Posts Tagged ‘Colorado’

Winter Park Resort opens more terrain for Snowboard Demo Day, December 6, 2008

December 6th, 2008

Burton's booth by Balcony House at Winter Park Resort's Snowboard Demo Day, 12-06-08 Fresh powder and newly opened ski trails greeted riders who ventured up to Winter Park Resort to take advantage of Snowboarding Demo Day.  All the latest snowboards from manufactures like Burton, Nitro, ... Read More

Winter Park Resort’s new Cabriolet lift opens for the ski season

December 6th, 2008

Skiers board the new Cabriolet at Winter Park Resort's "Village". The new Cabriolet (open air gondola) at Winter Park Resort takes guests from the Vintage Hotel parking lot to the new Village near the base of Winter Park. Winter Park Resort’s newest lift, the Cabriolet, began ... Read More

18 inches of Powder for Winter Park’s opening of the Zephyr Express

December 5th, 2008

Skiing the trees near the Luv Shack at Winter Park Resort, Colorado Powder snow blankets the base of Winter Park Resort on Thursday December 4, as seen from the Norwegian Trail 18 Inches of Powder for the opening of the Zephyr Chair at Winter Park Resort The long anticipated opening of the Zephyr ... Read More

7 inches of fresh powder for Winter Park Resort’s Demo Day

November 29th, 2008

    Ski & Snowboard manufacturers offer free demos on their latest gear at Winter Park Resort, Colorado on 11-29-08  Fresh powder snow greeted skiers and snowboarders who braved the early season crowds to partake in Winter Park Resort’s Demo Day and try out the latest ski gear and ... Read More

3 inches of fresh snow at Copper Mountain Colorado, 11-28-09

November 29th, 2008

    Three inches of fresh snow greeted skiers in the shuttle bus parking lot at Copper Mountain Colorado on the day after Thanksgiving.  And snow continued to fall throughout the day and into the early evening heralding the true start of winter.  With the opening of the high speed Super Bee ... Read More

Lower Hughes opens Thanksgiving Day at Winter Park

November 28th, 2008

  The Lower Hughes race trail opens for the season on Thanksgiving Day at Winter Park Resort, Colorado The much anticipated opening of the Lower Hughes race trail at Winter Park Resort  took place on Thanksgiving Day, 2008.  With the  approaching NorAm ski competition, local and international ... Read More

Winter Park to open Lower Hughes

November 26th, 2008

Winter Park Resort looks like it’s getting ready to open up some desperately needed new terrain for the Thanksgiving Day ski crowd.  With little cooperation from Mother Nature the snowmakers at Winter Park have been racing to get some additional runs open for the anticipated holiday ski ... Read More

Winter Park opens for the season

November 20th, 2008

   Our home mountain has finally opened for the season!  Winter Park opened for its 69th ski season at 9 A.M. on November 19, 2008.  Granted it’s only 600 vertical feet of near bullet proof man-made snow but it is skiing, and if you’re willing to ride the Arrow chairlift all day ... Read More

2 Days till lift-off at Winter Park

November 17th, 2008

  With only two days to go before the season starts at Winter Park the natives here in Old Town are getting restless.  Fortunately our local watering hole, Adolph’s Bar at Shipwreck Landing North, has re-opened for the ski season (best Conch fritters this side of the Florida Keys).  If ... Read More

Winter Park, April 1, 2008

November 17th, 2008

Thought someone might enjoy this footage of skiing in the Vasquez Cirque at Winter Park on April fools day, 2008.  We had received about six inches of powder the night before.  Moose and I had just gotten off the Panoramic Express when the ski patrol dropped the rope at the Vasquez Cirque ... Read More