dlague
Active member
LOVELAND
Conditions: PP and compressed powder from melting/rain
Trip Report:
With it being the last weekend for Loveland we decided to ski there for $38 with a season pass from any mountain. Son was $30. On the way we had varying weather conditions from rain and sun to hail the higher up we got. When we arrived it was sunny and in the 40s. We skied for about 2.5 hours before going in for lunch. The runs were very nice and carved perfectly. Bumps were soft and well spaced on the runs we skied off Chair 1. We skied several runs off Ptarmigan and then hit a few low angle glades off Chair 6. When we headed to Ptarmigan it got cloudy and started snowing but on the other side of the Continental Divide the clouds were dark and it was thundering with occasional sightings of lightning. They had closed down Chair 9. Areas that previously had powder had gotten compacted due to melting then refreezing but skied well and was pretty solid. Before heading in for lunch it was snowing chunks that reminded me of dipping dots. Even had the same texture.
After lunch we skied Ptarmigan some more nice chutes there and a nice glade run that parallels the lift. We then skied Chair 6 and then off Chair 1 when we noticed Chair 9 was open but we were beat by then from skiing bumps.
The entire ski area was covered and looked like mid winter. They reported 91% open. The parking lot was not that full and the trails were generally wide open.
Sad to see them close with 1630 acres still skiable. But they are required to close due to bird migratory patterns. Lame!
My wife had a bad head cold but wanted to ski on Mother's Day weekend. She is a trooper! Overall it was a great day and we were stoked about skiing in May and limited to one else trail. Now we will be off to A Basin for skiing into June!
http://arapahoebasin.blogspot.com/2016/05/june-5-or-longer.html?m=1
Conditions: PP and compressed powder from melting/rain
Trip Report:
With it being the last weekend for Loveland we decided to ski there for $38 with a season pass from any mountain. Son was $30. On the way we had varying weather conditions from rain and sun to hail the higher up we got. When we arrived it was sunny and in the 40s. We skied for about 2.5 hours before going in for lunch. The runs were very nice and carved perfectly. Bumps were soft and well spaced on the runs we skied off Chair 1. We skied several runs off Ptarmigan and then hit a few low angle glades off Chair 6. When we headed to Ptarmigan it got cloudy and started snowing but on the other side of the Continental Divide the clouds were dark and it was thundering with occasional sightings of lightning. They had closed down Chair 9. Areas that previously had powder had gotten compacted due to melting then refreezing but skied well and was pretty solid. Before heading in for lunch it was snowing chunks that reminded me of dipping dots. Even had the same texture.
After lunch we skied Ptarmigan some more nice chutes there and a nice glade run that parallels the lift. We then skied Chair 6 and then off Chair 1 when we noticed Chair 9 was open but we were beat by then from skiing bumps.
The entire ski area was covered and looked like mid winter. They reported 91% open. The parking lot was not that full and the trails were generally wide open.
Sad to see them close with 1630 acres still skiable. But they are required to close due to bird migratory patterns. Lame!
My wife had a bad head cold but wanted to ski on Mother's Day weekend. She is a trooper! Overall it was a great day and we were stoked about skiing in May and limited to one else trail. Now we will be off to A Basin for skiing into June!
http://arapahoebasin.blogspot.com/2016/05/june-5-or-longer.html?m=1
