More than 970 acres of terrain open thanks to snowstorm The Breakdown Keystone Copper Loveland Breckenridge A-Basin 14 lifts running 9 lifts running 5 lifts running 6 lifts running 4 lifts running 17 trails open 21 trails open 11 trails open 8 trails open 7 trails open 245 skiable acres 240 skiable acres 191 skiable acres 186 skiable acres […]

Winter burst blankets Summit County

Sammy “the snow lion” – Ancestry
Sammy carries a long line of ancestry. As a snow lion he lives in a long line of noble snow lines. Early on in Snow Lion’s history, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave Snow Lion a mission: to publish books from all the spiritual traditions of Tibet. More specifically, he suggested that Snow Lion publish translations […]

Downhill toward hope in Summit County
Orlando Gill lost his right leg in 2004 when a rocket-propelled grenade tore through his body. The U.S. Army sergeant was devastated. Dark thoughts filled his mind. It was the end of his second tour in Iraq, but it felt bigger than that. It felt like the end of hope. “When I first got to […]

Copper Mountain celebrates 40th anniversary
Copper Mountain Resort celebrates its 40th season this weekend with discounted lift tickets ($40 of course) and a ‘far-out anniversary bash.’ Revelers are encouraged to bust out the ’70s threads (and lingo) and show up ready to ski and party. The weekend In true Copper style, the 1972 vibe will be rolling all weekend, […]
Vail Resorts purchases two Midwest ski areas
To reach the large Midwestern market of skiers and snowboarders, Vail Resorts announced Thursday the addition of two Midwest ski areas: Afton Alps and Mount Brighton. What’s more, Summit locals with the Epic Pass, Epic Local, Summit Value and Epic-7-day have instant access at the newest ski areas. As part of the acquisition, Vail Resorts […]

Sammy “the snow lion” – BIO
ammy was born in Australia 1991 and came to America looking for the perfect place to be a ski bum. He landed in Summit County and quickly realized that he needed a job to support his boarding. Rocky Mountain Resort Management was glad to hire him and make him our new mascot. VISIT SAMMY’s PAGE Sammy is […]




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