Aerial Adventure Park Opens Saturday

The Aerial Adventure Park will open Saturday. Three of the Five courses will be available. I spent some time in there the last couple days. The Park is so much fun. Fun, I guess, if you like being outside and climbing and scrambling in the woods with your friends and family.  Over the next two and half weeks, the park will be open May 29, 30 and 31 and June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. It will open seven days a week starting June 25. Check out the website for more details and to make reservations.

May Skiing

Lenawee and Black Mountain Express are open. I took about 10 lift rides this morning. My 10-noon theory is still working. Great skiing in Humbug, Lenawee Face, Cornice Run, West Wall and High Noon.

 

Montezuma Bowl Closed For Season

Montezuma Bowl is closed for the season. Earlier this week, we'd thought it would be open through Sunday. After a morning tour today, we realized it was time to call it a season back there. We will still be going strong with Black Mountain Express and Lenawee Chairlifts into June.

 

The Basin

 

No Mask, No Mas

The State of Colorado and Summit County have come out with new guidance regarding mask wearing.

Masks are no longer required at A-Basin.

The state and county recommend that unvaccinated people still wear masks indoors.

Of course, anyone that still wants to wear a mask, is certainly free to do so.

Getting to this point has been a long, hard journey going all the way back to March 2020. We are so thankful to all of you that helped A-Basin. It has been a monumental effort made only possible by those that put community first. Thank you.

Vaccine Success

The Inaugural Arapahoe Basin Beach Beer Bacon Bloody Mary 6th Alley COVID Vaccination Clinic was a huge success. More than 100 people were vaccinated including a bunch of our employees. Bumpy served a guy that caught the red eye from LA just to be vaccinated, have a Bacon Bloody Mary and be "part of it." Thanks to all the staff and volunteers that made this happen and a very special thanks to everyone that was vaccinated.

 

Stanley Cup - Colorado Avalanche

Congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche for the winning the President's Trophy by having the best record in the NHL this season. I look forward to the Spring charge through the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Certainly one of my favorite A-Basin stories goes back to mid-June 1996. The Colorado Avalanche, in their first season in Denver, won the Stanley Cup. The trophy was brought up to A-Basin to be photographed for the Rocky Mountain News at the top of old Exhibition Lift. The Cup traveled with special security staff. On a wet, snowy afternoon we loaded it into a snowcat and drove it up the hill. All of our guests and employees were shocked when they saw hockey's most coveted prize. I remember a few dozen people chasing the snowcat down the hill after the film shoot.

I know there are taboos about touching the Cup, but I think that is mostly for NHL players. I knew then the chance of me playing in the NHL was remote and, besides, somebody had to load it into the snowcat.

 

Sunday - Last Day for Pali, Molly and Beavers

Sunday will be the last day of the season for the Pallavicini, Molly Hogan and Beavers Chairlifts. The conveyor lifts will also be closed. I know some of that terrain still looks quite good. That said, looking at the forecast for next week, we thinking it is time to shut these lifts for the season. We will still be going strong with Black Mountain Express, Lenawee and Zuma Chairlifts. I have very, very high confidence that The Basin will be open into June.

No matter what we do, that snow always starts melting in Spring.