jamesdeluxe
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- Jul 17, 2020
For the past few days, there had been a fair amount of chatter about a storm that was supposed to hit the I-70 areas on Thursday with anywhere from six to ten inches of snow. I made plans to ski everyone's old-school favorite, Loveland, but the storm took a late turn and ended up dropping nine inches on Breckenridge and eight on Keystone, while the mountains along the divide -- Loveland, A-Basin, Winter Park -- only reported three or four.
Given the day-ticket prices for the Vail Resorts, I stuck with my plan for Loveland and it worked out with lots of first tracks and low crowds. The trick was to hit lines where the wind had blown in snow over the refrozen base (it had been really warm here until yesterday's storm); otherwise, you'd be hitting a scratchy bottom. On the upper mountain, it certainly felt like more than three or four inches and even though the sun was blazing, it was midwinter cold -- couldn't have gotten out of the teens.
Waiting for the 9 am lift opening
First Run, Just Below Ptarmigan Roost
Me on Perfect Bowl
Zip Basin
Tickler Gulch
Zip Trail
Above The Eisenhower Tunnel
Looking West Over the Ridge at Keystone and Breckenridge
I'm a big fan of Loveland. Even though it's quite good-sized, you never get that industrial-tourism feel of the big mountains on the other side of the tunnel. There are no high-speed lifts and no safety bars on any of the chairs. If you're ever out here and want to try an anti-resort with a big convenience factor, Loveland is a great call.
Given the day-ticket prices for the Vail Resorts, I stuck with my plan for Loveland and it worked out with lots of first tracks and low crowds. The trick was to hit lines where the wind had blown in snow over the refrozen base (it had been really warm here until yesterday's storm); otherwise, you'd be hitting a scratchy bottom. On the upper mountain, it certainly felt like more than three or four inches and even though the sun was blazing, it was midwinter cold -- couldn't have gotten out of the teens.
Waiting for the 9 am lift opening
First Run, Just Below Ptarmigan Roost
Me on Perfect Bowl
Zip Basin
Tickler Gulch
Zip Trail
Above The Eisenhower Tunnel
Looking West Over the Ridge at Keystone and Breckenridge
I'm a big fan of Loveland. Even though it's quite good-sized, you never get that industrial-tourism feel of the big mountains on the other side of the tunnel. There are no high-speed lifts and no safety bars on any of the chairs. If you're ever out here and want to try an anti-resort with a big convenience factor, Loveland is a great call.
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