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Arapahoe Basin Scores 93 out of 100 in recent review.

Trip — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:32:39 +0000

RateSkiAreas user soren recently rated Arapahoe Basin a 93 out of 100. Soren commented, “Great Locals Mountain, good people , good terrain, No BS.” Check out the rest of the review in detail here! ... Read More

Sno-Cat skiing returns to Grand County, Colorado

Nyaxter — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:44:14 +0000

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

Winter Park Resort adds cloud seeding for the ‘09-’10 ski season

Nyaxter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:08:39 +0000

In a new twist on traditional snow-making technology Winter Park ski resort in partnership with the Denver Water Board plans on adding silver iodine cloud seeding to its snow making tools. Four silver iodine burners will be installed in Grand County to increase precipitation at the ... Read More

Spring Splash at Mary Jane, 4-19-09

Nyaxter — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:49:45 +0000

The C-Lot becomes a mini Woodstock every April during Spring Splash. There is nothing like a Dead show, and there’s nothing like the end of ski season party in the C-Lot at The Mary Jane. Part Woodstock, part Ullr festival and pure anarchy, Winter Park Resort has nothing to do with ... Read More

Snowmass serves up a mass of snow

Nyaxter — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:07:39 +0000

Snowmass, Colorado Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Following a week of unseasonably warm temps and no snow, Old Man Winter returned with a vengence to the Colorado Rockies. Over fourteen inches of powder came down on Snowmass refreshing and replenishing the snowpack that had suffered during the ... Read More

Snowbasin Ski Area

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:30:34 +0000

February 2-5, 2009 We departed Jackson Hole in “Aunt Kelly” (a 2005 Born Free RV) around noon on Monday and finally arrived at our destination of the parking lot at Snowbasin by 5:30 that evening. We did what we always do for our WWSRA On-Snow Demo trips: set up camp, ate pizza, drank beer, ... Read More

Winter Park to open Zero Creek to skiing in 2010

Nyaxter — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:59:08 +0000

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

Champagne Powder at Steamboat Springs

Nyaxter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:22:42 +0000

Steamboat Springs, Colorado Jeremy and Peter from Winter Park sent in these pictures from Steamboat taken last Thursday. Jeremy said it was one of the deepest powder days he’d ever skied. And coming from a Parsenn Backside skier that’s really saying something! Click on the photos ... Read More

The Cirque is OPEN!

Nyaxter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:19:52 +0000

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

Belle Fourche opens after three feet of powder drops on Winter Park

Nyaxter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:48:04 +0000

1/26/09 Winter Park Resort, Colorado Belle Fourche opens for the Season! Belle Fourche (The Beautiful Fork) a rarely skied powder-filled gully off of the Parsenn Bowl at Winter Park Resort finally opened after a four day snow event deposited over 3 feet of powder. With the opening of Belle ... Read More