May Concert Series

The May Concert Series kicks into action this Saturday, May 3. Euforquestra will be doing their "Thing" from 1-4 in the base area. That "Thing" is described as Afro - Caribbean - Barnyard - Funk. Throughout the show Chef Rybak and crew will be serving up a Taco Bar Fiesta.



Music is the secondary theme for May (behind great skiing and riding). Each Saturday we will have a band in the base area from 1-4. Look for more great shows from The Congress, Funky Johnson, High Five, and The Champions. To top that off there will be live music at Black Mountain Lodge from 11-1 and at The 6th Alley Bar and Grill from 4-6. So, each May Saturday we will have live music from 11-6. Should be fun.



.........And we have 5" new snow this morning, 17" for this storm.

May Concert Series

The May Concert Series kicks into action this Saturday, May 3. Euforquestra will be doing their "Thing" from 1-4 in the base area. That "Thing" is described as Afro - Caribbean - Barnyard - Funk. Throughout the show Chef Rybak and crew will be serving up a Taco Bar Fiesta.

Music is the secondary theme for May (behind great skiing and riding). Each Saturday we will have a band in the base area from 1-4. Look for more great shows from The Congress, Funky Johnson, High Five, and The Champions. To top that off there will be live music at Black Mountain Lodge from 11-1 and at The 6th Alley Bar and Grill from 4-6. So, each May Saturday we will have live music from 11-6. Should be fun.

.........And we have 5" new snow this morning, 17" for this storm.

Final Rando Race

This past Friday we held our final Randonee Race of the season. Similar to all seven of the Rando races we hosted this season, Friday's event had some seriously competitive athletes and some not quite so serious athletes enjoying a good a event. Fun was the theme for everyone. 

Back in January and February we held four races in our Tuesday morning A-Basin Rise and Shine Rando Series. In March and April we held three races in our Friday night Alpenglow Ascents Series. For our uphill users that are more into culinary activities than racing activities we held "A Night in Bavaria" in December. This was a NO LIFT Black Mountain Lodge Moonlight Dinner. With alpine touring being the fastest growing segment of our ski world, we are looking for ways to create good events and activities for this active crowd. Let me know of any good ideas you have for uphill users.

Hey, we had 4" new again today. That makes a foot for this storm. ..............And it is still snowing. What a great spring.

Final Rando Race

This past Friday we held our final Randonee Race of the season. Similar to all seven of the Rando races we hosted this season, Friday's event had some seriously competitive athletes and some not quite so serious athletes enjoying a good a event. Fun was the theme for everyone. 

Back in January and February we held four races in our Tuesday morning A-Basin Rise and Shine Rando Series. In March and April we held three races in our Friday night Alpenglow Ascents Series. For our uphill users that are more into culinary activities than racing activities we held "A Night in Bavaria" in December. This was a NO LIFT Black Mountain Lodge Moonlight Dinner. With alpine touring being the fastest growing segment of our ski world, we are looking for ways to create good events and activities for this active crowd. Let me know of any good ideas you have for uphill users.

Hey, we had 4" new again today. That makes a foot for this storm. ..............And it is still snowing. What a great spring.

More Snow Scenes

4" New again

More Snow Scenes

4" New again

Winter is Back

Winter came back today. We had 4" new this morning and it snowed most of the day. Maybe we will see a bit more tonight. This unsettled weather should last several days.

Winter is Back

Winter came back today. We had 4" new this morning and it snowed most of the day. Maybe we will see a bit more tonight. This unsettled weather should last several days.

Last Day of Spring.......Before Winter Returns

I am a bit scared of jinxing it, but this incoming storm seems to be shaping up. I am really looking forward to the next 48 hours. It looks like winter will return and stick around most of the week. I enjoyed a quick spring ski about this morning skiing soft snow and visiting with folks. Hard to beat the views.

Last Day of Spring.......Before Winter Returns

I am a bit scared of jinxing it, but this incoming storm seems to be shaping up. I am really looking forward to the next 48 hours. It looks like winter will return and stick around most of the week. I enjoyed a quick spring ski about this morning skiing soft snow and visiting with folks. Hard to beat the views.

Terrain Progression

I had a nice afternoon ski today. Timed it just right skiing an inch of very soft snow. BML deck sure looked good.

I have been getting a lot of questions about terrain openings and closings and what our progression will be. We are at that time of year when all kinds of things can happen. Early in the week, the temps were quite warm barely hitting freezing at night. Later in the week we saw much colder temps (Yesterday morning it got down to 7 F). Looking forward, we have a bunch of moisture heading towards Colorado Sunday. Let's hope it zeros in on the Basin. Getting a seriously big dump this time of year is common. As of now, the forecasted temps next week are mostly below freezing.

So, the single biggest factor impacting the closing of terrain will be warm temps. With possibly good snow Sunday and Monday and decreasing temps, I don't see much closing in the near future. We may see some short term avalanche closures if the storm materializes. Right now we still have good coverage with snow and cold temps coming our way. I think we will be into May before we see significant terrain shut down.

Terrain Progression

I had a nice afternoon ski today. Timed it just right skiing an inch of very soft snow. BML deck sure looked good.

I have been getting a lot of questions about terrain openings and closings and what our progression will be. We are at that time of year when all kinds of things can happen. Early in the week, the temps were quite warm barely hitting freezing at night. Later in the week we saw much colder temps (Yesterday morning it got down to 7 F). Looking forward, we have a bunch of moisture heading towards Colorado Sunday. Let's hope it zeros in on the Basin. Getting a seriously big dump this time of year is common. As of now, the forecasted temps next week are mostly below freezing.

So, the single biggest factor impacting the closing of terrain will be warm temps. With possibly good snow Sunday and Monday and decreasing temps, I don't see much closing in the near future. We may see some short term avalanche closures if the storm materializes. Right now we still have good coverage with snow and cold temps coming our way. I think we will be into May before we see significant terrain shut down.

Afternoon Light

I love these long days. Kay and I skinned up after work this afternoon/evening. No headlamp required. The tour started with gray and gloomy skies. About 2/3 of the way the sun and some blue skies started popping out creating  very dramatic views. Looking around, the images were constantly changing as the clouds moved and the sun set. Very good way to finish the day at The Basin.

Need to get home to watch the Avs.

Afternoon Light

I love these long days. Kay and I skinned up after work this afternoon/evening. No headlamp required. The tour started with gray and gloomy skies. About 2/3 of the way the sun and some blue skies started popping out creating  very dramatic views. Looking around, the images were constantly changing as the clouds moved and the sun set. Very good way to finish the day at The Basin.

Need to get home to watch the Avs.