A Meteorologic Overview of the Historic Mid-March Winter Storm That Slammed Colorado and Parts of the Southwest This article originally appeared on noaa.gov on March 14, 2021, and was written by Peter Mullinax, WPC Meteorologist Meteorological Overview: The primary weather feature responsible for this historic mid-March major winter storm was a potent upper level low over the Southwest U.S. On Friday, March 12, the upper low produced periods of heavy mountain snow in the higher elevations of […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 25, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEOS: Lost and Abandoned Ski Areas of Pennsylvania and Colorado [arve url="https://youtu.be/62-nc15zCFc"] Dominic Gawel | December 15, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Summit County, CO Releases Updated Covid-19 Guidelines Heading to Colorado for a ski trip this winter? Summit County, CO, home to well-known ski resorts Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Copper Mountain, and Breckenridge—announced updated guidelines in response to Covid-19 for the upcoming winter. Key Guidelines: Lodging “No more than 10 individuals indoors and/or outdoors from no more than 2 households at short term lodging operations” “Owners and/or entities responsible […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 13, 2020 0 Comments
Bergman Bowl Project Approved at Keystone Resort, CO The White River National Forest has approved Keystone’s plans for their new Bergman Bowl project. Keystone is located in Summit County, CO, next to the likes of Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, and Loveland. The ski resort opened in 1970 and has since grown to 20 lifts and over 3,000 skiable acres. Since 1997, the mountain has been owned by Vail Resorts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 11, 2020 0 Comments
Howelsen Hill, CO Receives $1.5 Million Gift for New Chairlift Howlesen Hill, a small community ski hill located in Steamboat Springs, CO, just received an extremely generous gift. Smartwool, the popular clothing company known for its merino wool base layers and socks, provided a $1.5 million gift to Howelsen Hill via their parent company, VF Corporation. Smartwool was founded in Steamboat Springs in 1994 and wanted to ensure Howelsen Hill […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | October 28, 2020 0 Comments
Meet Colorado’s 6 City Run Ski Areas Colorado may be known for its mega ski resorts, but there are several small-town communities keeping the ski dream alive. Most of the ski areas operate at a loss just to serve their local community and give people the opportunity to enjoy the snow. Many only operate on the weekends, or when natural snowfall allows, but that doesn’t stop them […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 24, 2020 0 Comments
Plastic Bag Ban Coming to Breckenridge, CO? The end is near for plastic bag use in Breckenridge, CO. The Breckenridge Town Council are aiming for a ban on all plastic bags by the end of Summer 2021. Currently, Breckenridge allows plastic bags, but most stores are required to charge for them. Instituted in 2013, the disposal bag ordinance places a $0.10 fee on disposable plastic and paper […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 18, 2020 0 Comments
Lift One Project at Aspen Mountain, CO Moving Forward The long-awaited, and delayed, Lift One project at Aspen Mountain, CO cleared a major hurdle this week. The Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board gave its blessing to the Lift One project to allow planning and development to move forward. One of the final pieces to the puzzle was gaining approval from the Board to allow a smaller normal variance between […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 17, 2020 0 Comments
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