paul@hpfclp.UUCP (paul) (11/26/84)
Just a short note about ski conditions at some Colorado resorts over
Thanksgiving. In a nutshell, not great but still fun. Most of the
Dillon area resorts (Copper Mountain, Keystone, Breckenridge) are
surviving with their snowmaking. As a result, only beginner and
intermediate runs are open, and the more challenging intermediates have
grass and rocks throughout. The cruiser blue runs were fun in the
morning, but by the afternoon they had iced up appreciably. New snow is
needed badly. Neither the A nor B lift at Copper was open, and I heard
Keystone's new North Peak area referred to as Gouge Peak.
Lots of people were skiing. I heard this was somewhat a result of the
Broncos - Packers Monday Night Football game in September, when Mile
High was blanketed with snow. Apparently, ski reservations after that
avalanched (pun intended). I just heard on the radio that this was the
best ever Thanksgiving for the resorts - all reported increased skiier
traffic over last's years holiday.
Well, I think I'll stick to cross country skiing until better snow
arrives at the ski areas.
Paul Beiser
Hewlett-Packard Ft. Collins, Colorado
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