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Ski Traveller are excited to announce that we have prices for the Epic Season Pass and Epic 7 Day Pass for the 2011/12 season.

Valid at Vail - Beaver Creek - Keystone - Breckenridge - Arapahoe Basin - Heavenly - Northstar at Tahoe.

Epic Season Pass: Unlimited ski days for 2011/12 season.
ADULT:      US$629 (13 & older at the time of purchase)
CHILD:       US$319 (5 - 12 Years)

Epic 7 Day Pass:  Valid for 7 days at listed resorts
ADULT:      US$479 (13 & older at the time of purchase)
CHILD:       US$239 (5 - 12 Years)

- Unrestricted Dates
- You must purchase your Epic Season Pass or Epic 7 Day Pass from Ski Traveller by 30 May 2011, phone our specialists on 0800 11 22 99 or email us on info@skitraveller.co.nz

As if you weren’t fired up enough for the season, Breckenridge had 20 inches in the past 24 hours to get you itching for some mountain action. The T-Bar lift on Peak 8 opened 17 Nov and skiers and riders will be able to access North Bowl out to Forget-Me-Not as well as Contest and Horseshoe Bowls. Open terrain includes Duke’s, with access back to the Colorado SuperChair. Northstar and the Rocky Mountain SuperChair open 19 Nov. Nearly 600 acres and chair 6 will be up and running by Saturday 20 Nov.

Keystone are gearing up to open more terrain with eight inches of snowfall in the past 24 hours! The North Peak and Outback open Friday giving Keystone 604 acres with more terrain opening next week. It’s the earliest opening in Keystone history for the Outback, accessible via the Outpost Gondola. Current resort stats boast a 31″ base with more than two feet of snow falling in the last week, and with a Winter Storm Warning until Wednesday morning skiers and riders should look for more terrain openings as the week progresses.

Operations crews at Vail Mountain expanded their opening day plans to seven lifts and 550 acres of terrain. Both Lionshead and Vail Village bases open this Friday 19 Nov and with nearly a foot of new snow over the weekend at mid-mountain and snowmaking conditions prime for lower elevations.

A serious amount of snow blanketed the Rocky Mountains this past week - 13 inches have been reported in Vail, 11 inches in Breckenridge, 8 inches in Beaver Creek and almost 2 feet recorded on Keystone’s North Peak Mountain.   Heavenly Mountain was scheduled to begin making snow on Nov 1, but with the early season powder showing up on our front door, they fired up those bad boy snow guns as of Tuesday.  The Snow Gods are shining on us this season, we can feel it!

Vail Resorts 2009-2010 Epic Season Pass
* US$ 599 per Adult
* US$ 299 per Child
Book with Ski Traveller before 15 November 2009.
Unlimited skiing at Vail - Beaver Creek - Breckenridge - Keystone - Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and also at Heavenly in California.

You need to call us about the United Airilnes airfare to Denver ex Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch to Denver for approximately NZ$2100 including taxes.  We will package this will accommodation, transfers and lift passes.  Ski in Colorado for two weeks for under NZ$5000pp - you must buy this airfare before 30th of June 2009.

NZ toll free 0800 11 22 99
http://skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals
http://skitraveller.co.nz/usa/vail

We have a fantastic short life ski airfare to Colorado….you must purchase this airfare before the 30th of June 2009.
Ring Ski Traveller for more details, ski or snowboard in Colorado for under $5000 each for 2 weeks.

More information about this package:
http://skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals

NZ Toll Free 0800 11 22 99 

Vail Resorts have announced their opening dates already for the 2009-2010 ski season and we haven’t even started skiing in New Zealand yet. 

Vail Resorts mountains are: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly.  Your lift pass is also valid at Arapahoe Basin (close to Keystone).

Opening and Closing Dates for the 0910 Season

VailFriday, November 20, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 Beaver CreekWednesday, November 25, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 BreckenridgeThursday, November 12, 2009 through Sunday, April 18, 2010 KeystoneFriday, November 6, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 HeavenlyFriday, November 20, 2009 through Sunday, April 18, 2010

Hi Sarah

Just wanted to say what a wonderful job that you did.We didn’t give you the easiest trip to organize and everything within your control went like clockwork car’s passes and accommodation etc…

We had a real blast already got itchy feet with 2 days off the skis.We will definitely use you for our next trip.

Thank you again - Allan Family.

Hi Lianne,We’re all (Alice, Dave and myself) having a fantastic time over here in Brekenridge.  First of all thank you to you and Sarah for all of the great advice that you were able to provide for us with the planning of the trip.The skiing has been fantastic, and now there is more new snow forecast.  We all skied together yesterday across 3 of the peaks at Brekenridge, including heading up the Imperial Express which you get off at the elevation of 3,914m above sea level!!  Some amazing runs down from here, as well as heading into the Brekenridge back bowls to ski the steeps and let our edges glide us down the slopes.

It’s always great to hear right from the source our very own ”Ski Traveller” clients that are out in resorts experincing things first hand.

Ski Travellers first guest of the season is Dave who headed to Telluride in preparation for opening day the 27th November 2008.He has chosen to head to two fantastic areas in the US Telluride and will then be basing himself in Breckenridge Resort for 28 days!!. Dave will be emailing us from time to time so drop back by the Ski Traveller Blog to check on his adventures in Telluride and Breckenridge.

Here are some comments from Dave so far:
“Just done 1st day skiing. Runs very limited but its fun anyway… Its snowing as I write this.Its bloody high up here.I had one night in Denver ( mile high city ) then to here about 8000,ft, skiing at 10000.ft.I coped with the jet lag .But an extra day at say Denver would have been a good idea for this old fella .Altitude sickness = all day headaches etc …..(I sort of knew  but thought i was bomb proof.).”