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December 28th, 2008Winter Travel Deals in Colorado
December 23rd, 2008The best winter travel deal in Colorado is occuring now. Fly and stay in Beaver Creek and get 17 inches of new snow today! There has been 49 inches of snow in the past seven days. If you travel to Vail, you will get 13 inches of new snow today and 41 inches in the past seven days. The vacation deal is not about your lodging, it’s about the amount of free snow we are receiving.
Snow in NOLA
December 11th, 2008Flights at Louis Armstrong Airport outside New Orleans experiencing delays and cancellations due to snow in NOLA today. The last snowfall was nine months before Katrina. Is this a warning of odd weather to come? It snowed five feet at Loveland in one week. This odd weather may turn out to deliver the best snow season in years in Colorado. This is weird weather in the south and I wonder what will be next?
Family Friendly Ski Resort
December 7th, 2008Arapahoe Basin is a family friendly ski resort. The mountain is situated on the backside of Loveland Pass and promotes an easy experience for families with children. If you have an infant who can’t ski, the lodge is located just a short walk from the parking lot and the vehicle drop off is even closer to the lodge. There seems to be many parents with infants who split their ski time. For instance, Mom get’s first lift and 2 hours of skiing and then relieves Dad who gets 2 hours of skiing. Baby gets to go on the ski trip and hang out in the lodge with one of the parents. Here, Mom and Dad don’t have hire a babysitter for their ski trip and they both get their turns in. Downside, Mom and Dad don’t get to ski together, so on a powder day, it may be worth hiring a sitter for your ski trip.
Other family friendly ski resorts are Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail and Beaver Creek. All of these locations have infant child care along with ski schhol. Loveland, Winter Park, Copper and most other resorts are family friendly ski resorts with ski school and some have infant care. Be sure to always call ahead to inquire and be sure to always check the traffic report before going to the mountains.
5 Feet of Fresh Colorado Snow
December 4th, 2008Loveland reported 5 feet of fresh snow during the past week. Denver was blanketed in snow today. Fort Collins reported 5 inches of snow. The roads were icy and all I could think about was continuing to drive on highway 6, getting off on 70 and hitting up Beaver Creek who reported 7 new inches today. I sat in my office and watched the snowfall visualizing bombing down a run with powder shots hitting my face. I left work and ended up at the ski shop picking up my Gotama’s which are my rock skis this year. I hit multiple rocks on Breckenridge during our powder day last Saturday. The ski shop was busy and I imagine the ski resorts will to be very busy this year. The fear is they will be so slow due to the economy that some have taken extreme measures such as laying off employees. I hope the snow gods prevail and prove the forecasters wrong.
When you take your next ski trip, be sure to check out our Colorado Ski Reports showing ski reports from all of the major resorts and ski areas and or our Coloraod Ski Traffic Report guiding you to the mountains. Hope these sites help you out for your next ski vacation or ski trip.
Snow Forecast for Thanksgiving in Denver
November 26th, 2008There is snow in the forecast for Thanksgiving in Denver. It’s coming from the west and passing through the mountains. Just a reminder, Vail’s opening day last year was pushed back a week due to lack of snow. Last year turned out to be another epic year for many skiers and snowboarders. So don’t panic, the snow is on it’s way. Have a great holiday!
Win Free Ugg Shoes
November 23rd, 2008Win FREE Ugg Shoes. Don’t wait for Christmas…enter today. You can sign up at Colorado Ski Reports to win your new Ugg shoes. If you plan to go skiing, you should consider wearing Ugg shoes maybe not so much for the beginning but post skiing when your feet may HURT from your ski boots. They are quite fashionable and we hope you win.
Thanksgiving 2009 Holiday Ski Forecast
November 22nd, 2008Well…it’s looking like there will be snow on Friday evening and Saturday at Breckenridge. We’re planning a day trip and utilizing ski school for out-of-towners. Weather.com is reporting snow for both days and we’re planning to ski on Saturday. I hope it falls as it seems as though we just don’t have that much snow in Colorado just yet.
Vail Opens Today
November 21st, 2008Today is opening day for Vail Ski Resort. Where is the snow? We all need to start praying for big dumps. Next week is Thanksgiving and there’s not a lot of snow in the mountains. Start praying!
Loveland Reports 3 New Inches of Fresh Powder
November 11th, 2008Loveland reports 3 new inches of fresh powder. Their base is growing and it’s the beginning of November. I took some turns at neighboring A-Basin on Sunday and the snow was great. A little slippery on my first run, but as the sun penetrated the base, the snow became much nicer to take big turns. This year I decided to hang up the Volkl G3 as my rock ski and moved up to my Volkl Gotama as my rock ski. As I stood in line, the guy in front of me was also on his Gotama’s. He made contact with me complimenting my ski choice. I later found out he practices skiing switch 2 hours a day on his Gotama’s and he can ski from the middle of the mountain to the bottom without stopping - SWITCH! Wow - that’s serious, crazy, and awesome all at the same time. We were on the fifth chair to the top of the mountain and I didn’t even stop to click my boots in. How many times can you say you’re on the 5th chair when they first open the top of the mountain?By the way, I clicked them in, just while I was moving - always click your boots in!
