Colorado 2022-2023 Colorado Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups

[mikel]

Vail Resorts announces opening dates as snow falls in Summit County and on Pikes Peak — signs that winter is coming

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the ski lift Rip’s Ride. Snow has fallen on Colorado peaks. Hoosier Pass turned slick with sleet Monday. Some Summit County resorts have...

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Winter is coming. The 1st up high dusting has happened, resorts have announced opening dates, and @nay has posted early season prognostication.

Time for the 2022-2023 thread

 

[dbostedo]

I have both Epic and Ikon this season... so hoping I get out there to use both of them.

 

[PinnacleJim]

I have the Epic Liberty pass for veterans. Will be at Keystone from late January until Friday before President's weekend in February.

 

[King Of Cooper]

I have the Epic Liberty pass for veterans. Will be at Keystone from late January until Friday before President's weekend in February.

If you want a tour of Ski Cooper area? Might be able to accommodate

 

[PinnacleJim]

Thanks King. Skied Cooper many years ago. I will also have a Loveland senior pass, so won't get bored.

 

[Snowflake2420]

East wall before east wall season

 

[Quandary]

We hiked the trail up the opposite side of the east wall a couple of years ago (i.e. other side of A Basin mountain). Here is a pic of my eldest holding a treasure we found in a bush.

 

[nay]

 

[mikel]

^ Octoberfest is this coming weekend. I'll be the guy in the "Bring on the Snow" tshirt

 

[Jerez]

Got this intriguing email from Winter Park:

With winter on the horizon we’re excited to announce we’re almost doubling our expert-only terrain this season! Check out everything that’s new on our blog.

But I can't find any details on any blog or on the WP website. Anyone know what terrain expansion is in the works for this coming season???

 

[mikel]

Quick snapshot of Copper, top of Excelerator, right now.




@Jerez it's the area called Jelly Roll. I guess I've never heard of the area. Maybe a new label? It is part of the Cirque though.

 

[tball]

Yes, I'm pretty sure the Jelly Roll is the far reaches of the Cirque that has been closed and is a long way out there. Great, once they have a lift that allows easier lapping.

 

[Jerez]

Thank you @mikel I was able to use Jelly Roll to find this on the net:

The first addition is the reopening of the Jelly Roll run. This area was previously open as part of the Cirque expansion back in the 1990s but has been closed since the late-2000s. The expert trail, which was initially a black diamond, is known for “its rolling steep pitch and its ability to hold light, fluffy snow for days after a storm.”

Over at Mary Jane, they are introducing the Powder Field area, located between Trestle and the Chutes. This new expert terrain features controlled avalanche chutes with pillow lines and cliffs.

Here are the other improvements coming to Winter Park during the 2022-23 season:

Insert Yawn emoji here. Evening Activities: New this season is the addition of Cosmic tubing nights at the Coca-Cola Tubing Park. Winter Park will also be bringing back Guided Sunset Skiing and cosmic Ice Skating. They will be making improvements to their Snowcat & S’mores evening tour, and adding more nights to their mountaintop après festivities at Sunspot.

Grooming Improvements: Winter Park has added more resources and staff to their grooming team. This means more trails will be groomed, including steeper runs, and allows them to keep terrain open longer for one of the longest seasons in Colorado.

Parking Expansion: A new feature to the Winter Park app will allow drivers to find available spots in their numerous parking lots. They are expanding the G-Lot and widening Mary Jane Road to add nearly three hundred and fifty parking spaces to the ski resort.

Emojis are my commentary.

 

[Jerez]

Yes, I'm pretty sure the Jelly Roll is the far reaches of the Cirque that has been closed and is a long way out there. Great, once they have a lift that allows easier lapping.

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Yes. that's the area.
I don't know about a lift to allow easier lapping. What made that area nice was snow preservation and very few people. If a lift goes in, it'll end up just another bump run.

 

[BTaylor]

Just a dusting left this afternoon (Sept 15) on Peak 8 in Breck.



But it's a sign of things to come!

 

[dbostedo]

Surprised this thread has been so quiet...

[PHOTOS] Round-Up of Snowfall at Colorado Ski Resorts Yesterday - SnowBrains

Colorado ski areas got their first real glimpse of winter yesterday as snow fell in the mountains. Webcam images & pictures shared by resorts

snowbrains.com

 

[mikel]

@tball here is a shot for you. End of B road on Formidable for reference.




A Basin this past weekend.


Not much for the leaf peepers to see yet although there are spots in Summit with the leaves changing a lot more than around A basin.

Preseason stoke since alleged snowmaking is only a little more than a week away.

 

[tball]

@tball here is a shot for you. End of B road on Formidable for reference.

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Given what could have been built there, I think the new A-lft neighborhood is a good thing. It blocks something worse from being developed.

I'm thinking of Keystone's new $225M development!

Keystone Begins Construction On New Gondola Adjacent Luxury Resort

Vail properties have seen some pretty major changes throughout the past summer, with a supposed $300 million worth of improvements taking place across all

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Denver-based investment company commits to $225.5 million for Keystone’s Kindred Resort

At the end of August, Concord Summit Capital sourced the total construction cost of Kindred Resort at $232.5 million, with the help of Pure Development. The Kindred Resort is a multi-million dollar project that was...

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[ski otter 2]

Added mazes on the surface of another Empire Starship/Battleship. Nada.

 

[BTaylor]

Not much for the leaf peepers to see yet although there are spots in Summit with the leaves changing a lot more than around A basin.

Some Aspen groves along French Gulch Rd (Breck) above my neighborhood beginning to show color. That gulch might peak in about a week. Photo is from yesterday, Sept 20.