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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
I think you might be thinking of April, not May. Most of the majors in Colorado close, regardless of conditions, sometime in April. AAAAARRRRGGHGHHHH! Er, yes. April. The month that follows March. Hi, I'm an idiot. I get my wedding date confused with May, too. How embarrassing. OK, now it's clear what you're talking about. Most CO areas are on National Forest Service land, and are required to close around mid-April, regardless of how much snow they have. Chester Crocker's site shows that Telluride had a high year, Aspen and Snowmass had above-average years, A-Basin and the other Summit County areas had a below-average year, and Vail had a low year. They only got 189" total! So, it looks like your intuition is right. But it *is* true that A-Basin closed in July. Don't they usually? Dave |
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Dave Stallard wrote:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: I think you might be thinking of April, not May. Most of the majors in Colorado close, regardless of conditions, sometime in April. OK, now it's clear what you're talking about. Most CO areas are on National Forest Service land, and are required to close around mid-April, regardless of how much snow they have. I am not so sure how true that is. Some years ago, I recall having a great snow year, and some areas extended their seasons. I think now days, the areas DON'T WANT to extend their season. As the weather gets warmer, the skier numbers fall. Also, most of the areas near Denver sell those super cheap season passes. The areas are not going to be selling many lift tix (unlike the old days). These days near Denver it is more about the income they can get, rather than their snow depth and what the Forest Service will let 'em do. Hell, my Beloved Loveland closes a week before Moms day, where in the past Moms day was closing day. That doesn't sound like an FS issue, it sounds more like a $$ issue. But it *is* true that A-Basin closed in July. Don't they usually? Well, back when Ullr used to stop by Colorado. The way things are going for my Beloved Loveland this year, I don't think there will be a need to hang my stocking this year as I don't think HE will be passing through CO this year either. Sam "Still waiting for a double digit snow report" Seiber |
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