Tag: skiing
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Lindsey Vonn talks about Beaver Creek forerunning and plans to return to World Cup ski racing
US Ski Team skier Lindsey Vonn talked to reporters at Beaver Creek on Wednesday, Dec. 11 after forerunning the Birds of Prey downhill course. Video courtesy of US Ski Team
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Long abandoned ski area in Colorado opens for season after major funds
Editor’s note: Cuchara Mountain Park’s “ski bus” started running over the weekend (Dec. 14-15) for skiers interested in a ride up the slopes of the formerly abandoned ski area. Nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. will be selling $40 tickets on Saturdays and Sundays when conditions allow. If the saga of a southern Colorado ski area revival…
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Historic ski area in Colorado about to open with $45 lift tickets
A humble, historic ski area is about to open in Colorado — and it’s debuting a price rare to the industry. Near Leadville, Ski Cooper is scheduled to kick off its season Dec. 11 in what will be the first day of a new deal: $45 lift tickets Mondays-Thursdays, regardless if one buys online in advance…
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Lindsey Vonn returns to US Ski and Snowboard team
US Ski Team ski racer Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement and preparing for the 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup season, courtesy Stifel US Ski Team
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Snow Mountain Ranch: Colorado’s ‘5,000-acre memory maker’ of endless winter fun
GRANBY • The road weaves through young pines, short enough that the view is unobstructed: the Continental Divide, Indian Peaks and high points of this western side of Rocky Mountain National Park. The sky seems endless above. And below, a snowy canvas of endless possibilities. A sign along the road points the way: “Now entering…
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After 50 years, adaptive ski program celebrates rightful home in Colorado
ELDORA • It was like a family reunion one recent afternoon at this Boulder County ski area, everyone hugging and celebrating and looking at each other wide-eyed. “They haven’t seen each other since last year, and it’s like they haven’t seen each other in many years,” observed Kevin Wilson. He was on the receiving end…
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Loveland Ski Area announces opening day plans for winter 2024-25
Loveland Ski Area’s Loryn Roberson talks opening day details for the Clear Creek County, Colorado ski area in a pump-up video ahead of opening day
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Warren Miller Entertainment ski film ’75’ trailer
Warren Miller Entertainment’s annual ski film ’75’ brings skiers and riders together for the 75th movie from the iconic film production company out of Boulder, Colorado
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Here’s when Colorado ski resorts are opening this season
Thanks to a generous storm over Colorado’s southwest mountains, Wolf Creek Ski Area took the honor of kicking off the state’s ski season in October. Others would have to wait for the generosity to spread — for the kind of snow that dumped over the high country ahead of the weekend. Here’s a look at…
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Snowmaking happens at Loveland Ski Area October 22, 2024
Loveland Ski Area in Clear Creek County, Colorado began making snow on October 18, 2024, and received 12 inches of snow from Mother Nature three days later