The 3 Best U.S. Snow Stakes For Winter Hype Snow guns are blasting, the temperatures are in the teens, and the snowstorms are starting to dump. This could only mean one thing: the 2023/24 ski season has started. Before Arapahoe Basin in Colorado opened for its first tracks on Sunday, skiers and snowboarders watched the snow pile up on the resort’s snow stake online. What is a snow stake […] Industry News Seth Tuuri | November 7, 2023 0 Comments
The 5 Best Colorado Ski Towns For Fall Foliage Nestled within the rugged embrace of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado’s ski towns are renowned for their winter wonderlands. However, as the temperatures cool and the aspen leaves transition from verdant green to a harmonious symphony of golds and oranges, these alpine havens transform into something truly magical. A landscape ablaze with the fiery hues of autumn, where the crisp mountain […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen, CO, Breaks Property Record With Unusual $76 Million Transaction Aspen, CO, just quietly traded its most expensive property ever sold in an off-market transaction on September 5, 2023. The ski-in/ski-out mansion at 1001 Ute Avenue traded for a record-breaking total of $76 million. It was exchanged in a somewhat unusual cash and property deal, with $51 million exchanged in cash and a property in Aspen’s Little Cloud subdivision valued […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 26, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Co Managing Partner Jim Crown Dies in Tragic Accident in Aspen, CO The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of James Crown, the Managing Partner of Aspen Skiing Company (known locally as ‘Ski Co’), the management company of Aspen Buttermilk Resort, CO. Crown, 70, from Chicago, Illinois and part time Pitkin County resident, was involved in a single vehicle accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek. The official […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 26, 2023 1 Comment
Highlights from Aspen’s Super-G, as Switzerland’s Odermatt Secures Super-G Crystal Globe Another eventful day at Aspen, CO, wraps up as the scheduled three-day World Cup race weekend in Colorado ends. Switzerland’s Odermatt won the Super-G race, which pushed him to 640 points in the Super-G ranking. This puts Odermatt almost 200 points ahead of second-ranked Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, thus guaranteeing the Swiss the season’s Super-G Crystal Globe. The Norwegian came […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
Highlights from Aspen’s Downhill, as Norway’s Kilde Secures Downhill Crystal Globe After Friday’s cancellation, Saturday’s Downhill race at Aspen, CO, went as planned. It was an eventful day with many highlights, but the biggest was probably the winner and favorite, Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, winning his 21st career World Cup and 8th season victory at Aspen’s Downhill course, securing him the 22/23 season Downhill Crystal Globe. Kilde’s sensational 22/23 season follows […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
Men’s FIS World Cup Downhill Race in Aspen, CO, Canceled Mid-Race The men’s FIS World Cup Downhill event scheduled for Friday, March 3, 2023, has been canceled at the last minute. This follows the cancelation of the Wednesday, March 1, 2023, training session. The first of two Downhill races was scheduled for this Friday, March 3, but poor visibility and storm gusts forced the race to be canceled entirely. 23 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
Explained: The Mountain Ranges of Colorado Colorado has arguably the most diverse mountains in the American West. Known to most people as just the Colorado Rockies, so many individual mountain ranges and subranges round out what makes the mountains of Colorado special. The complexity of all the mountain ranges is fascinating, and a cool little tidbit to know the next time you are driving through the […] Brains Michael Pitts | November 4, 2022 0 Comments