They are still extremely conservative compared to most ski areas that stay open late. They typically close Pali on or before Loveland's closing day. By mid-May, they rope the shit out of the place...

Sounds like the next installment of the jaded local

Upslopes are cool and deliver impressive totals to the foothills but usually don’t really deliver great snow conditions for ski areas due to limited moisture making it up high and unfavorable wind...

I can have a lot of fun at Monarch. It is all about expectations.

Loveland had Chet’s, ptarmigan and 6 running by 11 am. It was a pretty nice day. Relatively warm and the wind was actually pretty typical by loveland standards after mid-morning.

Correction: Resorts with lots of high elevation, north and east facing terrain rarely suck, i.e., CB, A-Basin, Loveland, Highlands, Breck.

Lower elevation resorts like Vail, BC, and Steamboat...

Hey, there is a storm-a-brewing! Here's to hoping it's big enough to open some non-snowmaking terrain and get the season truly rolling.

How is the mountain skiing? Website says 60% open and thinking of making a trip to get off the groomers.

Not sure I understand. Lenawee accesses the east wall, so yeah. I like Lenawee.

The beavers is another story. I can't for the life of me figure out why people love skiing Volkswagens in low...

I'll be contrary and state: I like Loveland. Hot laps on the steeps and putzing around on the ridge on a blue day is pretty special. The place also has a sense of community that I haven't...

My 16 year old son and I skied Sayres Benchmark on Sunday near La Plata. Perfect corn around 1PM (north facing)

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This is exactly how I feel about the place said in a much more diplomatic manner. Unguided is pretty fun, but guided there is not my cup of tea at all.

Silverton also has a lot of SMUG. Both CB and Telluride have significantly more challenging and complex terrain, but all the dentists flock to Silverton for the marketing of death defying terrain.

An aspect problem (predominantly southeast exposure) that results in terrible, bulletproof skiing in bounds most of the time aside from a few fleeting moments of bliss?

Anyone know whether the hike off the top of Kensho chair at Breck is still open (and will remain so through the weekend)? I was contemplating heading out the gate this weekend and skiing one of the...

Are Breck and MJ keeping steep terrain open? From the looks of it, Breck still has six senses open according to the website, which is pretty cool. Is that for real?

It kind of sucks how...

Now they are loading lenawee 3 to a chair every third chair (1/6 capacity). I think it’s time to call it quits…

Skiing is pretty nice though.

Took a chance on ABasin today and struck out. Power is out, crowded, no steep terrain open, lenawee loading every third chair on diesel.

I guess I should have been expected it.

I think steep...

I am wondering if a basin opened any terrain. Terrain status on the website doesn’t look promising.

Colorado is actually pretty empty overall. It’s just at 99% of people go to 1% of the places. Have a little creativity and you can have all the bliss you want without having to share it with another...

Any chance that Highlands reopens the bowl for some spring skiing this weekend with the freezes coming back?

sometimes digging a pit has nothing to do with same-day decision making. Periodically digging a pit helps you understand the changing snowpack throughout the season.

I have multitudes of respect for you in a lot of ways. This is not one of them.

above zero (F) and above freezing are two entirely different things.
It typically does not get above freezing in the winter above 11K feet in Colorado. Below zero temps are rare (in the places...

I would put money on Loveland not opening at all on Thursday (except maybe the Valley).

My kids' school in Aurora already sent an email stating that they will cancel school if the forecast holds.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I'm not sure patrol was out ski-packing that stuff this year like they usually do. Al posted a picture on his blog of a pretty large slide to the ground right...

CB>>>>>Jackson

It’s moving pretty quick. Probably 15 minutes at this point. Nothing like the Vail days

because not everything in life is about making a buck?

That is actually in their trail plan.

Get off the beaten path and Summit County is spectacular. There are millions of acres of mountains. Maybe it sucks if you get all of your beta from "Out There Colorado".

It is a blessing to have...

I would be more concerned with crowds on the Lenawee. That one is a historic singletrack not designed to handle a ton of new traffic. That said, I am not concerned because I think it would be...

I think once you do that, you need to take some level of responsibility for the people you put up there, i.e., bike patrol, etc. I also think you would need to do the same to the top of Lenawee,...

Disagree. A-basin is the most refreshingly honest business I have come across. If they say no lift served biking, I take them at their word.

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getting pretty patchy around here.

Skied Wild Child at Loveland this AM. At this point, you can creatively ski from the top of Wild Child to the bottom of Chair 4 with maybe a total of...

You are correct that the loose stuff occurred on a previous day, likely yesterday afternoon. The bed surface actually skied really well, was super consolidated and supportive but corned up nicely....

Northern mountains are still going off! Coon hill was fantastic this morning. The snow this week really transformed the spring peak bagging season!

It was getting hot. I dropped around 8AM. ...

Maybe not the most optimal place to ask this....but does anyone know what the deal is with the A-Basin BC gate at the top of Montezuma this time of year? Can you still access that gate? If so, are...

I had fun at A Basin today. I had a funny feeling it would be the most crowded day of the year…and it was. All about keeping expectations in check.

Was just looking through my photos from...

I can’t believe how empty I 70 is this morning

That slide on Pali really changed the way ski areas think about the safety of even heavily skier compacted slopes once things start to warm up. Many ski areas that stay open late in the year now...

South Platte snotel data indicate 97% of the median. These last couple of storms really helped out. Heres to a great 2nd half of spring ahead at least for this part of the state!

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FWIW, In the mood is fun because it’s usually smooth and you can take it at Mach looney into the flats at the bottom.

You skiing all 350 inches of that average snowfall at once?

It’s not like the coverage isn’t there

Sounds like a “you” problem. The skiing at the basin has been great!

Agreed! What ski area is open past mid-April again, I completely forget….

Oh that’s right, the body of water with land on three sides!

Naa. Highlands is sweet. A basin is better. Snowmass is not even close

Don’t get me wrong, I love Aspen and those mountains do rock. I have spent a lot of time at highlands and snowmass. Aspen...

Yeah that’s about right to the top of the boot pack. Hiking around on the ridge itself and figuring out a place to drop in can eat up some additional time.

Yeah! The boot pack tops out right on top of that ridge. It is really cool up there. From the top of the boot pack you can hike right along the ridge towards the y chutes or left towards tree...

I think they are pretty committed to this model of asking people to pay a bit more for a better experience. I am all for it, I just hope they can stay profitable charting their own course like they...