Archive for the ‘Ski Resort Ratings’ Category

Okemo Mountain Resort scores an 82 out of 100

December 17th, 2009

RateSkiAreas.com user team billy scored Okemo Mountain Resort (Ludlow, VT) an 82 out of 100. team billy notes his likes: “Some of the best man-made snow I’ve ever skied on. The trails are narrow compared to out West, but they have amazing rollers that required concentration and provided ... Read More

Ski Dubai…A Diamond In The Sand!

December 16th, 2009

Check out the recent rating of Ski Dubai by RateSkiAreas.com user Faslyk P. Tech. Faslyk notes his likes in detail: Getting here is as easy as getting to Dubai…depending on where you start. But this “field of dreams” of a city is not only equipped with the the biggest, it has the two ... Read More

Arapahoe Basin Scores 93 out of 100 in recent review.

December 15th, 2009

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

Snowmass serves up a mass of snow

March 12th, 2009

Snowmass, Colorado Tuesday, March 10, 2009   14+ Inches of fresh powder beckons skiers and snowboarders from the Elk Camp Chair at Snowmass, Colorado.   Following a week of unseasonably warm temps and no snow, Old Man Winter returned with a vengence to the Colorado Rockies.  Over fourteen ... Read More

Snake River Grill, Jackson Wyoming

February 9th, 2009

After attending the most recent ”First Friday” art event at the Lindsay McCandless Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming, I not only found myself slightly buzzed from the free wine, but also slightly starving from the lack of food at the event. So, my group of lady-friends did what we knew ... Read More

Snowbasin Ski Area

February 6th, 2009

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

February 4th, 2009

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

February 3rd, 2009

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!

February 3rd, 2009

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

Taos, a four-letter word for Steep

February 1st, 2009

. St. Bernard Chute, Taos “We’re going to Taos on Tuesday, you want to come?” Brett asked me on Sunday night.  Taos, the name has always conjured up images of jaw dropping steeps, and I had vouchers for two free days of skiing courtesy of my Winter Park/Copper Mountain Rocky ... Read More