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Could Big Snow Alone Save The West This Year?

Trip — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:34:42 +0000

I remember the winter of 2007/2008 like it was yesterday. Ski bums at resorts all across the West were hailing “Oh-Seven, Oh-Eight” as the Great One, or in “dude-speak”, “Oh-Heaven, Oh-Great”. Record-breaking snowfalls coupled with a piggish economy equaled the dream! From monster ... Read More

Wolf Creek Ski Area …. 89 out of 100.

Trip — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:46:44 +0000

RateSkiAreas.com user heem recently rated Wolf Creek Ski Area an 89 out of 100. heem’s like included the following comments: “This is a great mountain for intermediate and expert skiers. They often have the most snow, by far, in Colorado. It is family run and has that small area feel, but is ... Read More

Aspen Snowmass

Trip — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:40:58 +0000

RateSkiAreas.com user heem posted a review on Aspen Snowmass, giving it a high score of 97 points. Here is what he had to say about his likes: “I used to teach here and the ski school is truly good and they take great care of kids. As an expert skier, I enjoy the steeps this mountain has to ... Read More

Okemo Mountain Resort scores an 82 out of 100

Trip — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:11:51 +0000

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

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

Train kept a rollin’

Nyaxter — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:21:50 +0000

The old ski train at Winter Park Resort Many long time skiers and riders were dismayed last May when it was announced that the Winter Park Ski Train would end its popular 69-year tradition of bringing visitors to the Denver owned ski resort from Union Station in Denver. Phil Anschutz, ... 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