Aspen Mountain to Open Early for the Weekend of November 16-17

         Snowmass and Aspen Mountain to Open Daily for the Season November 23

Early Season Snow Allows Both Mountains to Open Before the Scheduled Thanksgiving Day Opening

Aspen/Snowmass, CO., November 10, 2013 – Aspen Mountain will open for the weekend Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17, twelve days earlier than the scheduled opening on Thanksgiving Day. Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will be open daily for the season on Saturday, November 23, five days before the scheduled opening.

 

Early season snow and cold temperatures have allowed crews to work around the clock and get the mountains ready. Aspen Mountain will open with top-to-bottom skiing down both the Spar Gulch and Copper Bowl sides of the mountain. Skiers and riders will enjoy more than 200 acres of terrain, 3,267 of vertical on an 18 inch base. The Silver Queen Gondola and Ajax Express Chair will be open as will the Sundeck and Ajax Tavern.

New Snow in Colorado!!

Q: When should I travel to get the best deal?

A: NOW!!!  The early season snow is looking VERY promising this season, so let's get you on it ASAP. However, if you can't, then...

Avoid school vacations! Early December and early April will give you the biggest bang for your buck.  However, there are great deals from early January until mid-February and then again in early March.  Mid-week stays can be cost-effective, too. Try and stay for at least 4-nights, for further discounts. (and more FUN!)

Q: When is the best time to book my next snow vacation?

A:  Now!!! As soon as you know your schedule and how many people are traveling.  Lodging choices at the snow resorts are not abundant like beach resorts and do sell out quickly.  Also, there are lots of 'early booking' discounts.  Last, if you need to cancel, penalties are minimal with advanced notice; so there's lots to gain and little to lose by planning early.

The staff at Snow Sport Vacations has found the final snow seeking hold-outs; savoring one of the few and last places to make some turns in North America in August.  See them 'tearing it up' on Mt. Hood, Oregon.  Now, would this be the end of snow season 2012-13, or the beginning of snow season 2013-14???

Thinking about snow in summer

Today I spoke with a woman from Texas who is already thinking about skiing… She says its 104 degrees and the mosquitoes are the size of small cars.  She said envies me for getting to be in Vail today, where the temperature is 70.  We talk about her plans to visit several ski resorts this coming winter and how she enjoys the freedom that the Epic Pass now provides; giving her the opportunity to visit ski areas in Colorado, California, and Utah.  I find it intriguing that folks from the warmer climates gather their enthusiasm for their upcoming snow vacation as a form of mental escape from the heat. 

It won’t be long now… school is starting, leaves are changing, jackets are being pulled from our closets. We all wonder if it will be a ‘good’ snow year.  We hope so, but we can’t control that so there’s no point in dwelling, but instead just aligning with optimism. Even a little snow makes it do-able, and the surroundings so beautiful.

Anticipating winter, each of us in our own way…

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Aspen X Games 2013