Yesterday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued 12 pages of COVID-19 guidance for Colorado’s ski areas and resorts. The guidance covers everything from chairlift and gondola lines to employee housing. Recognizing that the caseload and incidence of the novel coronavirus is different from county-to-county and ski town-to-ski town, all Colorado ski areas […]
Skiing in Colorado
Sunlight’s East Ridge Expansion: Visionary New Terrain
This post was originally scheduled for mid-March, but I delayed it after the shut-downs began. The leading paragraphs may seem a bit quaint at this moment, but when “normal” returns, I still believe that small resorts, like Sunlight, are reinvigorating our favorite winter sports. Please check at the bottom of this post for specific updates […]
Challenge Aspen and My Best Day on the Hill
Adaptive skiing and snowboarding programs serve adults and children across North America and throughout the world. For more information and adaptive sports programs listed by state, visit Disabled Sports USA. By Rich Silver We hopped off the chair lift on what was another beautiful Colorado ski day. Heading down the mountain in front of me […]
Abandoned. A Film Exploring Three Lost Colorado Ski Areas
If you’re at all sentimental, grab some tissues then click “play.” Abandoned is a new film from The Road West Traveled, a Colorado-based adventure production company. It’s a beautifully shot, amply researched, nostalgic look at three “lost” ski areas on Colorado’s Front Range. Featuring Geneva Basin, Berthoud Pass and Cuchara Mountain Resort, Abandoned includes interviews with those […]
Take Another Look at Skiing Keystone Resort (Colorado)
“You’re going to laugh,” my husband said, laughing himself as he sipped coffee on a recent weekend morning. “I really had a great time at Keystone last Sunday.” I laughed. For the past few years, we’ve skied Keystone at least once or twice a ski season and we always enjoy it. Keystone is a big […]