With the closing of Vail and Breckenridge on April 23rd, the number of Colorado ski resorts still open for skiing operations this season falls to three. But don’t fret, Loveland, A-Basin, and Silverton are still covered in the white stuff. It’s time to grab your sticks, sport some shades, and grip it and rip it while you can.

Echo Mountain Park’s opening not only marks the first mountain built exclusively to cater to the needs of terrain park riders, but also one of the most affordable mountains in Colorado and the closest park to Denver (only 35 miles). At Echo Mountain, things are a lot different than what you have come to expect at other ski areas-no glitz, just hip.

This week is your last chance to enter the “Enter a Higher State…And Stay There” sweepstakes from Colorado Ski Country USA. It’s your chance to win a month-long ski vacation for two, with lift tickets to every resort in Colorado, a month-long rental car from Hertz, and round trip tickets on United.

Telluride Ski Area Summit Elevation 12,255 feet Vertical Drop 3,530 feet Average Annual Snowfall 309 inches

The 22nd leg of the Adventure Passport: Ski Resort Challenge took us to Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, where spring conditions were in full effect. It was spring break!!

This weekend Crested Butte, Monarch Mountain, and Steamboat close for the season and it’s a great chance to pay them one last visit. Both Steamboat and Crested Butte are reporting 100% of their terrain open, and with the exception of Mirkwood Basin, Monarch is also nearly 100% open. To top it off, all three are expecting fresh snow today—just in time for the weekend.

Wolf Creek Ski Area

Summit Elevation 11,904 feet
Vertical Drop 1,604 feet
Average Annual Snowfall 465 inches

Date Skied/Logged: March 6, 2006
New Snow: 0
Weather: Warm and sunny
Snow Conditions: PP