Visualize being at the summit of a ski resort on a bluebird powder day, surrounded by a glorious panorama filled with snowcapped peaks glistening in the distance. Now imagine you and a few ski buddies have the mountain to yourselves.…
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Tickets for the Amtrak Winter Park Express “ski train” from Denver’s Union Station to the Winter Park base area, which begins service Jan. 13, are now on sale. The Winter Park Express will operate Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March…
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Ski areas in Colorado’s central mountains and portions of the northern mountains received bountiful snowfall overnight with more expected through the morning. Crested Butte and Snowmass were the big winners, both receiving 11 inches overnight. Resorts reporting 8-9 inches included…
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Festivals add a special sparkle to Colorado’s already dazzling winters. With jubilant live music, soul-warming food and drinks, colorful parades and only-in-winter activities like snow carving and ice climbing, these events have become beloved cold-weather traditions in the Centennial State.…
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LEVI, Finland — Overall World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States wasted no time in taking control of a new season, sweeping the two season-opening races on Sunday. Shiffrin posted the fastest time in both runs on the…
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Colorado skiers and snowboarders will be giving thanks aplenty for ample snow at many Colorado resorts during Thanksgiving week. Aspen, Snowmass and Purgatory will open Saturday, and at least four more resorts will open next week, bringing the number of…
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Kirsten Lynch, the chief executive of Vail Resorts, is beginning her second year at the helm of a ski industry behemoth that owns 41 resorts in the U.S, Canada, Australia and Switzerland, including five in Colorado. Born and raised in…
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Vail and Eldora will open on Friday as both ski areas mark their 60th anniversary seasons. Vail had always planned to open on Nov. 11, but Eldora’s announcement comes a week early as the mountain had anticipated a later date.…
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Thanks to 14 inches of natural snowfall over the weekend and cold temperatures that revved up snowmaking operations, Breckenridge Ski Resort will open on Wednesday, two days earlier than planned when tentative schedules were announced last summer. More than 50…
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Two more ski areas have announced plans to open this week, which will bring the number of Colorado areas in operation to five by the weekend. Loveland will open Thursday at 9 a.m. with an 18-inch base on Catwalk, Mambo…
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