Tag: Ski
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How many skiers visited Western U.S. resorts in this low snow year? The numbers aren’t great.
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This year’s ski season has been a tale of two stories: the lack of snow in the Rockies and a boon in the East. Yet, even the brighter side of this year’s winter wasn’t enough to make up the hit across the Western U.S. The U.S. saw ski visits for the 2025/2026 winter season fall…
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Arapahoe Basin to close May 3 after longest ski season in Colorado this year
Arapahoe Basin announced on Thursday that it will be closing the slopes on May 3, according to its website. The current cumulative snowfall in the Denver area is a record low, as of April only reaching 27.3 inches. The 1903-04 season was the last time a winter season was dryer, peaking at 27.2 inches, according…
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Arapahoe Basin to close May 3 after longest ski season in Colorado this year
Arapahoe Basin announced on Thursday that it will be closing the slopes on May 3, according to its website. The current cumulative snowfall in the Denver area is a record low, as of April only reaching 27.3 inches. The 1903-04 season was the last time a winter season was dryer, peaking at 27.2 inches, according…
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Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures
Vail Resorts is the latest area to announce season closure Wednesday As Colorado’s historically low snowpack year comes to a close and spring conditions take over the mountains, the state’s major ski resorts are announcing closing dates — some of which are weeks before historic closing dates. Most of Colorado’s ski resorts did not get…
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Skijoring is having its moment, are the Olympics next?
Thousands of spectators lined Leadville’s main street, Harrison Avenue, to catch a streaking glimpse of skijor racers over the weekend. The sport, originally from Scandinavia, features skiers towed behind galloping horses, competing for the fastest time while grabbing rings and going over jumps. While the skijoring event in Leadville, billed as the ‘Grand Daddy of…
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Breckenridge’s final development? $500M ‘Finale’ plan to include ski-in/ski-out homes
At a moment when the luxury real estate market may be softening even in Colorado’s ski towns, a resort developer has put together seven land parcels in Breckenridge that could be combined into a half-billion-dollar master plan of homes, townhomes, “chalets,” and a hotel. Developer Breckenridge Grand Vacations is calling the venture Finale, presented as…
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Skijoring in Leadville, ‘the purest form of adrenaline’
How does someone train to become a skijoring competitor in Leadville’s annual event dating back to 1949? “You don’t, you just do it,” said Greg Zevick, a racer from Durango. Thousands lined the streets Saturday and Sunday of one of the highest incorporated towns in North America, with Leadville sitting 10,152 feet above sea level,…
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Whiteout | Episode 5, Season 3
Jonathan Ingraham makes his New Year’s resolutions, with a surprise guest, Colorado winter weather.
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WATCH: Annual ‘Torchlight Parade’ at Winter Park Resort dazzles on Christmas Eve
Skiers and fireworks lit up Winter Park Resort on Christmas Eve in the ski resort’s annual Torchlight Parade tradition which is free. Video: Winter Park Resort
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Loveland Ski Area announces opening day plans for winter 2024-25
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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