Tag: skiing & snowboarding
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Best place in Colorado to teach a kid to ski: Our top 5
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every media outlet from Forbes to FoxNews has released a “top 10 ski areas” list, and every list typically touts Vail’s bowls, Aspen’s steeps and other world-class mountains in Colorado. But what are the best…
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Faithful skiers find religion at 11,000 feet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SUMMIT COUNTY • For the Brown family, skiing usually means missing church. Same for camping, hiking and other outdoor activities. “Most of the time, we end up having to go to Saturday night service so…
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Snowcast: Snowy conditions through February
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you like snow, you’re going to love the next week in Colorado. There will be three main storms, and it’s possible that we’ll see snow every day between now and March 1. The first…
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Warm winter camping: Find a yurt with a view
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST • The cold never stops invading, kept at bay only by the constantly burning wood stove. The World War II-era metal bunks creak at every muscle twitch. Smoke from the stove reddens…
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Snowcast: Clear days ahead for riding on fresh snow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most of January was depressingly dry, and while snow from December and cold temperatures through this month ensured that conditions remained OK, what we all want is natural snow to freshen up the slopes continually.…
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Aspen fighting to remain host of X Games
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — After 12 years, the Winter X Games here are more than a business boom. Yes, the event fill hotels and restaurants. It bolsters the reputation of resort operator Aspen Skiing Co. The busiest weekend of…
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Snowmass adding 230 acres for skiing, boarding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SNOWMASS — Aspen Skiing Co. is moving ahead on a plan to add 230 acres of skiing on Burnt Mountain at Snowmass for the 2012-13 ski season, it announced Thursday. Skico trails crews are thinning…
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Love powder? Will travel? This pass is for you!
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’re the sort of skier or snowboarder willing to chase the powder – no matter where in the West it is – there is a new season pass for you. Snow lovers, introducing the…
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Burton snowboarding championships head to Vail after three decades in Vermont
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save VAIL — The Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships will arrive at Vail Mountain in February, establishing a new home for the iconic event that has drawn the world’s best snowboarders to Vermont for the past…
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No changes made at Vail after teen killed in avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save VAIL — Taft Conlin’s parents say they’re “confounded and saddened” that their son’s death won’t change Forest Service or ski company policies. “I am confounded and saddened that in the wake of my son’s death…