Ski & Snow Sports


Vail Resorts to add Tahoe’s Kirkwood Mountain Resort

By Dave Buchanan

Vail Resorts, Inc, announced Wednesday its plans to purchase Kirkwood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, Cal. The resort would become Vail’s third ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area and seventh resort in all. The company already owns Heavenly ...


Powder day at Powderhorn, across state

By Staff

The fast-moving storm Sunday night that brought slick roads and glazed windshields to Grand Junction also brought snow to ski resorts and smiles to skiers and boarders. Powderhorn this morning reported 19 inches of new snow, bringing its base ...


Tweet retreat: Friends know the conditions now with social media

By Dave Buchanan

The social media movement has changed how you eat, who you date and even who you marry. Now, it’s changing where and how you ski. If you remember double chair lifts, you might remember getting up at oh-dark-thirty to catch the early ...


Deadline Wednesday for College X Games ski pass

By Staff

Wednesday is the last day for college students to get a College X Pass for two days of discount lift tickets during the Winter X games Thursday through Sunday at Buttermilk. The picture pass costs $79 and gets you two days of lift tickets for ...


Learn To Ski/Ride Program popular at Powderhorn Mountain Resort

By Dave Buchanan

Skiers and boarders are a flexible lot. In a year when the snow pack can best be termed “moderate,” would-be snow riders are flocking to Powderhorn Mountain Resort to learn to ski and ride. Two weekends of the Grand Junction Daily ...


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MANNING CHRISTIAANES

Telluride: Fantastic conditions and world-class amenities

By Staff

The Telluride ski experience offers a genuine mountain experience for all levels of skiers thanks to a mix of quality terrain at all points on the mountain.  From refined groomed runs to challenging moguls, there truly is something for ...


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Crested Butte celebrates golden anniversary

By Staff

Crested Butte Mountain Resort officially opened for skiing in November of 1961, and this year’s opening day marks the resort’s 50th birthday and the culmination of a year-long celebration. To honor its golden year, CBMR is ...


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New half-pipe marks changes at Powderhorn

By Penny Stine

Powderhorn was sold at auction to new owners who have decades of experience in the Colorado ski industry and who recognize what Powderhorn is (a great little local mountain) and what it isn’t (a world-class resort that will attract the ...


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Adaptive programs expand horizons

By Penny Stine

Many Colorado ski resorts have learn-to-ski programs for visitors with disabilities. The programs are all affiliated chapters of Disabled Sports USA and offer lessons, instruction and guidance for people of all ages and ...


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Colorado Ski Report

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  • Wolf Creek Ski Area
    New Snow Last 24 hours: 0.0 in.
    New Snow Last 48 hours: 0.0 in.
    Mid Mountain Depth: 91.0 in.
    Surface Conditions: P/PP
    Lifts Open: 6
    Beginner Terrain Open: 100%
    Intermediate Terrain Open: 100%
    Expert Terrain Open: 10%
    Closing Date: April 8, 2012
  • Arapahoe Basin
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 6in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 49in.
  • Aspen / Snowmass
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 5in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 58in.
  • Beaver Creek
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 3in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 45in.
  • Breckenridge
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 9in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 59in.
  • Copper Mountain
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 10in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 63in.
  • Crested Butte
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 3in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 47in.
  • Durango
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 1in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 65in.
  • Echo Mountain
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 1in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 48in.
  • Eldora
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 0in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 54in.
  • Howelsen Hill
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 0in. / Primary: Machine Groomed / Base Depth: 22in.
  • Keystone
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 3in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 37in.
  • Loveland
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 5in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 49in.
  • Monarch
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 9in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 49in.
  • Powderhorn
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 1in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 58in.
  • Silverton
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 0in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 80in.
  • Ski Cooper
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 2in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 39in.
  • SolVista
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 1in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 27in.
  • Steamboat
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 21in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 80in.
  • Sunlight Mountain
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 4in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 44in.
  • Telluride
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 3in. / Primary: Packed Powder / Base Depth: 61in.
  • Vail
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 14in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 47in.
  • Winter Park
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 2in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 58in.
  • Wolf Creek
    Open / Past 48 Hours: 0in. / Primary: Powder / Base Depth: 98in.




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