Tag: Aspen Snowmass
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Colorado ski industry hoping for strong finish to difficult season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than halfway through a snowy February, Colorado ski industry officials hope momentum carries into the spring, a season beloved by regulars and visitors alike who know conditions to be most promising in the final…
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12 Colorado ski resorts ranked among the best in annual poll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To no surprise, Colorado was once again well represented in SKI Magazine’s annual rankings of the West’s best ski resorts. Surprising, perhaps, is Aspen Snowmass’s fall to No. 5 after holding the top spot the past two years. “The four ski areas that make up…
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Colorado town to love in winter: Glenwood Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Aspen gets worldwide winter love with its acclaimed ski slopes, less than an hour’s drive away sits a less opulent but no less marvelous Colorado base camp. And while Aspen boasts the regal backdrop of the perfectly triangular Maroon Bells, Glenwood Springs has its…
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Dining gondolas, bumper cars, Pizza Ranger: What’s new to Colorado ski resorts
Many of the multimillion-dollar capital projects common to the ski industry’s offseason came to a screeching halt this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vail Resorts, for one, announced deferring all chairlift builds, terrain expansions and base area upgrades as a way to cushion the economic blow of the virus, which in March forced a…
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Colorado ski resort to use converted gondolas, yurts for safe dining bubbles
While restaurants this pandemic season brace to control crowding among cold patrons, Telluride Resort’s gateway hub of Mountain Village is unveiling a new, aesthetic solution. Up to 20 converted gondola cabins will serve as dining bubbles, according to a village press release. The heated and lighted cabins will accommodate up to eight people of the…
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Colorado’s top 20 ski areas for snow
The website zrankings.com is the snow source behind Forbes’ annual grading of North American resorts. Its mountain- and data-crazed team seeks to equip fellow enthusiasts with the powder knowledge they need. “To measure the seemingly immeasurable, we’ve ingested gobs of historical weather data and every last measurable detail on 220 North American resorts,” the site pledges. The…
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12 things to see and do away from Colorado ski slopes this winter
The options for winter fun in Colorado go far beyond the slopes. Here are a dozen possibilities to consider: 1. Take a scenic drive Winter looks good on Colorado, FYI. And we can drink it all in from the seat of our heated vehicles. Thanks to the state’s hard-working plow drivers, several mountain passes remain…
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In year of pandemic, what to expect when planning Colorado winter fun
Anyone dreaming of Colorado snow this season unfortunately will wake to a world in which COVID-19 still exists. This is a reality of which the state tourism office is acutely aware. “While on-mountain activities tend to be naturally socially distant,” said office spokeswoman Abby Leeper Gibson, “it’s important that travelers are protected throughout their experience,…
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Colorado ski country bracing for season of uncertainty: ‘Brave new world’
Many mornings from his bed, Davey Pitcher wishes he’d rise to the end of the nightmare. “You’d rather just wake up and have this all go away,” he said. But COVID-19 does not appear to be going away here in Colorado and beyond anytime soon. And so Pitcher, owner of Wolf Creek Ski Area, is…