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Denver Gets Socked With First Major Snowstorm

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It’s snowing in Colorado!  The Mile Hi City and surrounding areas saw as much as 14 inches of snow fly today.  With temperatures reaching into the 80′s just 2 days ago, it’s a drastic change for residents not familiar with Denver’s fickle weather patterns.  “It’s just typical fall weather”, said Denver native Paul Johansen.  “I’m ready for ski weather, and this just helped our local ski resorts with an early start”, he said.

Wednesdays forecast calls for an additional 1-6 inches in the next 24-hours with most of the snowfall projected for Summit County ski areas.

 With resorts like Keystone, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain gearing up for another ski in less than 2 weeks, the snow couldn’t have come at a better time for the local ski industry.  Although most resorts have sophisticated snow making equipment already working throughout the evenings to build-up for opening day, there’s no comparison to what Mother Nature can do by herself.

Winter storm headed for Colorado ski resorts

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A new and powerful winter storm headed for Colorado could unload another 1 to 2 feet of snow in the mountains near Telluride, Keystone, Copper and Breckenridge Resorts — and this time the Denver area likely won’t escape some of the brunt.

The National Weather Service confirms a storm heading into the state Wednesday is supposed to dump up to a foot of snow to the southwest Colorado mountains and high winds could limit visibility, making the road difficult to navigate.

The weather service is forecasting widespread snow in western Colorado, where up to 2 feet of snow could fall by Friday at the most popular holiday resort destinations.  “This could spell great skiing conditions for our customers”, says Lou Monte, Director of Sales at Gondola Resorts. “Guests who booked vacation rentals during this weekend are going to get some fantastic conditions before most of them leave on January 2nd”.

The Denver area hasn’t received snow from the recent storms, but that likely will change this week. There’s a high chance of snow Thursday and temperatures are predicted to plunge into the teens and lower by week’s end.

Keystone Colorado opens for skiing today!

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Keystone opens for skiing on November 5th-TODAY!

Another Ski season has begun in Colorado!  Keystone Resort Colorado

opened this moring at 9:00am boasting a snow base of 29″ already.  Most of the snow came last week when a fall snowstorm blanketed summit county, Breckenridge and Vail.  Temperatures at 9:00 am came in at 29 degrees and the sun was shining.

Keystone is the largest ski resort in Summit County Colorado and the 3rd most popular in North America.  Keystone is a self-contained resort made up of 7 villages designed from the ground up to offer a great family or group vacation for first time or seasoned skiiers.  In Keystone, you can enjoy skiing, riding, tubing, skating, horse-drawn sleigh rides, snowmobiling and snowshoeing.  All of this is within 10 minutes of ANY of our 100+ condos and homes which are all located within Keystone Resort.

With Gondola Resorts, you can select the from over 100 Keystone Vacation Condos or Homes by juswt visiting http://gondolaresorts.com.  Book lodging at save up to 50% on select vacation rentals. 

“Find what brings you joy and go there!”

Denver front range getting hammered with spring snowstorm

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Denver getting pounded with spring snowstorm

A MAJOR SPRING STORM IS LEVELING THE DENVER METRO AREA AND NEARBY FOOTHILLS WITH A WET AND HEAVY SNOWSTORM!  COLORADO’S FRONT RANGE IS UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING THAT THREATENS TO HALT TRAVEL TO SKI RESORTS FROM 5PM UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE AREA IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  ROADS ARE CLOSED FROM DENVER TO THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL.

Rain started about 2 pm around the Denver Metro area which also included hail and rainshowers. The raindrops transitioned to a wet and heavy snow about 6pm.  Denver remains under a WINTER STORM WARNING for heavy snow and wind overnight according to the national weather service.  The forecast shows snow coninuing with strong winds,  and areas of blowing snow. 8-12″ are forecasted for downtown Denver and  12-24″ in the Denver foothills.  The long-term forcast calls for warming temperatures, up to 45 degrees, beginning Thursday and warming to 50′s by the weekend.

For Colorado lodging information call 303-420-9963 or visit http://gondolaresorts.com.

Winter Storm and Improved Snow Conditions at Keystone Resort Results in Early Opening

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Keystone announces early opening

Keystone announces early opening

Early snowfall in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and the Denver front-range has issued a Spooky treat for skiers and snowboarders on the heals of Halloween.  Today, Keystone Resort announced that it will be opening  lifts on Dercum Mountain early this year because of the excellent early dump of snow.  Thanks to a slow moving low pressure system that setup in Colorado, and crafted “The Perfect Storm”, Keystone Resort announced it will open earlier than scheduled on Thursday, Nov. 5.  Snowmaking at Keystone is state-of-the-art, and the resort has experienced excellent conditions for the past week.  The result, man-made snow, and Colorado grown snow equals a big Halloween smile for everybody ready to put on their skis.  The resort plans to open on Thursday, Nov. 5 with top-to-bottom skiing.  Keystone is also ready to open its Area 51 Terrain Park with jumps and at least 20 snowboarding amenities.

Vail Resorts other properties such as Beaver Creek, Vail and Breckenridge are planning to open at later dates.  As of today, Breckenridge will open for business on November 12, Vail on Nov 20 and Beaver Creek on Nov 25th.

Last year, Keystone opened a new state-of-the-art eight-passenger gondola in River Run Village that is going to be even more convenient this year. Since its completion several weeks ago, the bridge connects the mountain back to the gondola, and vastly improves the guest experience by making it a shorter walk from the parking lot.  Ski-in/Ski-out condos at Lone Eagle and The Timbers also benefit by making it more convenient for them to utilize either the high-speed express lift or the new Gondola without the crowding at the bottom of the hill.

Lodging specials can be found at http://gondolaresorts.com.

Fall snow storm SOCKS Colorado ski resorts and Blankets Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Breckenridge.

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8 inches of new snowfall at Keystone Resort

8 inches of new snowfall at Keystone Resort

Keystone received 8 inches of snow last night and is expecting another 6 inches of accumulation throughout the day and overnight.  The cooperation between snowmaking strategies and Mother Nature should make for a winter wonderland atmosphere for opening day on November 6th. 

With the upslope weather conditions on the front-range, Denver is getting slammed with snow also.  The national weather service has issued several travel advisories across the state.  

In fact, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, A-Basin, and Loveland ski areas are now ahead of last year’s snowfall totals.  As such, Keystone’s plans call for the opening of Dercum mountain from head to toe.  In past years, Keystone was forced to open skiing just to the top portion of the mountain and ask skiers and boarders to ride the lift down to River Run.  No such problem should exist this year!  

With winter hitting Colorado early, now is the time to make reservations for a winter mountain vacation in order to get lodging and lift ticket packages at the best rates. Ski specials are available now at the Gondola Resorts corporate website. Ski six days and get the seventh day of lodging for free. Packages start at $199 per person in Keystone, for example, based on double occupancy in a vacation rental condo or town home. For more information and reservations, visit http://www.GondolaResorts.com.   

 Gondola Resorts, Inc. is a leading lodging operator in Keystone, Colorado. The Company is a wholesaler of condos, town homes and private residences, and has over 100 casual to luxury properties across Keystone Resort.