is in the upper left. Click to enlarge. The Vasquez Cirque, the inbounds back-country skiing experience at Winter Park Resort opened for the 2008-2009 ski season after ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/02/03/the-cirque-is-open/feed/ 0 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/25/jackson-hole%e2%80%99s-madoff-connection/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/25/jackson-hole%e2%80%99s-madoff-connection/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:42:36 +0000 Team Billy http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=644 Bernie Madoff proudly displays his Jackson Hole Mountain Resort baseball cap!   By: Team Billy Why is this Dude smiling? What is his connection to Jackson Hole, Wyoming? Who cares? I care. It’s obvious that Bernie Madoff visited Jackson Hole, Wyoming and dropped some coin here. His ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/25/jackson-hole%e2%80%99s-madoff-connection/feed/ 4 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/14/hairbagn-is-the-ancient-word-for-extremebackcountry-skiing/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/14/hairbagn-is-the-ancient-word-for-extremebackcountry-skiing/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:45:56 +0000 Team Billy http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=602 In the late 1960’s a group of dedicated “extreme” skiers coined the term “HairBag’N” for their backcountry forays/activity. These folks were a breed apart for several reasons. First, their equipment consisted of skis generally 215cm to 225cm in length, stiff leather boots and bindings ... Read More

]]> In the late 1960’s a group of dedicated “extreme” skiers coined the term “HairBag’N” for their backcountry forays/activity. These folks were a breed apart for several reasons. First, their equipment consisted of skis generally 215cm to 225cm in length, stiff leather boots and bindings ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/14/hairbagn-is-the-ancient-word-for-extremebackcountry-skiing/feed/ 2 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/03/gondola-restaurant-takes-a-big-one-for-the-team/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/03/gondola-restaurant-takes-a-big-one-for-the-team/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:01:44 +0000 admin http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=592 While most locals in Jackson Hole believe the new structure at the top of the Bridger Gondola in Teton Village is an eyesore and wish it to fail, one must point out that this multi-million dollar “monstrosity” may have saved the lives of several people earlier this week. In the ... Read More

]]> While most locals in Jackson Hole believe the new structure at the top of the Bridger Gondola in Teton Village is an eyesore and wish it to fail, one must point out that this multi-million dollar “monstrosity” may have saved the lives of several people earlier this week. In the ... Read More

]]> http://rateskiareas.com/blog/01/03/gondola-restaurant-takes-a-big-one-for-the-team/feed/ 0 http://rateskiareas.com/blog/12/29/incident-this-morning-at-jackson-hole-mountain-resort%e2%84%a2/ http://rateskiareas.com/blog/12/29/incident-this-morning-at-jackson-hole-mountain-resort%e2%84%a2/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:11:34 +0000 Team Billy http://rateskiareas.com/blog/?p=585 (Jackson Hole, Wyoming, December 29, 2008) At approximately 9:30 am this morning, after JHMR Ski Patrol had completed one avalanche hazard reduction route and were getting ready to conduct another, the Headwall slid naturally from the southeast aspect above the Bridger Restaurant.   This ... Read More

]]> (Jackson Hole, Wyoming, December 29, 2008) At approximately 9:30 am this morning, after JHMR Ski Patrol had completed one avalanche hazard reduction route and were getting ready to conduct another, the Headwall slid naturally from the southeast aspect above the Bridger Restaurant.   This ... Read More

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