October 18, 2018
- Well, I just took my first couple of ski runs for the season. Had to do that final check before opening, if you know what I mean.To get things started, as I was riding Black Mountain Express, I saw a moose in the woods just West of Tower 5. Maybe if you are lucky tomorrow, you might spot this gal. If you do, be sure and stay far, far away. Always give a moose as much room as possible.The Terrain Park crew is prepping four features. I am not sure what they will be just yet, but those guys are creative. I am sure it will be fun.The snow on High Noon is excellent. The corduroy was fantastic. I had a blast. It feels good to get the legs moving in a new direction. I look forward to seeing many of you soon. Here's to a great season.
- Even with all the excitement of opening tomorrow, we are still working hard at getting the Beavers Chairlift finished. The wire rope will be installed over the next couple of days and the rope splice will occur early next week. Soon after the splice, the carriers (the chairs) will be attached to the line. Throughout all of this, there is a lot of work being done by the electricians. We anticipate the Acceptance Test (Load Test) to be completed the first week of November. That gives us plenty of time for a Beavers Chairlift December opening.See you skiing in the morning.
October 17, 2018
- So yesterday, after we had announced the opening, I was out and about trying to figure out what to do next. I looked up and saw this paraglider way, way, way up there in the sky. I said "Cool" and went back to work. Well, today I received this email and photo from an old friend, Robert Stone, aka "Stoney." What an image !!! Wow. That ski area looks ready to open.
October 16, 2018
- We will open Black Mountain Express and High Noon this Friday at 9:00 AM. It will be a fine opening.
- It’s time for this ski and snowboard season’s ski fashion preview for kids from WinterKids.com! Many thanks to Lynn Sparkman for curating these styles for toddlers and for teens from the hundreds of items offered by this online, family owned ski clothing business. If you don’t yet shop at WinterKids.com for your children and teens, […]
October 15, 2018
- On Sunday we woke up to 4-8 inches of snow at mountains close to and east of the divide. The short-range high-resolution modeling suggested that additional snow would fall over parts of...
- Saturday was a dry and sunny day across Colorado. Saturday evening is when the snow began and it continued overnight into Sunday morning. Below are snow totals as of about Sunday at 7 am. These are...
- The big story on Saturday morning is that Wolf Creek, in the southwestern mountains, will start spinning their lifts (only on weekends for now). Wolf received 30 inches of dense, surfy snow during...
- Let’s start with how much snow fell on Thursday. Ski areas are not officially reporting snow, so the numbers below are from the snow stake webcams and backcountry weather stations called...
- Let’s do a brief recap of Wednesday. We saw a period of intense snow as the storm moved through during the morning and midday, then showers continued for much of Wednesday afternoon and...