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Snow continues as rumors swirl around opening of Back Bowls at Vail

Snow continues as rumors swirl around opening of Back Bowls at Vail

Editor’s note: Sun Up Bowl opened on Saturday morning, Nov. 24, with both Chair 5 and Chair 9 cranking up. Heavy snow started pounding the Vail Valley at about 12:15…

Beaver Creek opens Bachelor Gulch as pair of storms chug toward Vail Valley

Beaver Creek opens Bachelor Gulch as pair of storms chug toward Vail Valley

After a warm, dry start to Thanksgiving week, a pair of storms were set to freshen up the skiing conditions at Vail and Beaver Creek starting Thanksgiving night and lasting…

Beaver Creek opens early as Vail keeps adding terrain ahead of Thanksgiving storms

Beaver Creek opens early as Vail keeps adding terrain ahead of Thanksgiving storms

Beaver Creek opened for the season on Saturday – four days ahead of schedule – and promptly received a fresh coating of five inches of new snow Saturday night into…

Glorious (early) opening day at Vail, with Beaver Creek and some more snow on tap for Saturday

Glorious (early) opening day at Vail, with Beaver Creek and some more snow on tap for Saturday

Opening day at Vail on Wednesday saw spring-like temperatures, loads of soft snow (by early-season standards) and a relative lack of crowds – especially given that cars filled both parking…

Epic Pass options expanding as more Colorado ski areas open early

Epic Pass options expanding as more Colorado ski areas open early

Some Colorado ski areas have been hit by more than four feet of snow so far this season. Too bad most of them still aren’t open. But that’s about to…

A-Basin set to open Friday, followed by Loveland on Saturday

A-Basin set to open Friday, followed by Loveland on Saturday

Arapahoe Basin will win the race to be the first ski area in Colorado to open for the 2018-19 ski season … and then stay open on a daily basis.…

After Wolf Creek, Loveland, A-Basin jockey to launch ski season on daily basis

After Wolf Creek, Loveland, A-Basin jockey to launch ski season on daily basis

Vail’s opening day is still a month away (Friday, Nov. 16), but the Vail Valley got a taste of winter over the weekend, with cold and snow shutting down roads…

Wolf Creek Ski Area set to open Saturday

Wolf Creek Ski Area set to open Saturday

Wolf Creek Ski Area in southern Colorado is opening for the weekend on Saturday, making it the first in the state and nation to open for the 2018-19 ski season.…

Colorado Classic cycling race brings best young riders back to Vail Village, Vail Pass

Colorado Classic cycling race brings best young riders back to Vail Village, Vail Pass

The Colorado Classic cycling stage race kicking off in Vail on Thursday will feature some of the best young riders from Mexico and Colombia, according to race organizers. On Tuesday…

More than 2 feet of fresh snow at Vail, Beaver Creek as closing day looms

More than 2 feet of fresh snow at Vail, Beaver Creek as closing day looms

I spent a couple hours Monday morning in Royal Elk Glade – my favorite part of Beaver Creek. A recent, multi-day storm cycle deposited 27 inches of thick, wet snow…