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News
Week Ahead: The Final Countdown
Yesterday killed half the remaining resorts. Colorado has exactly one week left. Mammoth's having its own private winter. And Vail's pass sales hangover has officially begun.
Apr 27, 20266 min readweek-ahead, spring-skiing, closing-dates, mammoth, a-basin, copper, vail, pass-sales, prediction-markets, april-2026
News
Week Ahead: Vail Closes Wednesday. The Lights Are Going Out.
The biggest ski resort in Colorado is calling it quits 11 days early. Just 7 resorts remain statewide -- and the numbers are dropping fast everywhere.
Apr 6, 20266 min readweek-ahead, closures, vail, spring-skiing, april-2026, colorado, utah, pnw, california, mammoth, season-end
Storm Tracking
Colorado's Biggest Storm of the Season Lands Tuesday
2+ feet on the peaks, avalanche danger at extreme levels, and finally some relief for a drought-stricken season.
Feb 16, 20264 min readstorms, colorado, powder, weather, avalanche, vail, aspen, breckenridge, winter park
Lift & Infrastructure
Gondola One: Vail Dropped $20 Million on a Lift and It Was Actually Worth It
A deep dive into the numbers, engineering, and impact of Vail's flagship gondola.
Jan 20, 20269 min readvail, gondola, doppelmayr, lift-upgrade