Tag: Monarch
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Lifts, price drops, hang-outs and more new to Colorado ski country
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Last year around this time, we were talking about terrain debuting at Aspen Mountain and Steamboat; about a chairlift reaching Keystone’s Bergman Bowl; about the latest in an ongoing series of lift and base upgrades at Breckenridge. There’s always something to talk about at the start of ski season. As more resorts open this month,…
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
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It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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Whiteout: 5 spring ski runs to rip in March, snow coming ‘in like a lion’, and want to be an Eldora patroller?
March can be a monster month for snow in Colorado, and some monster snows have fallen in Colorado’s mountains over the years. On average, resorts in or near the Front Range mountains see ample snow in March — with Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland, and Winter Park all having histories of being winners of…
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U.S. 50 reopens after avalanche, storm buries parts of Colorado ski country
Update (9:45 a.m.): U.S. 50 has reopened in both directions hours after an avalanche closed the highway west of Salida. Around 4 a.m. Friday, upward of 7 feet of snow covered the road near Monarch Mountain Ski Area at mile post 202, Colorado State Patrol said. The flow of powder trapped several vehicles, but crews…
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Sky’s the (betting) limit come Saturday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado voters gave casinos and three mountain gambling towns an early Christmas on Saturday with the debut of no-limit betting. Don’t expect bet limits to completely disappear — they will be set by individual casinos instead of state law. Most casinos are expected to adopt…
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Monarch Mountain to extend ski season
Monarch Mountain on Tuesday announced plans to extend the ski season after a new dump of powder landed on the resort this weekend. The resort plans to keep its lifts running until April 11 after measuring a 62-inch base Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Skiers and boarders were urged to pre-order online if buying day passes,…
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Snow and COVID-19 restrictions: How two Colorado ski resorts plan to open lifts
Crested Butte and Monarch ski resorts are opening their lifts amid the pandemic, but not without new health protocols to keep skiers and snowboarders safe. Crested Butte opened after 10 inches of snow dumped on the slopes this week, bringing the total snowfall this month to 3 feet. Monarch plans to open Friday with a…