Western skiing > Colorado skiing
The SkiMaven took a road trip to Colorado this week!
I enjoyed bright blue skies, some fresh snow and some spring skiing conditions. I spent some time skiing at Beaver Creek Resort, which is in Avon, Colorado. It’s about 10 miles west of Vail.
Early in the week of March 25, I enjoyed a couple inches of fresh snow at Beaver Creek. The resort’s trails had a silky layer over them – whether they had been groomed overnight or not. Lovely!
I skied with a couple of young Speedmeisters. We hit a...[Read more]
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Spring skiing, Western skiing
As luck would have it, we were in Colorado recently when the snowstorms started pounding the Northeast! We had planned a get-away to Eagle County and Summit County long before it became clear that Colorado was not having a good snow year. But you know, anytime you ski in the Rocky Mountains, it's special. There are plenty of treats to find even if it only snows just a little while you are there!
You may have seen our post about skiing at Breckenridge. Now we'll tell you what we found at Vail,...[Read more]
Friday, March 23, 2018
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Food, coffee & après ski, Western skiing
Yes, it’s true: This is not a skiing post about Vermont. We went to Colorado last week!
While Colorado is not having an epic winter by any means, it was still wonderful to ski in a little fresh snow and bright sunshine on the slopes of Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado.
I hadn’t skied at Breckenridge for years. The Skimeister had never set foot on the resort. We used public transportation to get to Frisco, Colorado, and then over to the town of Breckenridge. At the bus terminal, we took a few...[Read more]
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Food, coffee & après ski, Western skiing
In a land of hefty lift ticket prices and high-end skier lunches and après ski, we found a modest, little gem last week: Ski Cooper.
No, not Copper Mountain, but rather Cooper ski area near Leadville, Colorado, America's highest little city. You can get to Cooper from I-70 by taking one of two highways that go around Copper and Vail resorts. We drove Route 24 from Minturn, Colorado — a cliff-hugging route that I would not drive if there was snow on the road.
After a bunch of...[Read more]
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Western skiing
In November, by pure coincidence, the Skimeister and I booked a flight to Colorado — well before we knew how rough the eastern ski season was going to be. Last week we were grateful to arrive in a snowy, sunny place where we enjoyed a variety of high-altitude, on-snow fun.
While we downhill skied a few days at big and small ski resorts and experienced a little powder, much of our nine-day trip featured snow-free, bluebird weather. The snow conditions were like early spring conditions...[Read more]
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Filed in: Backcountry skiing, Colorado skiing, Western skiing
On Monday morning, I caught myself giggling loudly while taking my first run through the powder at Vail Mountain. As I caught my breath, I looked around to see if anyone heard me or saw my giant grin. But alas, I had this part of the Sun Down Bowl to myself! I kept moving, and kept laughing!
I've been on a road trip to Vail this week and enjoyed skiing during a Colorado ski season that has featured a lot of snow — even for western standards. I couldn't get...[Read more]
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Western skiing
Years ago I taught skiing at “The Beav.” That's what the locals called Beaver Creek Resort back in the day. It’s a sunny Colorado ski area with about 1,800 skiable acres located 10 miles west of its sister resort, Vail Mountain.
Early last week I was able to take a ski down memory lane on the slopes at Beaver Creek. My companion was a speedy 7-year-old; I like to call him SpeedMeister.
We skied on a day when a spring storm was moving from the west into the Vail Valley. The clouds looked...[Read more]
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Spring skiing, Western skiing
This week SkiMaven continued a Colorado skiing adventure by heading to Vail Resort and Beaver Creek Resort. (I think I've mentioned that I'm spoiled rotten, right!?!) Located on Interstate 70 about two hours west of Denver, these resorts are 10 miles apart and are operated by the same company. In this post, I'll recap my two days of skiing at the enormous Vail Resort—with fresh snow on both days!
On my first day at Vail we skied in about five inches of fresh snow! The forecast called for...[Read more]
Friday, April 12, 2013
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Spring skiing, Western skiing
SkiMaven took a field trip this weekend to Copper Mountain in Colorado's Summit County! I've skied there two days before – many years ago – and I recalled that I enjoyed this sizeable ski resort, but I needed to jog my memory as to exactly why I liked it.
I teamed up with a couple of friends to explore the ski area, which is conveniently set up to cluster many of its expert slopes on the eastern end and back bowls of the resort, while many intermediate runs are found in the center of the...[Read more]
Monday, April 8, 2013
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Colorado skiing, Spring skiing, Western skiing
