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Keep an eye on our home page we go live next week with best ski holiday available to New Zealand skiers, worth $15,000 and includes:

• Return flights ex Auckland through to Denver with Air New Zealand  for 2 adults
• Return transfers from Denver to Vail for 2 adults
• 8 nights in Vail for 2 adults
• 7 day Vail Resorts lift pass for 2 adults
• All airline taxes
• 10 days comprehensive snow holiday travel insurance

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Hi Lianne,
Had a great time and will send a better de-brief later when I catch up at work if you don’t hear by the end of next week remind me again.  Quickly - loved Winter Park a great resort but not a lot of eating places in the resort needed to go to town to get the restaurants, free buses made this easy enough though.  But skiing choice on the mountain is unbeatable we went to Copper for a day and would recommend WP over this now.  Accommodation was also great brand new and big enough for us would have loved the extra bedroom though would recommend this if it is on special again to add the extra room.   San Francisco was great what a fabulous city 4 days not enough and will be going back here again one day. 
Thanks for your help.
Jo & John

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!”

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN OPENS TOP TO BOTTOM

• Mammoth open top to bottom as of Friday, November 7
• Terrain available for all abilities for the weekend
• Mammoth remains the only ski resort open in California

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Clear skies started the day in Mammoth today, allowing skiers, snowboarders and resort employees the first look at conditions on the top of mountain. The recent storms left considerably more snow at Mammoth’s 11,053-foot summit, enabling the top to open this Friday.

Last weeks winter storm dumped up to 5 feet of snow at the top of Mammoth Mountain, the highest ski resort in California. The storm carried massive precipitation and high snow levels, leaving a thick blanket of snow on some of Mammoth’s most popular terrain. The Upper Panorama Gondola will open for the season Friday morning and all trails will be accessible from the top. Expert’s favorites like Dave’s Run, Cornice Bowl and Scotty’s all have good coverage and 3-5 feet of variable, wind packed snow.

“This is the best opening of the top in years,” stated Bill Cockroft, Mammoth’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Mammoth employee for over 30 years. In addition to terrain accessible from the top of the mountain, Mammoth will open Facelift Express (Chair 3) and Discovery Chair (Chair 11) for the weekend. With these additions Mammoth has terrain open for all ability levels.

Jamie Lokan - Mammoth Lakes Tourism

An overnight storm has dropped twenty four inches of snow at mid-mountain in Telluride, with more than three feet in the new Revelation Bowl, and it’s still snowing hard. The town is abuzz with excitement as conversations focus around favorite runs and epic days, and especially on the new terrain and improvements at the ski resort.

With the finishing touches recently completed in Revelation Bowl and the new lift ready for operation, the fresh snow is a great start for the season to come. Opening day is just three weeks away, and anticipation is at its height with Revelation now added to Black Iron Bowl and Palmyra Peak, opened mid-season last year.  “This storm has added a solid layer to the snowmaking already underway,” said CEO Dave Riley, “We’re looking forward to a great year, with new terrain, restaurants, howitzers, snowcats, hotels and air service to continue improving the guest experience in Telluride.”

from Patrick Rothe - Director of Sales - Telluride Ski & Golf