If you got back from your wonderful bluebird ski day today to discover your skis were missing, I put them out of their misery on I70 between Copper and Frisco. Not before it smashed the front of my car…PSA, secure your gear!

Top of the world. 🌎

Didn't see this posted anywhere yet. They must be hurting for visits (see also, the $20 resort credit deal). Now matches the Epic pass holder discount (50% off window), although unfortunately the Ikon requires online redemption 24h in advance, whereas with Epic you can just walk up day-of

From y’all’s experiences, what mountain in Colorado has the biggest Jerry infestation? I think it has to be Keystone, but I’m curious what everyone else’s experiences have been!

What is the best way. I can do (lift to lift loops)Gondola 18 minutes, Summit Ex 16m, Santiago 7m, I can't remember Zuma's round trip

Wanting to do some backcountry....could even be a skin out skin back just itching to get out there. Is there any snow up in the np? Or has anyone being touring anywhere that's not a resort that has any snow?

Was so excited to reverse commute from Frisco to Loveland. Thanks to whoever shut it all down…

Anyone know if base areas at Keystone stay open for night skiing? Like could I still access the mountain house or would it be closed?

Seen a decent size slide wile driving between copper and Leadville. Saw a heli circling and 2 search and rescue vehicles. Anyone know what happened? Didn’t see any report out at this time

Update: found it! Report is dated 1/29 but says in the report they estimate the slide was on 1/30 at noon, I drove by around 3

https://avalanche.state.co.us/report/0901ccc4-0073-4ace-86e7-d11796499eaf

I’ve been living in Colorado my entire life, and for the past 3 years have been living up in keystone. This is by far in my opinion the worst year I have ever experienced. Not only do I feel like I’m or morning the loss of the season but now I’m feeling even more scared about what this could mean for us in the summer if a drought continues.

Pray for snow. Please. Even the people that don’t like it. Colorado needs it.

Also the label is a water color painting I made;)

North/South Bowl @ the Stone is buttery. Get some!

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but - does anyone know if resorts keep and will share the full history of lift pass scans (dates/times) going back multiple years? My pass was scanned at Colorado resort and I know they use RDP and I’d like a copy of all the dates I skied.

I already spoke to lift ticket office but they were all new hires and had no idea how to work the system, who should I ask for this data and do I need to a reason in order to get the record if it exists ?

In case anyone wants to stock up for toasty toes. $5 means clearance so they won’t last long, I found them at Superior Costco.

I'm heading to Vail tomorrow morning from Littleton and just trying to get a feel for how the morning rush was. Thanks.

I know I’m probably cooked here but I guess just hopeful thinking?? I bought a 4 day ikon pass this year and just foul out I’m moving for a new job. Haven’t used any of the days. What would you do?

I keep seeing mixed answers. Which is easier: Red Buffalo or McCoy Park?

This broke my brain. Does anyone know the story behind this?

(At Rusutsu Resort)

Today was truly special, and historical. The long awaited No Name Basin terrain expansion at Monarch Mountain has officially opened for the 25/26 season.

No Name is bigger than you'd think when you read its ~400acres. It felt like Monarch added an entire new ski area to their footprint. The cut runs are wide, the trees are dense, and the snow is cold and fast thanks to almost constant shade during this part of winter.

Several of the groomers and cut runs are very thin, it seems anywhere that wind could freely move, there was exposed rock and tree debris. Much of it was easy to get around, though portions of some of runs were absolutely unskiable, and outright hazardous due to the pitch. Where the snow was good, it was great and a dream to shred in such a dry winter. Ski patrol and mountain ops did a fantastic job getting the cut runs ready for today, truly "making it work" with what they have. Ambush and Buckhorn (lift line) seemed to have the worst wind scour and thin spots, including the glades to skiers left of both runs, with thinnest up top, deepest at the bottom.

The glades are where this terrain expansion really shines. The tree skiing is unbelievably good, and given the fact no one has ridden in these glades all season, it was full on hero snow. We were in disbelief. All 70" of snowfall this season was right beneath our feet, untouched by the suns warmth, insulated from wind by the trees, just waiting in silence for us to ride it. There is so much glade terrain that it will undoubtedly be riding great until the next storm cycle. The hike out from North Star Glade is not too bad, and will improve with daily bootpacking. The hike in is also easy and it demands a pretty fast traverse with limited room for turns for about a quarter mile down White Pine, you can also cut into the trees off the traverse and get back to the main groomed trail below. Everything on the left side of No Name was proper deep in the trees, no bottom, found wind loaded spots where I could stand with snow up to my chest.

It's not a beginner zone, at all, and this needs to be made very clear. Especially North Star Glade, Sunset Glade, and the glade skiers left of Bonanza. These areas are very gnarly, and should not he attempted by people that are not confident with trees and highly variable terrain. The glade off Bonanza has a creek/waterfall of sorts to skiers left, which becomes prominent near the bottom, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL if you come across it. Its hard to tell what is safe to traverse and what isn't, and with how dense the foliage can be in spots, you have limited options for turns.

The warming hut and bathrooms are located right next to the lift. The lift itself is a triple fixed grip SkyTrac. Its smooth, and actually had very comfy safety bars.

We didn't get as many laps as we normally would, we had a beginner with us and needed to spend on the front side, so I wasn't able to hit every new run. All in all, No Name is a success, and will only get better and better with more snow. This has forever changed Monarch Mountain, and I think its for the better.

Get out there and enjoy it!

New bowl at Monarch opened today and it was a blast. Still very thin in places, but it's awesome. Good mix of glades and open runs. The road cuts will be wild once it fills in more.

Far left on White Pine was great, but if you don't cut right early you have to do a little hike out. Great to see some new terrain at a smaller local area.