Colorado Governor Revises, Intensifies Coronavirus Restrictions with New ‘Level Purple’ Tier | 7 Ski Areas Move to ‘Red Level’ All aboard! This is the last stop towards another stay-at-home order for Colorado. 15 Colorado counties are moving to a revised Level Red by Friday after the governor announced in a press conference Tuesday that the state will be intensifying COVID-19 restrictions in areas of Colorado with concerningly high new daily case counts. “We clearly need a more drastic […] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 18, 2020 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Postpones 20/21 Opening Day Due to “Limited Early Season Snowfall” Monarch Mountain in Colorado isn’t opening on time this season. Originally scheduled to open on Nov. 20, 2020, the powder-charged Colorado ski area has delayed its opening until a later date because of a lack of early-season snowfall. The ski area wrote on a social media post: After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone our opening day for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2020 0 Comments
25 of Colorado’s 64 Counties Move to ‘Level Orange’ Coronavirus Restriction—One Away from ‘Stay at Home’ Order Rising hospitalizations, repetitive news media headlines, seemingly mild state restrictions that bring forth more, stricter state restrictions that soon leave you with nothing open but the grocery stores and the (ski area-less) mountains themselves—sound familiar? It’s not Déjà vu, it’s COVID—again, eight months later. Just as we all have collectively feared from the time when ski lifts stopped spinning last […] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 16, 2020 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO Hints at Opening Next Week Usually, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area would be open right now if it were a “normal” ski season. But this is no normal ski season, and the Colorado ski area’s opening has been delayed as it prepares to operate during a pandemic. Related: Keystone Resort, CO Receives State Approval to Open Today | Reservations Sell Out Within an Hour Now, the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: New Snow at Copper Mountain, CO Snow Conditions Report from Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 The start of the winter season is just over a month away at Copper Mountain! The legendary Colorado ski area just woke up to 6″ and counting from Sunday’s storm. Copper Mountain will open for the winter 2020/21 ski season on November 30. Check out the new snowfall at the resort, courtesy […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 26, 2020 0 Comments
Cameron Peak Fire Expected to Burn through Colorado State University Campus This Week The Cameron Peak Fire in Colorado is out of control. In its path directly lies Colorado State University, which is expected to be affected by the fire as soon as Friday of this week. A press release from Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell says that the Cameron Peak Fire is expected to move through the Colorado State University Mountain […] Fire SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Denver, CO Sees Worst Air Quality in 10 Years According to a report by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Denver metro has had more alerts for fine particulate matter in 2020 than any full year in the last decade. This means that Denver’s air quality this year is the worst it’s been in over 10 years, likely due in part to this year’s horrendous wildfire […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO Chairlift-Gondola Hybrid on West Side of Ski Area Approved by Tramway Board Plans for a new chairlift-gondola hybrid on Aspen Mountain’s west side were just approved in a recent meeting by the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board. The plans need a variance from state regulations based on its location, splitting the open space between the approved Lift One Lodge and Gorsuch Haus developments, the Aspen Times reports. Related: Lift One Project at […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
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