Sunday, November 11, 2012

Nov 11, 2012 Storm Drops Eight Inches of Snow on Ski Areas

Nov 11, 2012 - The storm over the weekend provided Summit County Ski Areas with a good amount of snow with 8 inches falling at each resort over the weekend.  Most are reporting an 18" base.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Nov 9, 2012 All Summit County Ski Areas Now Open

Nov 9, 2012 - Breckenridge opened today to complete the opening of all Summit County Ski Areas for the season. Breckenridge opened with an 18" base on Peak 8. Approximately 40 acres of terrain with the Springmeier and Trygve trails. Also open is the Park Lane terrain park which has four features.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Nov 3, 2012 Keystone and Copper Mountain open with 18" bases

Nov 3, 2012 - Two additional Summit County ski areas opened yesterday. Keystone Ski Resort opened with an 18" base and Copper Mountain also did with the base.  Keystone had a strong local and front range turnout whereas Copper Mountain had a more modest turnout and several national and international ski teams and pros for opening day.

Keystone had four slopes open and five lifts operating. Intermediate trails Spring Dipper and River Run were open along with Endeavor and Scout beginner trails. The Keystone's A51 Terrain Park is rated the second best terrain park nationwide by Transworld Snowboarding opened on Friday as well.