A-Basin's Pali's Ptich Vol 9 2007-2008

The Inside Scoop to the Buzz at the Basin

MOUNTAIN UPDATE

We’re still 100% open and the skiing is still as great as it has been all season. Pali, Zuma and the Eastwall are still all open! I know other ski areas are closing or closed and that is because only the strong survive (elevation also helps!) There is so much going on around here I don’t know what to tell you about first. We have everything from endurance races to the annual Brew Pubs Festival to the amazing spring skiing!

Spring in the Rocky Mountains

It’s Springtime in Colorado, and there’s no better time to be heading to the slopes for some great skiing, snowboarding, and Spring celebrations. With Spring festivals happening all over the Rocky Mountains you’re sure to find something fun no matter where you go.
Click over to the Events section at Colorado Ski Country USA for the full calendar of what’s on tap here in Colorado this Spring. Also be sure and check out some of the great deals accompanying these exciting events on the Hot Deals page.
We’ll see you on the slopes!

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A Wooly Easter

Can you believe that Easter weekend is just around the corner? It’s going to be a great weekend to head up to the slopes with some friends for a little break from the city life while still in the Colorado sunshine. So why are you hesitating? You don’t want to deal with the I-70 drive? Boy are you lucky then because I have a great solution to help with that. Saturday morning on March 22nd there will be an excellent carpooling event being put on by SkiCarpool.org and Colorado Ski Country USA happening at the Wooly Mammoth Park & Ride lot.

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Better Skiing: Video Quick Fix

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
Need a quick fix for your skiing? Try video taping your skiing. Most people have not seen themselves ski. They rely solely on how they feel to determine if they are skiing well.

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Better Skiing: NASTAR Racing

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
Are you competitive? Do you want to ski faster? The NASTAR race course is a closed course where you can ski as fast as possible. It’s a great way to improve your skills.

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Better Skiing: Women's Skis

Happy Leap Day everyone and welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
If you’re a female skier you know that buying equipment in the past has been a trying ordeal. Now equipment manufacturers are not just changing the graphics on men’s equipment to suit women but are actually re-engineering skis and boots to accommodate the difference in a woman’s anatomy.

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Better Skiing: Skiing on Ice

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
You’ve had a great day skiing so far on good conditions; Then you break for lunch or try to get one more run in at the end of the day. You now have to ski that high traffic run where the snow is scraped and hard. Usually it’s a hard man-made base to hold up to the heavy traffic. Let’s face it – it’s icy.

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Better Skiing: Tree Skiing

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
Where do you ski when it has been days since the last storm? I head for the trees because they act as a canopy which protects the snow from the sun and the wind. Glades and tight trees are my favorite.

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The 33rd Annual Wells Fargo Cup

What a great event the Wells Fargo Cup is every year. Bringing together world-class disabled ski racers, Denver celebrities, and amateur skiers and snowboarders of all abilities for a weekend (March 1st & 2nd) to benefit the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), founded right here in Denver. Competitors in the Frontier Cup, a Pro Am race, assemble a team of five friends, family members or co-workers to compete on the slopes of Winter Park for cash prizes and bragging rights.

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Better Skiing: Tune-Up

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
Tune ups. You know – that process where the edges on your skis are sharpened and the base is waxed. I hate that term “tune up!” It should be called mandatory maintenance. If you want your skis to perform, that’s what it is – Mandatory Maintenance.

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