We had a two-day wind closure on the Breezeway lift and a foot of fresh snow just waiting. I was lucky enough to get out early today and enjoy the goods right as we were getting our lifts rolling for the day. On top of that, it was a classic Colorado ski morning with fresh snow and crisp blue skies.…
It was that kind of day. I had a feeling that last night’s storm would over produce and we woke up to 6″ of fresh snow falling overnight. The storm’s momentum continued during the day with several more inches of snow coming down. The wind played its part for the second day in a row with a few more wind…
Our slope maintenance team has been working well over a hundred nights in a row grooming the mountain while all of us sleep tight in our beds. We all owe them a huge thank you for coming up night after night and storm after storm. If you see one of these guys as they are headed out of the parking…
It’s been darn cold lately for the end of March. The weather station today at the top of Mirkwood read -5°F at 9am when the lifts started spinning and warmed all the way up to 0°F by 4pm when they closed. Hope everyone was bundled up today! It looks to warm up over the next few days before we get…
This morning’s sunrise lit up the sky.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
