Loveland Now Open for the 2009 - 2010 Season!

You heard right; Loveland Ski Area fired up Chair 1 yesterday making us the first ski area in the nation to open for the 2009-2010 season. Yesterday also marked the earliest Loveland opening in over 40 years! Skiers and riders came from all over to enjoy the first turns of the season with many more to come. Be sure to come out this weekend and give those legs a work out on our 1000 vertical foot run with side to side coverage and an 18" base!

Snowmaking Progress and Storm System Moving In

Our snowmakers are hard at work and making tons of progress. Just check out the pictures and video taken this afternoon, it looks like the middle of winter here at Loveland! Not only is the snowmaking moving ahead quite nicely, but a winter storm warning is in effect and could bring as much as a foot of natural snow over the next 24hrs. Check back for updates and an opening day announcement.

Snowmaking has begun!

Cold temperatures and natural snowfall arrived earlier than expected allowing us to officially kick-off snowmaking for the 2009-2010 season. Crews fired up the system at 11:00 am, 3 days earlier than they were able to last season. With a favorable weather forecast for the next few days, conditions look good to get some good, productive hours in.

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SNIAGRAB FUN!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Loveland booth at SNIAGRAB, SKIREX and POWDER DAYS! Here are a few pics from the SNIAGRAB event. Make sure you come see us at the Colorado SnowSports Expo (November 13-15)!

Ski Season is Just around the Corner!

Ski Season is Just around the Corner!
As the days become shorter and the air gets a little cooler, it can only mean one thing: ski season is just around the corner! The snow guns are poised and ready as we count down the number of days until we start blowing. It may be hard to let go of summer, but its time to stock up on new gear and more importantly, lock in the lowest price on Loveland tickets and passes.

All of our 2009 - 2010 Season Pass and 4-Pak products go on sale this labor day weekend at ski shows across the front range. We will be at SNIAGRAB at the Sports Authority Castle in Denver, Ski Rex at Colorado Ski & Golf in Aurora and Christy Sports' Powder Daze in Park Meadows. Visit our Ski Show Schedule for complete times, dates and locations. Passes will be available online or over the phone by calling 303-571-5580 x136 starting on Friday, August 4th. Don't forget, all season passes now come with 3 days at Monarch Mountain plus tons of other great perks!

New Renewal
Adult (23-69) $349 $314
Young Adult (15 - 22) $269 $242
Child (6-14) $149 $134
Under 5 No Cost No Cost
Senior (70+) $79 $79
Midweek $239 $215


Loveland will once again be selling our ever popular unrestricted 4-Paks and Loveland Pass Cards , our frequent user card, at all of our front range ski shows this fall. You also save $10 on each 4-Pak when you purchase them at one of our ski shows. Regular price online or over the phone is $119. Remember, 4-Paks are unrestricted, actual lift tickets with no blackout dates and are not available at any Loveland Ticket Window. Hurry, these prices expire on 11-22-09.

4-Pak - Special Show Price $109
4-Pak - Online / Phone Order Price $119
Frequent User Card $41

Snow Making Update
The snow guns are aimed and ready to fire! It wont be too long till it gets just cold enough to start blowing. Follow our snowmaking progress as it happens online at skiloveland.com, be sure to sign up for our custom snow reports and forward these messages to a friend.

Follow Loveland Online
With the upcoming season approaching fast, Loveland has made it easier than ever to stay in touch, get the latest news, and even share your own Loveland stories and pictures. Visit our online communities on Facebook , Myspace , and follow us on Twitter .

Loveland Test Fires the Snow Guns!

It may still be the middle of summer, but up here at Loveland Ski Area we have snow on our minds. This afternoon we test fired one of our new snow guns in anticipation for the temperatures to start dropping. Other guns are being put in position and the entire system is going through a series of tests so we are ready as soon as Mother Nature is. In addition to testing the snow guns, we are gearing up for our fall ski shows and pass sales events. Be sure to sign up for Loveland's E-Newsletter to be the first to get the announcement on season pass and 4-Pak pricing as well as dates and locations of where we will be selling them.

Saty tuned for updates and Think Snow!

Snowmaking Coming Soon!

Every season Loveland Ski Area starts making snow as soon as temperatures reach consistent lows, typically in late September. Snowmaking has several great benefits for our skiers and riders. First, we are able to open in Mid to Late October, making Loveland Ski Area consistently one of the first ski areas in the country to open. Second, you don’t have to bother with using your “old stuff” for our early season. Loveland opens with a minimum base of 18 inches and side-to-side, top to bottom coverage on our 1,000 vertical foot opening day run; those opening day adages didn’t start here! Last but certainly not least, Loveland’s 160 acres of snowmaking provides a solid base and something cold to stick to when the first of our 400 inches of natural snow begins to fall – no powdery snowflake is wasted at Loveland.