SUMMIT COUNTY — Despite an avalanche of gloomy economic news, ski-industry experts are still optimistic about the upcoming season, provided there’s plenty of powder.
  Looking at trends for the past 19 years, RRC Associates president Nolan Rosall said statistics show that skier and snowboard visits have been more dom­inated by snow quality, temperatures and timing […]

  Arapahoe Basin ski area will open on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive year it’s been first to kick off the nation’s ski season.
  With an 18-inch base, the intermediate High Noon run and some features of the High Divide Terrain Park will be open to visitors at 9 a.m, according to A-Basin spokes­woman Leigh […]

SUMMIT COUNTY — The con­ventional wisdom is that ski towns may hurt during economic down­turns but not as much as else­where. Still, edginess is evident in reports from across the West.
  In Steamboat Springs, reports the Pilot & Today, cash-buyers are asking for — and getting — dis­counts on properties as concern spreads about the […]