What the Summer Holds for the 2010-2011 Ski Season

U.S. 2009-2010 Ski Season reports second best season in history

This year, snow reports were down but the winter sports enthusiasts kept the slopes busy in the U.S. this year. Reports show that there was an increase in skiers this season by 4.2 percent, making the 2009-2010 ski season the second best ski season in U.S. History.

Never Summer; Attend Ski/Snowboard Camp to satisfy that snow jones-ing

Mt. Hood, Parkdale, ORE. offers spring and summer ski and snowboard camps for all those Skiers and Snowboarders that refuse to let the summer sun melt their snow. The camp is situated in the Mt. Hood National Forest and offers 14 sessions of ski and snowboard activities including workshops on racing, freestyle and terrain parks for all ages. The camp caters to all ages and all the necessities needed for summer skiing can be found on the mountain.

Epic Ski Pass to include Argentina for 2010-2011 Ski Season

The Vail Resorts Epic Ski Pass has expanded for next year to include Las Lenas Resort, Argintina. The resort is open to all pass holders this summer as long as they book their trip in one of the four appointed hotels. The Epic Ski Pass already includes unlimited ski days at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, A-Basin and Heavenly, Calf.

Rock Mountain Railway to Become a Reality?

Rocky Mountain Rail Authority seeks to install a high speed rail network that would connect Denver to Vail, Colo., and Cheyenne Wyo. to Pueblo Colo. The cost of such an operation would be $20 to $40 billion that would only become profitable if tickets cost $40-$50.  The rail way would host trains that can go up to 300 mph, cutting skier drive times more than in half, but there is no telling if and when the system will become a reality.

Cinco-Cinco 5K Takes Racers Around the CSU Oval

On Saturday, May 1, 2010, the 17th Annual Cinco-Cinco 5K Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Run took place in Fort Collins, COLO. The race is held in honor of Gil Gutierrez, Obudsman at Colorado State University from 1969 to 1993, who was hit by a drunk driver while he was jogging in August of 1993.

The course stretches around the CSU campus and393 people came out to run, jog, or walk this year. Emily Hutson, Teresa O’Brien and Heather Wilhelm took to the course, not only to raise awareness of drunk driving, but simply for the fun of it.

Note: I know the Cinco-Cinco is off the topic of my beat, but I figure this 5K is the first of many races that will be taking place, in mountain towns or not, this summer.