Tag: Skiing

Powder Addiction Skiing on Jones Pass We had day number two with Powder Addiction on Jones pass this week.  It was supposed to be day number four but a good bout of pink eye and an avalanche on US Highway 40 has postponed the other two trips.  The group that went up this time was full of Winter Park locals, a father-son W...

Pole Creek Moonlight Snowshoe What a great way to spend a Saturday Night: on the links of Pole Creek Golf Club with skis on your feet and the moon lighting the ground below. Pole Creek Golf Club had their first, of hopefully many, moonlight snow shoe and ski events this past Saturday night and the event was fantastic.  Show up...

Powder Addiction Cat Skiing in Winter Park, CO Winter Park, Colorado has a new skiing operation.  The folks at Grand Adventure, the snowmobile guides and rentals operation, are opening Powder Addiction snow cat skiing tours.  Powder Addiction will offer guided Cat Skiing on Jones Pass in Clear Creek County. Jones Pass is ...

I thought this old ski brochure for Winter Park was cool.  Look at the prices $5.00 for a day of skiing in 1968.  The lodging prices are very nice too!  $20.00 to $28.00 for two people at Beaver’s.  They were even having fashion shows there.  It really must have been a hoot.  Check out the trail map.&n...

In the Alice in Wonderland area of the resort (accessed by Looking Glass and Prospector Lifts), there is a run called “Jack Kendrick” which actually was a guy that pioneered the first powered rope tow in 1937 on Berthoud Pass. On the left side of the run are beginner jumps even though they look massive when you ski up to them. ...

Extreme skiing and boarding Looking for some extreme skiing/jumping? Try the Dark Territory in the Railyard Park.  You have to get a special pass to enter (yes, you have to buy it – bummer) and watch a mandatory video.  Go to Showcase Snowboards on the 1st floor of the Zephyr Mountain Lodge to get the pass and watch th...

Below Sarah has posted a perfect ski day as an intermediate.  Here is my perfect day trying to push yourself hard enough to get some sore legs tomorrow and the right to quaff a few down tonight.  It all starts at the Zephyr lift at the Winter Park side of the hill because I’m a little spoiled and like the s...