‘The Place Looks Good!!!’ – COO of A-Basin, CO Posts Snow and Conditions Update Teaser The place looks good!!! That’s what Alan Henceroth, COO of Arapahoe Basin, CO had to say in a blog post over the weekend. Plenty of natural snow and perfect weather conditions for full-time snowmaking have put A-Basin in the enviable position of likely being the next North American resort to open, and the first to open full time (first to […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 15, 2018 0 Comments
Wolf Creek, CO Wins the #RaceToOpen | A-Basin and Loveland, CO Announce they WON’T Open this Weekend After a storm this week dumped almost 2-feet of snow at Wolf Creek, CO the ski area announced they will open for business at 9 am on Saturday, Oct. 13, making it the first area in North America to open to the public for the season. The resort will open the rental shop, ski school, main lodge, and three lifts. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
#RaceToOpen UPDATE: Arapahoe Basin, CO Will NOT Open Before Wolf Creek, CO This Weekend For most of the last 20-years, the first resort to open in North America has been one of either Loveland or Arapahoe Basin, CO. Yesterday Wolf Creek, also Colorado, threw a curveball and announced that due to all the recent snow, they would start their lifts turning on Saturday, and will open weekends going forward. Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO Will […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
67-Year Old Completes 10-Year Streak by Skiing Man-Made Snow at Arapahoe Basin, CO Last Week When Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado tested out its snow guns last Thursday night and started making snow on the trails, it took just a few hours for the first skier to make the hike up and lay down some turns. It wasn’t just impatience or a media stunt. Or even just for that #selfie. 67-year-old Steve Plummer had a […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2018 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado Began Snowmaking Friday | The Earliest in 10-Seasons Snowmaking began in Summit County, Colorado when Arapahoe Basin Ski Area fired up eight snowmaking guns early Friday morning. This is the earliest in 10-seasons. A-Basin’s snowmaking team covered a mid-mountain area at the top of the High Noon trail with the beautiful, beautiful white stuff. On average snowmaking begins in the first few days of October, so the team has a […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 25, 2018 0 Comments
On Your Marks, Set, SNOW! Annual ‘Race to Open’ Begins in Colorado On your marks, set, SNOW! The annual ‘Race to Open’ has begun, with neighboring Colorado resorts Loveland and Arapahoe Basin battling as usual to be the first resort to open ski season in North America. The long-range forecast is for temperatures to drop with moisture potentially in the air, perfect conditions for snowmaking. In fact, Loveland bragged yesterday they would […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
Ikon Pass + Epic Pass = 90+ Mountains of Fun The Ikon Pass and Epic Pass are both killer values that can get you on the hill just about anywhere in the country. So which one should you get? It’s a tough choice. Why not just get both! For $1898 you could have access to over 90 mountains around the world. That’s incredible considering you can pay upwards of $1500 […] Mike Lavery | September 5, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Resorts Announce they’re Targeting November 9th Opening Days We’re into August now, days are getting shorter, nights are closing in and hopefully, the worst of the extreme summer temperatures we’ve seen are now behind us. All of which can only mean one thing; winter’s coming! There are now fewer than 100 days until you’ll be able to carve turns at two of Colorado’s most well-known ski areas. Both […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 2, 2018 0 Comments
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