Tag: Skiing And Snowboarding
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Trio of snow storms headed for Colorado, could deliver 10-20 inches by Christmas weekend
Snow is finally back in the forecast for Colorado as a trio of storms could bring snow to the state from the middle of this week through the Christmas weekend; maybe fresh snow on Christmas Day too. Current forecast models show the possibility of between 10-20 inches of snow for the northern and central mountains…
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Lindsey Vonn narrowly misses 2nd World Cup ski race victory to make it two in a row
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn nearly made it two in a row. The 41-year-old American finished second in a World Cup downhill on Saturday, a day after becoming the oldest winner in the circuit’s history. After winning the season’s opening downhill by nearly a full second on Friday, Vonn was beaten by only…
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There’s about to be another lift-serviced ski area in Colorado
On December 12, Cuchara Mountain Park – which is located about 35 miles northwest of Trinidad in southern Colorado – announced some major news related to a situation that’s be ticking along for years. The ski area’s ‘Chair 4’ has completed state-required tests, with the spot reporting that this lift will be open to the…
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Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, still faster than the rest. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants…
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Colorado’s snowpack to suffer as bone dry conditions, more wind forecast for high country; where’s the snow?
Dry conditions will prevail for another six or seven days as Colorado’s high country continues to experience a dry fall heading into mid December. Colorado’s snowpack remains growing inconsistently, marking the third year in last five to start below median average. But snow is forecast to return about a week before Christmas, giving the possibility…
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A skier’s guide to Breckenridge Resort: Terrain, dining, lodging, parking, and more
Breckenridge Ski Resort spans 2,908 acres across five distinct peaks, and not only does its stretching layout make the destination easy to navigate, each peak also offers something different for skiers to enjoy. One of the most popular resorts in the state of Colorado for locals and out-of-staters, alike, Breckenridge is home to a variety…
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Wind gust hits 90 mph on Colorado’s Front Range ahead of bleak 10-day snow forecast
Windy weather will dominate parts of Colorado’s high country over the next two days, with gusts between 50-60 mph on ridge tops possible and 30-40 mph at the ski areas in the Front Range and Sawatch mountains. Some light snow is forecast to develop on Wednesday for the northern mountains, but then a possible 10ish-day…
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Colorado’s Cam Smith heading to Olympics for first year of ski mountaineering
In the first year of an Olympic sport, Colorado will represent. That’s after Crested Butte’s Cam Smith raced to a stunning victory at the ski mountaineering World Cup at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah. He did so alongside Anna Gibson of Jackson Hole, Wyo., the two of them forming the first-place relay team that some…
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Ski film “Inaccessible” premieres in Boulder, looks at public land access from a skier’s perspective
There are approximately 640 million acres of public land in the United States but roughly 16 million acres of that land is ‘landlocked’ by private owners, making the land inaccessible. Knowing how to access these public lands is another challenge. This notion poses a hurdle and problem for Jackson, Wyoming professional skier Griffin Post, who…
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Large weekend storm drops 33″ of snow at one Colorado spot, snowpack doubles over 7 day stretch
The first big snow storm of winter 2025-26 for Colorado dropped about 10-20 inches in the northern mountains, 8-14 inches in the central mountains and 3-8 inches in the southern mountains. Colorado’s snowpack doubled in both median average and snow water equivalent values over the first seven days of December. Some light snow is forecast…