Copper Mountain, Winter Park Colorado Skiing Update, StarDate 01:18:2013

[Click on photos to enlarge if you like, then use your browser's Back function to return to the post.  All photos taken with an iPhone5.] Winter is in full swing.  Who needs snow?! As you can see there IS snow.  Christmas storms were moderately generous.  'More' ski runs are open and skiing is 'better' though …

Early Season Skiing, Arapahoe Basin and Copper Mountain, Summit County Colorado

If it wasn't for snowmaking there wouldn't be any skiing at all yet this 2012-2013 ski season.  But there is snowmaking.  A friend gave me a free pass to Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and I used it on 31 October, Halloween Day.  It was my earliest start in a very very long time.  (Click on …