October 02, 2013

Snowmaking starts at Copper Mountain

It's game-on at Copper Mountain, where resort crews have fired up the snowmaking guns to prepare for the scheduled Nov. 1 opening. The early focus is on the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center terrain off the Super Bee lift, where the U.S. Olympic team, along with racers from other countries, will start to gather in November for some of the best training conditions in the world.

September 28, 2013

Colorado ski areas start snowmaking for the season

The start of the Colorado ski season is just a few weeks away, as both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas have started snowmaking operations for the year following an autumn storm that dropped several inches of snow at higher elevations and delivered cold overnight temperatures ideal for snowmaking.

September 23, 2013

Copper Mountain gets an autumn dusting of snow

Colorado ski resorts are abuzz with the first significant snowfall of the season, and some areas are hinting that snowmaking could start soon. The snow was generated by a strong storm out of the Pacific Northwest moving across the Rockies in a winter-like pattern, and there could be more snow on the way.

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