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Hi Lianne

We had a fantastic holiday thanks and came back with no injuries, so that was lucky!  I absolutely loved Disney California park, that would have been the highlight for me in LA, terrific rides.  Michael couldn’t quite handle the tower of terror ride and had to have a sleep at the first aid at Disneyland on new years eve!  The only negative about LA was the Disneyland Express.  We missed it because it came 10 minutes early and so we had to catch a shuttle, luckily we made it to the airport and our shuttle (all to ourselves, not Super Shuttle) was cheaper than Disneyland Express without all the faffing around.  

We absolutely loved Denver, very glad we stayed there.  The Doubletree hotel in Denver is superb, with free pick up from the airport, which was great and the staff were very helpful.  Cherry Creek mall is an excellent shopping spot, I managed to blow a heap of cash there at the sales.  It is about a $15 cab ride from the double tree and well worth it.  At the nearby shopping complex that Doubletree run a free shuttle to there is a fabulous restaurant called something like Jim and Nicks bbq, it might be a chain restaurant but I have never seen it anywhere else is the States.  Anyway, highly recommend that restaurant to eat at. 

Copper was our favourite resort of the two, in fact I don’t think either of us would go back to Winter park.   Copper was fantastic.  We had 15 inches of powder overnight at one point and it was a lot of fun.  They also have the beeline advantage which was good, and would be even better if you were there when it was busy.  We were in Copper One so basically right next to the American Eagle, really convenient.  It was fabulous having kitchen facilities, we cooked most nights.   

The winter park accommodation was really fabulous, especially the hot tub, but founders pointe is too far away from the mountain so you had a bit of a hike with all the gear.  The best thing about winter park resort was the free on demand shuttle they provide that will take you anywhere you want to go.   Winter Park itself was windy almost the whole time, in fact I got caught in a blizzard at one stage because they didn’t close the highest lift quick enough, that was unpleasant.  On our last day there though we had a blue sky day and it was beautiful up the top then.  Unfortunately though the snow quality at Winter Park was poor, by our last day there it was absolute rubbish, almost as bad as Turoa on a bad day.  They simply didn’t get enough new snow.  Also, Winter Park is hopeless for snowboarding.  I think they actually need to warn people that it is NOT a snowboarder’s mountain.  Constant flat long traverses are a killer and there are way way too many mogul runs.  Even for skiing there were too many mogul runs.  I actually changed to skiing for pretty much the whole time I was at winter park because it was just too much effort to snowboard (especially at high altitude, it is pretty hard to get around). San Francisco was undoubtedly a major highlight.  What a beautiful city, we only wished we had more time there.  The Handlery is quaint, and I enjoyed staying in Union Square (fabulous Niketown store). 

So everything went very smoothly except for the minor hiccup with the Disneyland Express.  Thanks for doing such a great job organising the trip.
 

Kind Regards

Joanne

Greetings from Aspen/Snowmass, 

It was another snow and sun filled weekend in Aspen/Snowmass!  We had the Colorado Freeride Competition on our very own Snowmass this weekend.  The competition brings in the best freeskiers and boarders from all over the world to drop huge cliffs and show their skills in skiing technical powder lines.  The results were some huge lines, big drops, and some great spills.  The two-day competition combines two venues, the Hanging Valley Headwall and the Burnside Cliffs, both on Snowmass.  The snow was deep and fluffy and allowed the athletes to push their limits!  If you have clients that are looking for the steep and deep, we definitely have tons here in Aspen/Snowmass.  Here is a great shot of one of the amazing athletes. 

Thanks, 

Chace Dillon

International Sales

Aspen Skiing Company

TELLURIDE, CO. February 10, 2009 - Nearly a foot and a half of snow has blanketed the Telluride Ski Area in the past 36 hours, including an whopping 10 inches (25 cm) which greeted the top of the ski area this morning.

“After a record setting start to the season and continuing storms rolling through, Telluride boasts some of the best conditions in ski country,” said Dave Riley, chief operating officer at the Telluride Ski Resort, “and with our new Revelation Bowl and incredible ‘inbounds backcountry’ terrain, Telluride is truly unmatched in North America.”

Telluride and the San Juan Mountains are currently under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service. Snow showers started Sunday afternoon, with snow continuing throughout the week. The current storm cycle brought 10” (25 cm) overnight and 16” (41 cm) in the last 48 hours. A 66-inch (168 cm) mountain base was reported with epic powder conditions as of 7 am this morning.

The National Weather Service is reporting a series of Pacific storms to continue to bring snow to the mountains the entire week, with chances of precipitation Wednesday night through the weekend.

Since the resort opened on November 26th, more than 17 feet (518 cm) of snow has fallen in Telluride, with 205 inches (521 cm) total. 

“Telluride is priming up for a terrific President’s Weekend,” said Matt Skinner, executive director of sales and marketing for the resort.  “With these great conditions, there is no better time to book a ski vacation in Telluride!”

Hi Lianne - just a quick email to let you know we had a great time at Copper - so thanks very much for all your help.  The snow and mountain facilites realy worked well for our family, the apartment was flash - oh, and we were lucky enough to get an upgrade on the flight to San Fran - so slept lying down - fantastic! 
Cheers, Jenny P

Hey Sarah,

Not long into Steamboat springs.Was dark when we got here at 7.30pm after 8hr drive, lots of roads closed but we sneaked in.

Condo is outstanding.Checked out local bar.7″of snow today. 20″ expected tonight.

Insane!!!!

Malcolm

Check out the skier on Aspen mountain (it’s me)….

Chase Dillion
Aspen Skiing Company

check out this photo taken yesterday in Aspen….so much snow!

Greetings from Aspen/Snowmass, 

We received 19 inches (46 cm) yesterday and another storm is coming this way!  We have unbelievable early season snow here in Aspen/Snowmass and the skiing has been awesome!  Yesterday was surely only the first powder day of many more to come.  Here are a few pictures from yesterday……
Chace Dillion - Aspen Skiing Company

TELLURIDE, Colo. (December 9, 2008) -A huge winter storm hit the San Juan Mountains, leaving a blue sky morning with 17 fresh inches of snow. Mountain crews are reporting 14 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours bringing our 48 hour storm total to 17 inches.

“This huge storm has Telluride in a great mood and ski conditions are fantastic,” said Matt Skinner, executive director of sales & marketing for the Telluride Ski Resort. “The new Revelation Bowl will be opening in the coming days as the most anticipated event of the year.”

Situated amidst the grandest 13,000 and 14,000 ft. peaks in the country, Telluride is the perfect winter wonderland getaway. Guests flying to the Telluride Ski Resort have two airport options: Montrose or Telluride.

Here is a rare event me on a snowboard!    I usually try snowboarding once every other year and only when the snow is nice and soft.   I have decided to actually  learn the sport this season and on Monday December 1^st  conditions were perfect  at Copper,  the snow was  soft (mid-February condition)  everywhere on the mountain and surprisingly I only had a few  hard falls and could still get out of bed on Tuesday morning. 

Roger Markel
Director of International Sales & Emerging Markets