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
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
Loveland Ski Area, Colorado Announce the Name of their New Lift after Naming Contest The construction of Loveland Ski Area’s, new high-speed detachable quad from Leitner-Poma is well underway. While there is still a lot of work to do before it is ready for opening day, thanks to some help from Terry Henningson, a Season Pass holder and former ski patroller, the new lift has a name: The new lift will be called CHET’S […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 2, 2018 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, Colorado Hoping for Approval to Begin Cat-Skiing Operation Loveland Ski Area, Colorado is requesting permission to introduce guided snowcat (over-the-snow only tracked vehicle) tours into the upper reaches of the Dry Gulch area. Tours would begin at the Lift 8 backcountry access point and head north over a saddle west of the ridgeline of Mt. Trelease. Once over the saddle, the snowcat would travel along the natural drainage […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 23, 2018 0 Comments
Loveland and Winter Park Call it a Season Two Colorado Resorts, Loveland and Winter Park, shut down for the 2017-2018 season yesterday. Even with a below average snowpack this season it’s the second time in three years Winter Park has spun the lifts into May. Statewide, Colorado recorded its third driest winter on record, with the southern regions seeing as little as 30% of their average snowpack. After […] Conditions Report Mike Lavery | May 7, 2018 0 Comments
8 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Week: It’s the first week in November and we have 8 ski resorts open in North America. These will most likely be the only ski resorts open in North America for a while…Â Some early bird ski resorts will likely open in mid-November but the bulk of ski resorts won’t get going until the first and second weeks of December. Ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2017 0 Comments
Loveland, CO Terrain Update | Spillway Has Opened | Cold Temperatures Are In The Forecast Loveland Ski Area, CO announced on Thursday that Spillway has opened for the season. This is the fourth run that has opened at the resort for the 2017/18 season. On Thursday, the resort was making snow all day and they got some help from Mother Nature, as natural snow was falling. The forecast is calling for cold temperatures at night throughout […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 26, 2017 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO Opens Today | Here’s All You Need To Know: Loveland Ski Area, CO opens today as the 3rd ski resort in North America to open for the 2017/18 ski season. The lifts start turning at 9:00am and they will offer one top-to-bottom run. The run is covered in an 18″ base from tree line to tree line. Opening Day Details: Lifts Open: Lift 1 Runs Open (combining for one top-to-bottom […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 20, 2017 0 Comments