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We hope your summer is going well and that you are starting to think about the upcoming ski season (which will be here sooner than you think). Aspen Mountain opens for the 2010-2011 season in just a little more than 4 months.
Here in Aspen we are gearing up for Winter and have some hot Summertime ski season savings for you. Keep reading to see how you can save up to $200.
Aspen/Snowmass is offering special spring skiing deals to all Passholders from February 23 – March 7, 2010. For the next two weeks, Flex Passholder extension days have been lowered to $29 and Classic Passholder extension days are just $49.
Aspen/Snowmass Premier Passholders will receive one free demo at any Four-Mountain Sports location in Aspen or Snowmass Village.
For those of you who have been holding back on Aspen skiing due to it being perceived as a light snow year - those perceptions are now old. Snow has been dumping in Aspen for the last few days. Aspen Mountain has received 34 inches of white light fluffy powder in the last 7 days with 11 inches in the last 24 hours alone.
Here are the snowfall details - and you may want to bookmark this page if you are interested in following the daily Aspen Snow report: http://www.aspensnowmass.com/system/printable_report.cfm
Have you bookmarked the Aspen Colorado Webcam ?.
We just checked Google analytics and can now report that we have visitors from 74 countries around the world tracking the snow conditions via our webcam.
Check out Aspen Mountain and Aspen weather 24/7. Your eye on Aspen by BUMPS FOR BOOMERS.
Having fun in Aspen or Snowmass need not be expensive. Here are nine winter things to do while you are in town that won't cost you a dime:
Today is Klaus Obermeyer's 90th Birthday. Happy birthday Klaus! Born in 1919 in Germany Klaus moved to Aspen during the winter of 1947-1948 (I was one year old). Founder of the Aspen Colorado clothing company, Sport Obermeyer, Klaus is an amazing role model for all of us. Klaus still skis virtually every day in the winter and plays tennis virtually every day in the summer.
It is probably something that you never thought much about . How do moguls get formed and are they static or dynamic (e.g. do the stay put or do they move)?
Well, David Bahr, Tad Pleffer and Raymond Browning conducted a scientific study that uncovered the surprising motion of ski moguls ... and how moguls defy intuition by migrating uphill, even though skiers and snow move downhill.
The Aspen Mountain ski resort is scheduled to open for the 2009-2010 season on Thanksgiving Day - Thursday November 26, 2009. The following is a status update released on November, 19.
Finding the right line in the moguls is a major challenge. There is no "one right way" to ski the bumps nor is there one "correct" line to ski. How a skier determines the optimum mogul line depends upon who the skier is and what their goals are. Younger skiers with fast reflexes might choose one line while older skiers with slower reflexes might choose a different line. And, the steepness of the run, the snow conditions on the run, the skier's level of fatigue, current visibility and weather conditions and the skier's "frame of mind" (courage vs.
Good mogul and powder skiing requires good skiing fundamentals. And, the best way to develop good fundamentals is to periodically work on improving your basic skiing skills.
On the first couple of runs each day it is a good idea to start out by focusing on one or more key skills. Examples of specific skills you can focus on include:
1. Hand Position: hands wider than elbows and elbows in front of your spine.