In the Tahoe area there are some resorts that routinely have lift closings due to high winds - Squaw Valley & Apline Meadows come to mind. I'm wondering if the Colorado resorts from Beaver Creek to Loveland have the same problem and if they do which resorts are the best bet on a windy day.
Advice on Colorado winds?
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kirbyk48":1qa2c31c said:
Your primise is correct, but generalities seem difficult to make. In our experience Beckenridge suffers the most on such days because the cruising terrain becomes wind polished and eastern-like. Even though the snow can remain good, the Horseshoe Bowl area can get pretty rough too from the wind exposure.
Probably, Copper is the best for wind protection. Keystone has also seemed pretty good. And we've actually had reasonable luck in windy days at A-basin--with some notable counter-examples--that is, it seems to depend on the direction the front is coming in from. We have been out on windy days in the other areas between Loveland to Vail and cannot remember one being particularly better than the others.
Jeff
No one in Colorado has wind issues in the same league as Mammoth/Squaw/Alpine. Breck/Loveland/A-Basin in that order would have the most IMHO.
This one of the strengths of Vail. There is a lot of open terrain, but when it snows you'll usually get powder without the wind effect that is common in the Sierra.
This one of the strengths of Vail. There is a lot of open terrain, but when it snows you'll usually get powder without the wind effect that is common in the Sierra.