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Second women's downhill added to Birds of Prey races in December
1+ week, 4+ day ago (325+ words) News News | May 14, 2026 Organizers announced last week that a'second'women's'downhill'race'has been added to the'2026 Birds of Prey World Cup'Dec. 3-13. The addition expands the women's race weekend'to three events, including'two downhills and a super-G. Combined with the four men's races the previous…...
Snowmass nominated for Cond" Nast's Best Ski Resort
1+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) News News | May 12, 2026 Voting is open for the Cond" Nast Traveler 2026 Readers" Choice Awards, where Snowmass is a contender for Best Ski Resort. "Snowmass is such an incredible place to live, work, play, and visit, so to be recognized as…...
Aspen Snowmass introduces new Pass options for 2026/27 winter season
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1258+ words) News News | Apr 8, 2026 While the familiar Alpine 2-Day Pass and the Premier Pass are being offered per usual " along with the recently announced Ikon Base Pass " they're joined by a Flex Pass option and a Weekday Pass option that are…...
PHOTOS: Last call for Snowmass as ski and snowboard season ends early due to poor conditions
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) News News | Apr 5, 2026 Snowmass Ski Area became the third local mountain "plus Sunlight " to close up shop early this winter, as Easter Sunday brought an end to its ski season. This included a version of the annual closing party on…...
Dozens of trails remain closed at major Colorado ski mountains as spring break kicks off amid hot, dry winter
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1022+ words) News | Mar 13, 2026 As the spring break holiday kicks into high gear, most of Colorado's major ski resorts have yet to open all of their terrain. With week-long vacations at schools around the country and Colorado's snowpack nearing its peak, March…...
Colorado ski towns see "strong" decline in spring break bookings due to low-snowfall season, market study shows
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1281+ words) News | Mar 12, 2026 Fewer families are booking spring break vacations to Colorado resort destinations, as weaker-than-normal ski conditions cause drops in reservations made later in the year. Amid the potential for a lower-revenue spring break tourism season, some Western Slope ski…...
Alterra announces Ikon Pass prices for 2026-27 that are about 5% higher than last year
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (503+ words) News | Mar 5, 2026 Alterra Mountain Co. has announced Ikon Pass pricing for the 2026-27 winter season on Thursday. Ikon Passes will go on sale Thursday, March 12, according to a news release from Alterra. Prices for the full Ikon Pass will start at…...
Aspen Snowmass celebrates season's highest seven-day total
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (122+ words) News | Feb 19, 2026 Both'Snowmass and Aspen Highlands recorded'18'inches'in the last'48 hours as of Thursday.'The 24-hour snowfall totals were 10 inches on Aspen Mountain, 8 inches on Aspen Highlands, 9 inches on Buttermilk, and 8 inches on Snowmass. The images of'Lindsey Vonn'down on the…...
Olympics: Men's halfpipe skiing qualifier postponed due to weather; Irving leads US women
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (685+ words) News | Feb 19, 2026 Aspen's Alex Ferreira and the rest of the men were forced to wait on their 2026 Winter Olympic debut while Winter Park's Svea Irving led the U. S. women as halfpipe skiing got underway with qualifying on Thursday in Livigno. The…...
16-year-old Frisco snowboarding phenom misses podium on sluggish women's slopestyle course that proved difficult
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (551+ words) News | Feb 19, 2026 On the sport's biggest stage, the game became less about thrilling and more about surviving." The women's snowboard slopestyle finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics didn't offer much progression or show off the biggest tricks the top…...