Crested Butte, CO Report: Bluebird Before the Snow With a 58″ base, Crested Butte is sitting right about at 100% of average annual snowpack to-date. The recent snowfall was enough to open some additional terrain that’d been waiting for a deeper base. Related: Crested Butte, CO Opens Famed ‘Extreme Limits’ Terrain | Unlike Any Other Inbounds Terrain Sunday lived up to its name, providing endless rays to offset […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | February 15, 2019 0 Comments
North America’s Highest Restaurant Opens at Arapahoe Basin Arapahoe Basin has announced the grand opening of America’s highest restaurant. The new Il Rufigio at Snow Plume, which sits at 12,456′, first opened its door to the public on January 19th, 2019. Il Rifugio, or The Shelter, in Italian is located at the top of Lenawee Mountain Lift, where it shares a building with the ski patrol hut.ย The […] Industry News Jon Roubik | February 15, 2019 0 Comments
Two Bodies Recovered from Grand Mesa Lake, CO after Sno-Cat Falls Through Ice The Delta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the bodies of two men have been recovered from Island Lake near Grand Mesa, Colorado. One of these men has been identified as 30-year old, Ryan Wells. Also 30 years of age, Richard Colton, was reported missing by the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. However, the identity of the second man has yet to be […] Industry News Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO Report: Transitioning into a Stormy Pattern Sunday was one of those days that transitioned the entire spectrum of conditions at Copper Mountain, CO.ย The dayย started out warm, but breezy with nearly bluebird skies. Mild temperatures, as has been the story over the last few days, continued with the freezing point already reached before the sun even came over the ridge. Despite those recent warm temperatures and lack […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019 0 Comments
Ohio Man Resuscitated After Being Found Unconscious on Vail Mountain An Ohio man is thankful to be alive after being resuscitated by surrounding strangers on Vail Mountain.ย On January 19th,ย Michael Laush had been found face-down and unconscious after falling into a void behind a rock that had filled in with loose, light snow. Vail reported 11″ that morning, on top of 8″ the previous two days. A woman noticed two boots […] Industry News Jon Roubik | January 28, 2019 0 Comments
Four Colorado Men Find Way Out of Revelstoke Backcountry After 11-Hour Ordeal This past Monday, four Colorado men found themselves lost in the Revelstoke backcountry after unintentionally finding their way out of bounds. After being lost, soaking wet, and nearly frozen for 11 hours, one skier and three snowboarders were able to find their way out of the woods and back to safety. One of the group members, Mike, is a childhood […] Brains Jon Roubik | January 26, 2019 6 Comments
Aspen Highlands Conditions Report: Highlands Bowl Lights Up Under Sunny Skies With steady snowfall totaling 24โ over the past four days, conditions at Aspen Highlands had been improving and then some. Saturday morning started out bluebird.ย Forecasts seemed to agree that skies would remain clear through the morning. However upon reaching the top of Loge, a wide band of clouds began tearing across the horizon, resembling the rippled water surface in a […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 20, 2019 0 Comments
Breckenridge, CO Announces Lifts Will Continue to Spin Through Memorial Day Breckenridge announced Friday that they will continue spinning lifts until Memorial Day! This is the fist time this has occurred since the mid-90s. This plan is not intended as a one-off either. The mountain intends to keep the resort open through Memorial Day in successive years, weather permitting. However, final approval of plans to continue for following years will be […] Industry News Jon Roubik | January 20, 2019 0 Comments