A-Basin is charging for weekend parking. Here is how skiers feel about it.
For the first time in its 79-year history, Arapahoe Basin is charging for parking at every lot on weekends and holidays – 48 days at a resort that is usually open 200+ days per season. We stopped by the Early Riser Lot recently to chat with skiers, riders and A-Basin COO Al Henceroth about the […]
Poll: Skiers aren’t happy with Colorado’s biggest ski areas. Here’s why.
The biggest ski resorts in the West are wondering: Where did all the happy skiers go? A recent poll by National Ski Areas Association shows skier satisfaction is the lowest in a decade, falling 8% in back-to-back seasons. The survey covers 2022-2023, the most recent data available. Losing the most goodwill are large and extra-large […]
Beau Thomas, stalwart of the Summit music scene, is along for ‘The Ride’
Summit County has a ton of local music, but only a few local music stars. Beau Thomas is one of them. The onetime “American Idol” contestant is fun, energetic and good with a crowd. He’s as close as you get to an après magician with rock, soul, R&B and even hip-hop in his repertoire. Find […]
‘On a knife edge’: Spooky avalanche conditions follow holiday snowstorms
Over two feet of new snow since Christmas is adding complex new problems to Summit County’s snowpack. “Although the chances for natural avalanches will diminish over the coming days, the snowpack is on a knife edge, so don’t be the extra load that tips it over the edge,” the Colorado Avalanche Information Center writes in […]
A-Basin, Breck, Winter Park hit jackpot with holiday snowstorms
December was feast or famine for pow hounds, but a round of holiday storms has skiers and snowboarders floating high this first day of 2025. After three weeks of measly snowfall — and temps in the 40s — almost every local ski area picked up at least two feet in the past week, with Breckenridge […]