Reservation Restrictions Lifted at Several Ikon Resorts
Access to Aspen/Snowmass, Brighton, Crystal, and Winter Park is now completely reservation-free. Parking reservations have been completely eliminated at Killington and Pico, while these restrictions have been considerably relaxed at Copper, Eldora, and Snowbird.
Arapahoe Basin to Continue Limiting Tickets and Passes Post-COVID
A-Basin will only release a limited number of tickets and passes for 2021-22, and 10% fewer unrestricted season passes will be available.
The Snowbird Peruvian Tunnel Experience
A ride through Snowbird's Peruvian Tunnel magic carpet, an engineering marvel that considerably improved access from Peruvian Gulch to the Mineral Basin back side. As of today, this is the only ski tunnel lift in North America.
Copper Reopens No-Reservation Parking
Starting now, Copper will no longer require parking reservations for access to the free Alpine and Far East lots.
Copper Intermediate Bump Run: Little Burn
A run down Little Burn at Copper Mountain, an intermediate trail that seldom receives grooming. This run is a great place to practice bumps with little consequence—except potentially making a fool of yourself in front of lift riders.
Initial Impressions: Mount Bachelor
We recently road-tripped around the Pacific Northwest and spent a day at Mount Bachelor. Here are our initial thoughts on this remarkable ski volcano.
Park City (Canyons) 9990 Run: 94 Turns to Moraine
A line down the expert Ninety-Nine 90 area on Park City's Canyons side, starting at 94 Turns, jumping into the woods and chutes to the left of that trail, and popping out on the lower half of Moraine.
Ikon Announces 2021-22 Passes, Retains COVID Adventure Assurance
Earlier today, Alterra released the Ikon Pass product suite for the 2021-22 season. Prices and policies remain similar to this year’s passes, although Crystal drops from unlimited to 5-day access on the Ikon Base Pass. Sales start March 11.
Arapahoe Basin Applies to Replace Lenawee Triple and Enhance On-Mountain Facilities
Last week, Arapahoe Basin submitted an application to the USFS to proceed with several resort upgrades. The proposal calls for replacing the existing Lenawee triple chair with a high-speed lift, constructing a warming hut alongside the upper-mountain Lenawee Parks trail, and constructing a food service building adjacent to the mid-mountain Black Mountain Lodge.
Squaw Valley Silverado Run: Trail 90 to Billy's
A run down Squaw Valley’s expert Silverado area, starting at Trail 90 and filtering into Billy’s, just two days after it opened for the season.