Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Blog Update

The usual Powderhorn blogger is taking off for a couple weeks to the bushes of Africa...can't get farther from Powderhorn than that. So, the blog will be updated less frequently for the next few weeks.

But, if "something exciting happens" and Dan the I.T. Man can snap a photo he'll post it here. Regular bear and moose sightings should begin any day now...

Photo Contest Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered our photo contest! We had a good variety of pictures to choose from.

Our winner is....



Sent in by the handle "Rapid Eye" of his 10 year old daughter about to drop into Yoo Hoo while visiting from North Carolina. Way to go big for the southeast!
Runner up...
Sent in by Brett Kmetz. Cool sepia tone on one of many powdery tree runs.
Thanks for sharing! If you have photos you'd like us to see, send them anytime to ski@powderhorn.com

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Lunch Break

Here's a few videos to reminisce about the season over your lunch break today. These were posted on YouTube by Powderhorn friends.







Monday, May 17, 2010

Melting

The warm temperatures and seemingly constant wind have really decimated the snowpack. Just 2 weeks ago we had a few die hards still out there hiking for turns.
See you in November our white, fluffy friend!


Thursday, May 13, 2010

Photo Contest

Time to show off your best snap from last season! Send us your favorite photos of your powder day, your friends, your friends crashing, your family, or an event. We'd love to see anything about you playing at Powderhorn.

Send your photos to ski@powderhorn.com by May 24th. Our staff will vote on our favorite and the winner will receive a free lift ticket for next season! The winning photo will also be showcased on the Powderhorn homepage and possibly used in our advertising materials next season (with your permission of course). We'll post finalists here on the blog as well.

Start sending those in!

Monday, May 10, 2010

Vote Grand Mesa!

It's National Tourism Week (May 8-16), and AOL Travel has selected the Grand Mesa as one of the top 'Natural Wonders' in the U.S.

AOL is taking a public vote to determine the winner. You can vote by clicking here

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Critter Country

The warm temperatures have returned the last couple days already melting the snow that fell last week. With that we're seeing more critters out beginning their lives again above ground.

The raccoons under my office are active again...always making things interesting especially when here alone on late work days. The chipmunks are their usual busy-bodies. It'll only be a matter of time before they discover the stashes of crackers and (their favorite) peanut M&Ms. We've learned from experience.

And those marmots. They're cute but if you see one run under your car, best thing is to chase them out right away. They have a habit of chewing on things sometimes.

The bears are also out and becoming a little more active. We've spotted some a couple times out in the Cow Camp area.

The Grand Mesa is coming alive! While there's still plenty of XC or snowshoeing to be had on top, spring is springing...well until the next snow storm at least.