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A Powderful Deja Vous – I’m having deja vu. It’s the middle of April but it feels like the middle of January. Four resorts are open in Ski Country this weekend with some big events happening. There’s fresh snow in the mountains with more on the way-I heard on the news that the high country could get up to 2 feet! Here’s what’s happening in the mountains from the resorts themselves.

Echo TV Season 3 – Episode 9 from Echo Mountain on Vimeo.

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Communal Love – Colorado Ski Country USA resorts “heart” the Earth. They make a lot of effort to carry out sustainable business practices and protect the environment in which we ski. But while everyone is getting touchy-feely over Earth Day, let’s not forget that resorts give a lot of love to the mountain communities too, the smaller worlds that they operate in.

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A Little Sun, A Big Splash, and a Mighty Polka-We knew it was coming, but yet it always seems like a surprise. This weekend, nine resorts are open for skiing and riding but for five of them this will be their last weekend of the 2009/10 season. But talk about going out in style; take a gander below at what is happening in Ski Country this weekend. (photo courtesy of Coppery Mountain)
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The 40^th anniversary of Earth Day is coming up later this month. In Ski Country, we feel that every day is Earth Day as resorts are constantly exploring new ways to support our sports’ most valuable asset. As we all work to continue to be good stewards of the environment, we wanted to let skiers and riders know some of the new environmental programs in place this season and ongoing efforts planned for the future: (photo by Dan Sweeney)

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Going Out in Style Closing weekends, while sad in some ways, are really excuses to dress up in outrageous outfits, slide down snow on things other than skis and boards, and party like a rock star. Sure we have to say goodbye to another ski season, and say goodbye to friends and co-workers who leave town for the summer, but thanks to end-of-season festivities the images we have of friends on the last day of the season will last us ’till opening day.

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The Burger Index

The smell of spring skiing means burgers grilling on the deck of the lodge, mmmm. One way to sum up this season is as the season of value. There was a lot of talk this fall about what sort of value is out there and the hamburger has been served up as a USDA prime example.

Over the course of the season, we did our own burger value research and are happy to report the results below. (Photo taken at Arapahoe Basin by Casey Day)
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At the end of his presidency in 2001, President Bill Clinton issued a nationwide Roadless Rule that covered 58 million acres and limited road building and tree removal in those areas. That rule was overturned by President George W. Bush who then invited individual states to submit their own Rules.

In 2005, Colorado created a stakeholder taskforce and started the process to develop a Rule specific to our state. Colorado Ski Country USA is proud to have been a part of the Colorado Roadless Task Force which established the framework for today’s Colorado Roadless Rule. (Photo by Dan Sweeney)
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