Grimdog

Yeah, for being so close it's not a bad hill. But on another note, It doesn't look like Fortress will be open this year. The Alberta Government did not renew their lease because of the little bridge you need to take to get to Fortress did not get the repairs that were required for the lease to be renewed.

Here is the news story:
Alberta shuts down K-Country ski resort

Slaughterhouse

Oh shit........

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Grimdog

You can say that again. Sweetest natural 1/2 and quarter pipe hits of any resort I've been to.

killclimbz

Well if you're going to Fortress it'll be to do some backcountry if you got a way to get around the road closure. It's not opening this year. Fortress Forever! - Home


Grimdog, man welcome to Colorado window prices. Most of the "resorts" are over $80 a day. Vail is over $90 I think. Of course the Front Range spots all offer cheap season passes and passholders get steep discounts for others on lift tickets. Still, it's a bit ridiculous. You used to be able to buy discount lift tickets at the grocery stores in Denver for a good discount. Last year it was something like only $5 off. Ridiculous. They are definitely going after the ski package money from out of state.

Grimdog

Yeah, I may be coming to Colorado this winter. A good friend of mine lives in Colorado Springs. He may have a condo hookup in Breckenridge but said if the snow isn't falling at Breck, then he either hikes or hitch hikes Pikes Peak so I'm keeping an eye out for some cheap flights.

killclimbz

Ugh, Pikes Peak, bring your rock board because chances are sparks will fly. It doens't get a ton of snow. Monarch is the same drive as Breck with no traffic and cheap lift tickets. It's a small hill, but has some good quality easy hike to stuff. Plus that pass rarely get's skunked. It benefits from just about every storm that hits the state. The backcountry there is some of my favorite in the state. Maybe it's because it's always just my group on the pass and no one else with tons of untracked lines.

Grimdog

Thanks for the Info. My buddy in Co is way more a mountain bike guy rather than a snowboard guy, due to the fact that he works for Rock Shox, but I would prefer a resort rather than the backcounty due to my decline in physical fitness in the last several years.