Loveland Ski Area, CO, Announces Opening This Weekend Loveland Ski Area in Colorado is thrilled to announce its Opening Day for the 2023/24 season, set for Friday, November 10, 2023. Last year, Loveland Ski Area opened on November 3. Despite the challenges posed by unseasonably warm weather, the Loveland team, led by Chief Operating Officer Rob Goodell, is prepared to welcome skiers and snowboarders once again. “We had […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 8, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Loveland Ski Area, CO, Fires Up Snowguns Loveland Ski Area, CO, is getting ready to take advantage of the falling temperatures by getting its snowguns ready to start firing. Loveland aims to open in mid-October and will begin snowmaking for real in 12-days. Ready, Test, Go! The Loveland Trail Maintenance team conducted tests on all the snowguns today, in preparation for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Loveland hopes […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2023 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Patrollers Vote to Unionize On Friday, April 14th, 2023, ski patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area, CO, voted to unionize with CWA 7781, the United Professional Ski Patrols of America. With this vote, they will join patrollers at eight Mountain West resorts in unionized patrol. Related: Woman is Suing Vail Resorts After Rescue Toboggan She Was in Overturned Due to “High Rate of […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 17, 2023 0 Comments
Police Towed 25 Illegally Parked Cars from Loveland Pass on April 1st Loveland Pass, the stretch of highway off of I-70 that provides sole access to the popular ski resort Arapahoe Basin, experienced a parking fiasco on April 1st. Bluebird powder conditions combined with weekend crowds on a day that has seen historically high visitation led to a large number of skiers hitting the slopes that day. 25 cars were towed as […] Industry News Matt Scribner | April 7, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Patrollers at Loveland Ski Area, CO, Vote to Unionize Yesterday, ski patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area, CO, submitted a petition for a representation election to the National Labor Relations Board. They are organizing as the Loveland Ski Patrol Professional Union under CWA 7781, the United Professional Ski Patrols of America. The petition was submitted with 70% support. Related: Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? “Loveland has seen […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2023 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Opens Free Ridge Cat For Expert Skiing at Above 13,000ft Yesterday, Loveland Ski Area, CO, announced that the ridge cat is now open for the season. The ridge cat offers free cat skiing in expert terrain over 13,000 feet along the Continental Divide. Enjoy free snowcat skiing along the Continental Divide and explore some of Loveland’s most exhilarating terrain with a free ride on the Ridge Cat. Take in the amazing […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2023 0 Comments
Loveland Pass, CO, Closes for 4 Hours Due to Avalanche Big snow in Colorado this week means that the avalanche danger is increasing. Loveland Pass—home to two Colorado ski areas and an area infamous for avalanche activity—was reportedly closed for four hours on Monday morning after a large avalanche buried a section of highway. The closure was announced at about 2:35 AM between Mile Point 222 and I-70, roughly located between Loveland […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 28, 2022 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Will Not Open This Week Loveland Ski Area, CO, announced yesterday that it would not be opening this week. Despite two weeks of snowmaking and 16” of fresh snow, the resort says the base area still needs more coverage. Loveland has received 16” in the past week. The snowguns are going and the snowcats are pushing snow. Unfortunately, we still have more snow to make on […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 28, 2022 0 Comments