By the way, the skiing and grooming this morning was awesome. From late Thanksgiving to mid-December tends to be a very quiet time up here so come on up and enjoy the lack of lift lines and the un-crowded trails.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
New Terrain Park Location
By the way, the skiing and grooming this morning was awesome. From late Thanksgiving to mid-December tends to be a very quiet time up here so come on up and enjoy the lack of lift lines and the un-crowded trails.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Skinning and Snowmaking
Skinner and Uphill Traveller Update. For the next week or so there will be some snowmaking going on at the top of High Noon just below Black Mountain Lodge. Use extra caution when travelling on Upper High Noon. You may want to use Upper Sundance instead of Upper High Noon.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Aspen World Cup
I am over in Aspen for the weekend to watch the women's alpine World Cup races. Yesterday Julia Mancuso skied superbly in Giant Slalom taking 3rd Place. Those women, and particularly Julia, blew me away with their ability to make such amazing clean turns in really tough conditions. Later this morning Kay and I are walking over to watch the Slalom race. Like so many sports, television does not capture the drama, intensity, power, and speed of these extraordinary athletes. If you haven't yet, I encourage each of you to attend one of the World Cup held in Colorado each year. The Europeans watch these races the way we watch football. We are lucky to have these events at our doorstep.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Bacon Bloody Mary
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Humbug is Open
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
New Snow and Sunshine
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Beautiful Saturday Morning
Friday, November 18, 2011
Ski Magazine
I just read the Ski Magazine 2012 Reader Resort Survey. A-Basin was ranked # 6 for "Character" behind Alta, Sun Valley, Telluride, Jackson Hole, and Crested Butte. I thought that was pretty good company to be with. We have had a lot of nicknames about our character over the years, "The Legend", "The Island of Misfit Toys", and "The Traveling Circus That Isn't Going Anywhere" to name just a few. This place will always be that fun, funky, and colorful place you have always loved. It was nice to see someone else noticed.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Ditto
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Best Skiing of the Season
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Molly Hogan Update
Unfortunately, I did not get to ski today. The hill looked great though. I watched a lot of folks on Ramrod, High Noon, and Sundance and the turns looked quite good. Note the mountain professionals below.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Power Outage

Thanks to all of you that made it up Sunday and endured the limited base area services and I am sorry to you folks that tried to communicate and work with us in one way or another with limited or no response.

Saturday, November 12, 2011
Brooke Carson's Lemon Bar
Friday, November 11, 2011
Uphill Access is Open
Uphill access is now open. As a quick reminder, when heading uphill you are still considered a skier and all the same rules apply. You must stay out of closed areas. Stay away from snowmaking equipment. Ramrod may be closed for race training. Each morning the ski patrol weather person posts uphill access status on The "Runs Open" page of our website.
Most importantly, skinning, hiking, and snowshoeing uphill is a very, cool fun way to enjoy The Basin. By respecting the few rules and guidelines we have, everyone can enjoy earning your turns. I'll see you up there.
Most importantly, skinning, hiking, and snowshoeing uphill is a very, cool fun way to enjoy The Basin. By respecting the few rules and guidelines we have, everyone can enjoy earning your turns. I'll see you up there.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
I Was Wrong
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Sundance Saturday (maybe sooner)
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