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• Arapahoe Basin's Ski School to open Saturday, November 15 for the season!
  Arapahoe Basin will be opening The Molly Hogan Learning Area this Saturday, November 15. The Molly Hogan Chairlift will open at 9:00 am on Saturday morning. This means Snowsports Lessons for all levels will begin on Saturday as well. So call now to book your lessons, they will fill up quickly! For lesson information or to book a lesson, call 1-888-ARAPAHOE.
• It's Dumping in Colorado!
  In case you were stuck behind your desk all day (or living somewhere other than Colorado) and didn't see the local news or check the Colorado snow report, it's been dumping in the mountains! Loveland and A-Basin both have a new foot of snow, and that means early season skiing and riding is just getting better. It also means new terrain will be opening at each of those areas soon. And if it keeps up, more resorts could be firing up their lifts sooner than their anticipated mid-November opening days. (Copper Mountain and Wolf Creek are almost ready!) If nothing else, it could solve your dilemma about your Halloween costume, right? You can play hooky from work/school/whatever on Friday, get some turns in and keep your snow gear on for trick-or-treating and other types of frivolous Halloween behavior.
• 10 Reasons to Hit the Slopes in October
  Loveland and A-Basin have been open for almost a week. Yes, there's limited terrain, but this week's cold weather means more snow is on the way. Here are 10 reasons to get your gear together and head up for a day (or even a half-day) of skiing or riding: 10—Because if you wait until December, you’ll wish you’d gone earlier. (Trust us on this one.)
• Day 2 — Loveland
  So I decided at the late Saturday night to zip up to Loveland for a few turns on Sunday morning. (That's Day 2 for me, if you're counting at home.) After sleeping in (you can do that in October and no worry about ski traffic), I picked up a friend, stopped for bagels and coffee and cruised up to Loveland. We buzzed the groomed terrain on the Catwalk, Mambo and Home Run trails, all the while looking toward the top of the mountain and thinking about a day later this winter when we’ll ski the copious amounts of deep powder off of Chair 9.
• First Chair Dedicated to Ski Pioneer Edna Dercum
  When Arapahoe Basin opened for the 2008-2009 season at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, the first seat on the Challenger chair lift was wrapped in a blue blow and dedicated to Edna Dercum, one of the founding members of A-Basin back in 1946. Dercum passed away in September at the age of 94, after spending much of her life skiing in Colorado.
• Day 1 — A-Basin, Loveland
  It’s 5:45 a.m. when I finish loading my car and pull out of my driveway in Boulder. The sky is dark but there is an ambient glow from the brilliant full moon hovering overhead. I remind my drowsy self that I could easily sleep for another hour before starting what might be a typical work day. But it’s Opening Day at Arapahoe Basin and Loveland and, while I’m not a zealot who has any intention of getting on one of the first few chairs of the season, I’m super-stoked about skiing for the first time since last March. More on that in a moment …
• Opening Day in Colorado
  In most places, the middle of October means baseball playoffs, football games and colored leaves fall from trees. But in Colorado it means the start of the ski and snowboard season. And today was Opening Day, baby! Skiing in October is a Colorado phenomenon and a rite of passage for many of the diehards who live here. If you just couldn’t wait to break in your shiny new season pass or new gear or whatever, it meant you either called in sick, showed up late or just plain blew off work, school, family and various other responsibilities in order to get back on snow. A-Basin and Loveland opened at 8:30 a.m. with throngs of skiers and snowboarders eager to make some turns.
• At Full Speed
  

  Let the race begin! With the 2008-09 ski season just around the corner here in Colorado both Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin are well on their way to starting off the season with a bang. Both resorts have begun snowmaking in preparation to be the first ski resort open in the state of Colorado, and in the nation. We are getting excited to start cruising down the slopes again, and we've got out skis waxed up and ready for their first taste of snow for the new season.

• Colorado Summers
  

  Summer in the Rocky Mountains is a unique experience. With so much to do from food & wine festivals, to hiking & mountain biking, to rafting down mountain rivers, or even enjoying the shopping and activities in Colorado's mountain towns you'll always find something fun. Take a break this Summer and head up into the Colorado high-country for a getaway you won't soon forget.
  Click over to the Events section at Colorado Ski Country USA for the full calendar of what's on tap here in Colorado this Summer. Also be sure and check out some of the great deals accompanying these exciting events on the Hot Deals page.
  We'll see you in the mountains!

• A-Basin's Pali's Ptich Vol 9 2007-2008
  The Inside Scoop to the Buzz at the Basin MOUNTAIN UPDATE We’re still 100% open and the skiing is still as great as it has been all season. Pali, Zuma and the Eastwall are still all open! I know other ski areas are closing or closed and that is because only the strong survive (elevation also helps!) There is so much going on around here I don’t know what to tell you about first. We have everything from endurance races to the annual Brew Pubs Festival to the amazing spring skiing!
• Spring in the Rocky Mountains
  

  It's Springtime in Colorado, and there's no better time to be heading to the slopes for some great skiing, snowboarding, and Spring celebrations. With Spring festivals happening all over the Rocky Mountains you're sure to find something fun no matter where you go.
  Click over to the Events section at Colorado Ski Country USA for the full calendar of what's on tap here in Colorado this Spring. Also be sure and check out some of the great deals accompanying these exciting events on the Hot Deals page.
  We'll see you on the slopes!

• A Wooly Easter
  

  Can you believe that Easter weekend is just around the corner? It's going to be a great weekend to head up to the slopes with some friends for a little break from the city life while still in the Colorado sunshine. So why are you hesitating? You don't want to deal with the I-70 drive? Boy are you lucky then because I have a great solution to help with that. Saturday morning on March 22nd there will be an excellent carpooling event being put on by SkiCarpool.org and Colorado Ski Country USA happening at the Wooly Mammoth Park & Ride lot.

• Better Skiing: Video Quick Fix
  Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I'm Bruce Ruff. Need a quick fix for your skiing? Try video taping your skiing. Most people have not seen themselves ski. They rely solely on how they feel to determine if they are skiing well.
• Better Skiing: NASTAR Racing
  Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I'm Bruce Ruff. Are you competitive? Do you want to ski faster? The NASTAR race course is a closed course where you can ski as fast as possible. It’s a great way to improve your skills.
• Better Skiing: Women's Skis
  Happy Leap Day everyone and welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I'm Bruce Ruff. If you’re a female skier you know that buying equipment in the past has been a trying ordeal. Now equipment manufacturers are not just changing the graphics on men’s equipment to suit women but are actually re-engineering skis and boots to accommodate the difference in a woman’s anatomy.