ski | Western Colorado Outdoors

Ski: Powderhorn

JMorgan — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 17:24:00 +0000

Powderhorn Mountain Resort is located just 45 miles east of Grand Junction on the slopes of the Grand Mesa. Sitting on the side of the largest mesa (flattop mountain), Powderhorn is unique for a Colorado ski resort. The high desert climate provides the skier with a lower moisture snow, drier powder.

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de

Top Elevation: 9,850 feet
Base Elevation: 8,200 feet
Runs: 63
Lifts:
1- quad chair
2- double chairs
1- surface
1- magic carpet

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 20%
Intermediate: 50%
Advanced: 30%
Expert: na
Open Acres: 1,600

Basecamp Grand Junction Link

Basecamp Palisade Link

Ski: Steamboat Springs

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:48:40 +0000

Steamboat Springs Ski Resort opened in 1963. Today the resort has an area of 2,965 acres, with 165 trails, located on Mount Warner in the Park Range of Northwestern Colorado.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 14%
Intermediate: 42%
Advanced: 44%
Expert: 0%
Open Acres: 2,965

Ski: Vail

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:46:02 +0000

Vail Ski Resort in located in the Central Rocky Mountains and is the 3rd largest ski resort in the United States. Opening in 1962, Vail currently has 5,289 acres, with 193 total runs. Area base elevation is 8,120 feet, and a top elevation of 11, 570 feet.

The resort has 31 total lifts 2 gondolas, 2 high speed six person chairs, 15 high speed quad chairs, 1 quad chair and 3 triple chairs.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 18%
Intermediate: 29%
Advanced: 28%
Expert: 25%
Open Acres: 5,515

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de

Ski: Aspen/Snowmass

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:44:28 +0000

Aspen sits in the Roaring Fork Valley in West Central Colorado. Part of Colorado’s Silver Boom, and named for the large number of aspen trees that miners found in the area, the Aspen ski area was founded in 1946. The original area comprised of 673 acres. Today, Aspen consists of 5,300 acres between Snowmass, Aspen Mountain or Ajax Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 10%
Intermediate: 43%
Advanced: 19%
Expert: 28%
Open Acres: 5,515

Winter Activities:
Biking
Cross Country Skiing
Ice Skating
Paragliding
Snowshoeing
Yoga for Skiers

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de

Ski: Wolf Creek Ski Area

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:42:19 +0000

Wolf Creek Ski Area is located in Southwest Colorado right east of the continental divide on Wolf Creek Pass. The resort is famous for it’s high average snow fall, averaging 480 inches in a season.

The Area sits at a base elevation of 10,300 feet, topping out at the summit of 11,904 feet. There are 77 trails, with the longest run being Navajo Trail of 2 miles in length.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 20%
Intermediate: 35%
Advanced: 25%
Expert: 20%
Open Acres: 5,515

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de

Ski: Purgatory

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:36:25 +0000

Purgatory Resort is located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, on Highway 550, just 26 miles north of Durango. Purgatory opened in 1965 and currently has 85 trails over 1,148 acres. Purgatories base elevation is 8,793 feet, topping out at an elevation of 10,822 feet.

Lift System:
1- high speed six person chairlift
2- high speed quad chairs
3- triple chairs
3- double chairs
1- surface lift

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 20%
Intermediate: 45%
Advanced: 30%
Expert: 5%
Open Acres: 1,148

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Ski: Telluride

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:31:02 +0000

Telluride opened in the 1970-71 ski season with with snow cat skiing. Early in the development of the resort, the lifts were based in the current Mountain Village area, there were 5 lifts and skiers would shuttle up to the lifts from the town, take the lifts and ski back down into Telluride. In 1975, with the opening of the Coonskin Lift 7, skiers could take the lift from town to the other lifts father up the mountain.

Telluride currently has 15 lifts and 3 free gonlola’s providing transportation to 3 stations on the mountain.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 14%
Intermediate: 29%
Advanced: 26%
Expert: 31%
Open Acres: 1,932

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Ski: Crested Butte

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:30:50 +0000

The Crested Butte Mountain Resort opened in 1960, with the purchase of a ranch on Mount Crested Butte. In 1963, the second gondola constructed in Colorado was put into service at the base area. Today CB is known as one of the birthplaces of freestyle skiing, supporting revolutionary skiers such as Seth Morrison and FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and Winter Olympics athlete Wendy Fisher.

Top elevation: 12,170 feet
Base elevation: 9,115 feet
Runs: 121
Lifts:
4- high speed quad chairs
2- quad chairs
2- triple chairs
3- double chairs
3- surface lifts
2- Magic Carpets

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 26%
Intermediate: 57%
Advanced: 14%
Expert: 3%
Open Acres: 1,148

Basecamp Crested Butte Link

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Ski: Silverton Mountain

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:30:08 +0000

“All thrills no frills: this is Silverton Mountain.”

Silverton Mountain opened in 2002 as an advanced and expert ski experience. The Mountain has one double chair which accesses 1,819 acres. Additional access to the additional 22,000 acres is by helicopter. Built for those with the skills who seek ungroomed powder, with an average annual snowfall of 400″ or more, Silverton is your destination.

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 0%
Intermediate: 0%
Advanced: 0%
Expert: 100%
Open Acres: 1,819

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de

Ski: Monarch Mountain

JMorgan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:28:07 +0000

Monarch Mountain is located on the eastern side of the divide on Highway 50, several miles below the crest of Monarch Pass. Monarch was one of the early ski areas in Colorado opening in 1939 with a rope tow running up the infamous Gunbarrel run, a long, steep, heavily moguled run.

Top elevation: 11,960 feet
Base elevation: 10, 790 feet
Runs: 63
Lifts:
1- quad chair
4- double chairs

Ski Area Stats:
Beginner: 23%
Intermediate: 28%
Advanced: 36%
Expert: 13%
Open Acres: 800

Daten: Skigebiete-Test.de