It definitely could have been the best day of the season today with 14″ of snow overnight.  Last night’s storm came in with a vengeance. We had a  Thundersnow event around 4pm which was immediately followed by about five to six hours of intense snowfall with rates of up to 2″ per hour.  By the time I went to sleep…

What’s better than a spring hike?  When it’s followed by a spring ski.  The boot pack up to the top of Mirkwood is a perfect stairway right now after several days of high and dry weather.  We have seen some warm afternoons this week with the first taste of spring skiing and corn snow.  It may be a short-lived event…

It was just about perfect today.

It was a mixed bag today.  Frozen mist on my windshield driving up in the dark.  Low fog hanging over the mountain with continued upslope flow.  Some good snowfall for several hours that was then followed by breaking clouds and the sun popping through.  The skiing was very good and the wild effects of the storm from a few days…

Today was a much more reasonable weather day.  We reported 3″ in the last 24 hours, although there was much more than that to be found out in the trees after this week’s tempest.  We picked up a bit of fresh snow today and it looks like there is even more in the forecast tonight and later this week.  We…

After an epic storm and a full day’s closure, we were able to open the mountain today.  It took a heroic effort, but we pulled it off.  We have an amazing and dedicated team that made it possible for our guests to get out to ski and ride the goods today.  Thanks to each and every one of you who…

All was well overnight in the lead up to dawn.  The storm came in soft and quiet with a few inches of snow by morning.  At 5am we had 11mph wind gusts on top of Mirkwood.  At 6am they suddenly ramped up to 52mph.  By the time the lifts were supposed to open at 9am the gusts had climbed up…

We are set up for a classic “Colorado Low” winter storm.  We see these types of events every few years, primarily in the spring or fall months.  In these types of storms, a closed low pressure system will swing east across the border of Colorado and New Mexico and produce significant upslope winds and snowfall.  As the easterly wind direction…

We have had some perfect sunny weather over the last few days.  Looks like that is about to change with a few days of stormy weather ahead.  This is the time of year where you can really start to see it all.  Bluebird, squalls, corn, powder, warm, windy.  Don’t put those powder skis away yet.

The Slope Maintenance team was hard at it last night.  On a random Wednesday night, the team was able to groom thirty-five trails!  This included five advanced trails on the list which was a boon to those that can love to rip those steeper trails.  The updated cat fleet played a role in this effort but it was really the…