As Promised

Yesterday’s storm day delivered the classic Colorado day today. The skies cleared and the powder snow was just waiting for us. We reported 7″ in the last two days but there was much more than that on our abundant wind-loaded northeast slopes. This spring snow is typically just a bit more dense and with the wind yesterday it created a…

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Blizzard Day

The wind was howling and the snow was coming down. I know that the bluebird-pow day is the quintessential Colorado ski experience. However, there is something about skiing on a storm day where each successive run gets better. Tracks are filled in, the new snow depth grows with each hour and oftentimes the crowds leave early…or maybe it’s just that…

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Perfect Days

We are seeing perfect days this weekend. Soft snow from the earlier storms this week still blanket the mountain and we have bluebird skies overhead for a few days. There is more snow on the way starting on Monday and continuing through all of next week. The ski season is still going strong and there are many more turns to…

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Snow Squalls

Today we had intermittent squalls moving through. These short bursts of convective activity can produce intense snowstorms followed by sunny intervals. The skiing has really been amazing during these last ten days or so. We have received 31″ during the last week with 9″ of this falling over the last two days. If you haven’t been up lately you are…

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White Out

With the next storm on the horizon, it was a white out on the ridgeline. These types of days bring a bit of vertigo as you work to decipher where your ski tips are headed. This next round of storms looks promising with about 6″ or so forecasted for tonight with at least the same during the day on Thursday.…

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Double Digit Day

We had an amazing double digit snow report yesterday. Winter has returned and we are in the snow now. This storm was a higher density storm with an 11% water content. This type of snow sometimes feels like more of a surfing experience as you slarve turns through it. Yes, it’s a real thing. We are just getting started as…

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Bison X

We are always looking for ways to improve and offer our guests the best. Recently, our friends at Prinoth brought over a Bison X Snow Groomer for our crew to demo. These machines are state of the art and offer all the best in features for performance and operator comfort. Typically, we budget to update our fleet with a new…

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FIS World Cup

I had the opportunity to attend the FIS World Cup in Aspen over the weekend. It was an electric atmosphere with an international flair. Racers from all around the globe contended for the top spot over three days in both men’s Downhill and Super-G. These athletes put it all on the line at up to 80 mph racing to be…

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