Tag: Wyoming

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Looking at 2025

I’ve pretty much skied everywhere in Colorado except Ski Hesperus (closed last season and 24/25), Lee’s Hill in Ouray and Lake City’s town owned ski hill. I’ll probably get the last 2 this year. I need to make a special trip to Cuchara too.

My favorite areas are Wolf Creek, Powderhorn and A-Basin. These for sure are on the short list.

Next? I think Wyoming is next. I’ve never skied Jackson Hole. I’ve got a plan for this later on this season. New Mexico is soon, too. I have 2 days at Taos and they got hammered early. If the snow gods continue to favor them, I’ll be there for sure.

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Projects

“Project Logic”

Projects for Life

As the world shut down due to Covid-19, I took advantage of the extra time to plan for the future. Some of the most enjoyable periods of my life have been when I was working on completing some sort of plan. I’d sometimes joke that it was a useless endeavor towards an insignificant goal. The truth was, it was less about the goal and all about the process.

Once, I spent 54 straight months skiing in Colorado with a great friend. We skied snowfields of knee-deep sun cups, toiled up rocky slopes to find a small patch of September snow, and attempted to explain where we were going to bewildered lowland tourists as we strapped skis to our backs for a long hike out on Independence Pass on hot August days. Sometimes we were treated to excellent conditions and proceeded to do laps. We celebrated each day, regardless of the snow conditions, as if there were no place we’d rather be. The truth is, there wasn’t.

 

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Beartooth Basin – Opening Day 6/1/2020

A Wyoming Summer Ski Area

 

 

Beartooth Basin

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Up near the Montana Border the Basin usually opens earlier, but due to Covid restrictions this year, they made some changes and waited for June 1st. I’d wanted to ski here ever since I heard about it. I am drawn to places that are all about skiing, the simpler the better. This is pretty simple.

  • This place has free parking, a killer view, two platter lifts, a $45 day ticket, and not much else.
  • If you are uncomfortable skiing off a cornice, you are going to not have a good time. It’s an expert-only ski area.
  • Stay in Red Lodge MT for a 30 min drive up.

Beartooth Basin ViewView from the bottom