Posts Tagged ‘ Colorado ski resorts ’

61st Annual Wintersköl Celebration

Dec 22nd, 2011 | By

Wintersköl features more than 40 events in downtown Aspen and at all four ski areas: Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. Beginning January 12th, enjoy all the Wintersköl favorites including; the fashion show, the Buttermilk Uphill Race, Wintersculpt, and a spectacular torchlight descent and fireworks over Aspen Mountain. Wintersköl, Aspen’s annual “toast to winter,”
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6th Annual Summit for Life

Nov 20th, 2011 | By

This year marks the 6th Annual Aspen Summit for Life! Summit for Life is a weekend celebration of organ donor awareness activities centered around a nighttime uphill race, December 10th, on Aspen Mountain. The event benefits the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF), a foundation dedicated to promoting lifesaving donation and improving the quality of life for
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Opening Day at Buttermilk Ski Resort

Nov 19th, 2011 | By

Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen Colorado will open for the 2011-2012 season on December 10, 2011! Famous as the home of the ESPN Winter X Games through 2012 and voted #1 by Transworld Snowboarding Magazine Reader’s Poll for best park and pipe and #3 in overall resorts, Buttermilk built its 50-year legacy on wide-open and
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Aspen Highlands Ski Area Opening Day

Nov 18th, 2011 | By

Like extreme terrain? Don’t miss Aspen Highlands Opening Day! Known for it’s groomed cruisers, extreme terrain and great Apres spots at the end of the day, the Aspen Highlands Ski Area in Aspen Colorado will open for the 2011-2012 ski season on December 10, 2011. Just ask the locals and they’ll tell you, Aspen Highlands
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Opening Day at Snowmass

Nov 1st, 2011 | By

Snowmass Ski Resort in Aspen Colorado opens for the 2011-2012 ski season! Thursday, November 24, 2011, the Snowmass Ski Area will open it’s slopes for the season. With 3,132 acres of terrain, runs ranging from beginner to expert and 3 Terrain Parks to play in, Snowmass should definitely be on your winter Colorado outing destination
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A-Basin opens!

Oct 13th, 2011 | By

Arapahoe Basin opened this morning after only being closed 100 days since last season ended! The Black Mountain Express Lift opened to the public at 9:00 am. Before the lifts opened, a tribute to Arapahoe Basin founders Marnie Jump and Max Dercum, who passed away this year, was held. Skiers and riders can look forward
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Loveland Ski Area Offers Free Pancake Breakfast During I-70 Closure

Apr 4th, 2011 | By

To accommodate skiers and riders headed to the mountains earlier than normal to avoid closures on I-70, Loveland Ski Area will offer a free pancake breakfast from 7:00am until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 5th. “While CDOT is working hard to ensure the safety of travelers on I-70, Loveland Ski Area will be running the lifts
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8th Annual Huck, Rock and Roll Terrain Park Competition

Mar 30th, 2011 | By

After the other parks have put away the rails and dozed the jumps, the Treeline Terrain Park at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will be ready to host an amateur slopestyle competition for snowboarders and freeskiers who aren’t quite ready to call it quits. May 7, 2011, the Treeline Terrain Park will be closed to the
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9th Annual Marmot Grind at A-Basin

Mar 29th, 2011 | By

Don’t miss A-Basin’s 9th Annual Marmot Grind, April 30, 2011! The Marmot Grind is an uphill, downhill adventure race designed to introduce new participants to backcountry skiing as well as challenge the veteran skier. Races are modeled after European randonee events with competitors beginning on foot and running to clip into their skis. Athletes skin
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Beach and Egg Hunt at Arapahoe Basin

Mar 29th, 2011 | By

On April 24, 2011, the Easter Bunny visits A-Basin for an Easter Egg Hunt on skis. Both skiing and non-skiing children can participate. The Easter Bunny arrives at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area at 12:00 pm – just outside the Snowsports Center. Egg hunts will take place on the Molly Hogan beginners run for those who
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