Ski Season 2024/2025

[LonghornJones 835]

I second Copper by way of the route below. So beautiful, and you avoid I-70.

 

[Chewbacca 7730]

On 11/8/2024 at 8:13 AM, LonghornJones said:

I was not familiar with Silverton. I had to look it up. That's even more desolate and difficult to get to than Wolf Creek.

Silverton is truly an experts only mountain.  Friend of mine went there.  She spent the second half of the day crying in the car because it was too stressful for her even though she is a fantastic skier.

[7KHorn 2620]

On 11/10/2024 at 10:56 AM, Frank Drebin said:

My uncle sent these from his house in Santa Fe yesterday.  

From my back deck, fair amount has melted by now. 

[ftf82 485]

On 11/11/2024 at 10:53 AM, CoTex said:

Thinking about doing it again a day or two after Christmas - head to an I-70 destination.  I'm looking for tips, stories, interesting things to see, and ways to pass the long drive across Texas.

Any of the mountains in Colorado or New Mexico are going to be a shitshow with crowds the week between Christmas and New Year. Twenty years ago we decided to start doing Christmas in Angel Fire when my kids were young. We would drive out the week before though. No crowds at all the week before (although sometimes the snow wasn't all that great, but hey it's New Mexico). Wake up Christmas morning and open presents and then ski Christmas Day afternoon. Now it's a family tradition and my kids want to do it with their kids when they are old enough to ski. Highly recommend that approach if it works with your schedule.

[Chewbacca 7730]

42 minutes ago, ftf82 said:

Any of the mountains in Colorado or New Mexico are going to be a shitshow with crowds the week between Christmas and New Year. Twenty years ago we decided to start doing Christmas in Angel Fire when my kids were young. We would drive out the week before though. No crowds at all the week before (although sometimes the snow wasn't all that great, but hey it's New Mexico). Wake up Christmas morning and open presents and then ski Christmas Day afternoon. Now it's a family tradition and my kids want to do it with their kids when they are old enough to ski. Highly recommend that approach if it works with your schedule.

And then GTFO the morning of the 26th.  This is the way. I've driven to Denver on the 26th several times.

[ftf82 485]

7 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

And then GTFO the morning of the 26th.  This is the way. I've driven to Denver on the 26th several times.

Exactly what we do and forgot to mention it in my post. Seeing the long line of Suburbans with Thules heading NW up US 84 as we drive home on the day after Christmas was also an ftf82 family tradition.

[Chewbacca 7730]

3 minutes ago, ftf82 said:

Exactly what we do and forgot to mention it in my post. Seeing the long line of Suburbans with Thules heading NW up US 84 as we drive home on the day after Christmas was also an ftf82 family tradition.

For me it's the westbound traffic jam on I-70 at Floyd Hill.

[Vegas64 669]

On 11/12/2024 at 2:51 PM, ftf82 said:

Any of the mountains in Colorado or New Mexico are going to be a shitshow with crowds the week between Christmas and New Year. Twenty years ago we decided to start doing Christmas in Angel Fire when my kids were young. We would drive out the week before though. No crowds at all the week before (although sometimes the snow wasn't all that great, but hey it's New Mexico). Wake up Christmas morning and open presents and then ski Christmas Day afternoon. Now it's a family tradition and my kids want to do it with their kids when they are old enough to ski. Highly recommend that approach if it works with your schedule.

We've done Angel Fire a lot (young kids and grandkids - toddler/tots age) and Santa Fe too. Usually that was NYE and not Christmas.

That said, we are doing Thanksgiving week this year (opening week) somewhere in New Mexico, maybe Red River. Will let you know how the snow is in late November in N.New Mexico.

[texasdago 7553]

12 hours ago, Vegas64 said:

We've done Angel Fire a lot (young kids and grandkids - toddler/tots age) and Santa Fe too. Usually that was NYE and not Christmas.

That said, we are doing Thanksgiving week this year (opening week) somewhere in New Mexico, maybe Red River. Will let you know how the snow is in late November in N.New Mexico.

Looks cold enough to be making snow on top of existing natural snow.  I think another round is coming maybe next week?

Taos has started the bootpacking process on their runs to get them ready for more snow.  

[Vegas64 669]

1 minute ago, texasdago said:

Looks cold enough to be making snow on top of existing natural snow.  I think another round is coming maybe next week?

Taos has started the bootpacking process on their runs to get them ready for more snow.  

Thanks I’ve never skied opening day so early in the season. This will be a new experience, for sure.

[texasdago 7553]

1 minute ago, Vegas64 said:

Thanks I’ve never skied opening day so early in the season. This will be a new experience, for sure.

I've never skied opening day anywhere but always see long ass lines.  That said, Red River does not seem to be the kind of mountain that can support long lines.  Where are people coming from?  Its not like the I-70 mountains.  Whatever... turns are turns and holidays in the mountains are awesome!

[Vegas64 669]

3 minutes ago, texasdago said:

I've never skied opening day anywhere but always see long ass lines.  That said, Red River does not seem to be the kind of mountain that can support long lines.  Where are people coming from?  Its not like the I-70 mountains.  Whatever... turns are turns and holidays in the mountains are awesome!

Honestly no idea. We always go to Copper mountain during spring break. I literally just google searched and most placed weren’t open until December and red river was the only mountain I saw opening last week of November….