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Every Effort Helps
by Guest on Apr.14, 2012, under General
Concerned about climate change? Interested in sustainable efforts? You’ll be happy to hear this then. Arapahoe Basin is celebrating its fourth annual “Save Our Snow Celebration” today. The event will showcase Arapahoe Basin’s and other like-minded companies’ sustainability initiatives. The Save Our Snow event benefits High Country Conservation Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to minimizing waste and conserving resources in Summit County and surrounding areas. (continue reading…)
Easter Weekend Activities Ensure Family Fun At Winter Park Resort
by Guest on Apr.04, 2012, under General
Looking to get some final skiing in for the family before the season ends? Then what better time than on Easter? The Easter Bunny will once again pay a visit to Winter Park Resort for the annual Golden Bunny Classic Candy Hunt and Fun Race, an Easter tradition for more than 35 years at the resort. New this season, The Lodge at Sunspot will offer an Easter Brunch atop Winter Park Mountain and the Winter Park Tour Center will feature Snowcat rides to brunch.
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Baby…or skiing? I want both!
by Guest on Apr.02, 2012, under General
This blog comes to Colorado Ski Country from Veronica Whitney, the Editor of El Montañés – the Hispanic newspaper in Garfield and Eagle counties.
Two years ago, when my husband Charlie and I were getting ready to do an IVF (in vitro fertilization) it was fall. Winter was approaching and so was ski season, my favorite time of the year.
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The Secret Shrines of Aspen/Snowmass (Part 2)
by Guest on Apr.01, 2012, under General
This blog comes to Colorado Ski Country from Dan Rabin, a freelance contributor to our blog.
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One thing you won’t find in either the book or online is detailed directions to any of the shrines. “The local code is no one gives you exact, really good directions,” Wood explained. “In a way that makes it more fun because it’s more like a treasure hunt or scavenger hunt.”
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The Secret Shrines of Aspen/Snowmass
by Guest on Mar.31, 2012, under General
This blog comes to Colorado Ski Country from Dan Rabin, a freelance contributor to our blog.
Question: What do Marilyn Monroe, the game of golf and Jerry Garcia have in common?
Answer: All three are commemorated with makeshift shrines tucked discreetly into the woods at Aspen-area ski resorts.
No Foolin’ Unguided Skiing Starts Early
by Guest on Mar.30, 2012, under General
All you rippers out there wanting to get on the slopes for some fun spring skiing? Craving steeps, corn, amazing weather and a true big mountain experience?
Silverton Mountain
Spring Break at Loveland
by Guest on Mar.29, 2012, under General
This blog comes to Colorado Ski Country from Pietro Simonetti of Good Ski Guide.
With so many distractions in March: the NCAA tournament, St. Patrick’s falling on a Saturday this year, and the early opening of many golf courses due to the unseasonably warm temperatures, it would have been easy to forget about spring skiing, but that was not the case for me. Spring skiing is one of my favorite times of the year, and Loveland was just the perfect resort to hit before we close off another glorious ski year. What you lack in powder in the spring, you gain in several other categories. Let me explain what I mean in my personal top ten reasons why spring skiing is still the best.
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