Tag: Vail Resorts
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Colorado ski area added to upstart Indy Pass
While Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Co. have announced early-bird prices for next season’s passes to major ski resorts in Colorado and beyond, another player continues a push to make enthusiasts think smaller. The 2024-’25 Indy Pass also recently hit the market. Since 2019, it has garnered returning customers and attracted newcomers in a call…
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Prices up for Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass
While now is the time for cherished spring skiing in Colorado, it’s also the time to lock down the best deal for next season’s pass. Vail Resorts has announced early-bird prices for its 2024-’25 Epic Pass, the popular route to Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Crested Butte and dozens of other company-owned mountains around the…
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‘Something about that is wrong’: Colorado justices weigh ski resort immunity for child’s debilitating fall
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In a case that attracted the interest of Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry, the state Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether parents may waive their children’s right to sue for debilitating injuries that are allegedly the fault of a negligent ski resort operator. Annalea “Annie” Miller was 16 years old when she fell 30 feet from…
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Vail Resorts reports skier visits down 16% to start 2023-24 season
Vail Resorts on Thursday reported season-to-date total skier visits were down 16.2% compared to the prior year season-to-date period. However, season-to-date total lift ticket revenue, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 2.6% compared to the prior year season-to-date period. The measuring period was from the beginning of…
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Powder primer 2023: A closer look at Colorado’s ski areas
ARAPAHOE BASIN (est. 1946) A-Basin is the oldest of Summit County’s four ski areas, beginning with former ski racers and World War II veterans. The decades ushered in a new cast of characters: a scrappy bunch who called themselves Atomic Janitors, cleaning by night, sleeping in an A-Frame attic and skiing by daybreak. Skiable terrain:…
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A dive into Colorado’s skiing soul and spirit
In Colorado’s ski world, there are legends and lesser-known legends. An example of the latter is Tom Szwedko. Szwedko is called Tomski by his friends. As one told us: “There are people who think they are fanatic skiers, but they haven’t met Tom Szwedko.” Midway through his 70s, we found Tomski last winter continuing a…
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A timeline of Colorado’s ski industry
The image of today’s Colorado ski scene is one of extravagance, of designer shopping and fine dining at the base of immaculate, groomed slopes. The scene of yesterday was much different. Here we glide through the history of the industry that helped define the state: 1860s: Colorado’s first “ski bum” starts to make a name…
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Multiple Colorado ski areas make first snow of the 2023-24 season
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And so it begins in the high country, snowmaking has started at multiple Colorado ski resorts. And a few others received their first flakes overnight Tuesday as well. Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain Resort fired up their snow guns overnight, making the first snow for the 2023-24 season. Loveland had its snow guns running…
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The best Colorado ski pass deals: Get them before prices go up
It’s easy to still be in summer mode this time of year. Thus, it’s easy to miss out on the best prices for the ski season ahead. Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass goes up in price Sept. 4, along with other products that end early-bird sales around the start of next month. Here we take a…
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Vail Resorts aims to ‘reimagine’ gear rental and ownership with new program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts is aiming to “reimagine” the way skiers and snowboarders own and rent gear throughout the season. That was the word from a recent news release, in which the company said it would roll out the My Epic Gear program on a pilot basis…