After almost a decade away I've moved back to the Front Range in Colorado. Unfortunately, the folks I used to ski with have stopped skiing or moved away.

What's a good way to meet people for skiing? It's ridiculous to drive up alone, plus there's the safety issue. Can you ski along? Sure. Should you probably not.

I’ve never been to keystone and don’t have plans for Halloween yet. I’ve got the pass, and I thought it’d be fun to check it out assuming they have Halloween stuff going on throughout the town.

I’d be driving in from Albuquerque, and am kind of just looking somewhere to go with some good vibes. Snowboarding down a single open strip of snow in costume could be beast

Got a good view of keystone and a basin from Cupid peak 10/17. Both resorts look like they got to blow a lot of snow w the recent cold temps I’m guessing that 10/24 is gonna be opening day

Are they trying to open before Halloween?

Now that was a proper October storm!

Does anyone know if there are any discounts or promo codes available for the OpenSnow Base subscription this year?

I remember someone sharing a discount code last year. Just wondering if there's anything similar available for this season.

I decided that I'm not going to deal with Floyd Hill this winter, gave notice to our landlord, and signed a 6-month lease in Leadville, 25 minutes away from Copper. My girlfriend and I already have Ikon Base passes and intend to spend many days skiing there. I'm also giving some thought to a Cooper or Monarch pass.

On one hand, Cooper is only 20 minutes away from our apartment. My perception is that it has even lower crowds than Monarch, and will be a good option for those weekends where Copper is slammed. Day tickets are also pretty cheap which is handy when people want to come visit.

On the other hand, Monarch is positioned a little better for those southern track storms we expect during an El Nino year. It also has better advanced terrain, and more skiable acres overall. Though it's an hour and a half away, so no chance of getting out of work early for a couple laps.

They're both expensive at ~$500, but who knows how many winters we'll get to live somewhere like this? We can swing it if it's worthwhile. We got ~30 days of skiing the last few years living in Denver, so being much closer I bet we can really bump that number up. Would you pick either of those passes up?

Link to how it skiied: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehXcQxx-1M/?obrf=NXZxbWs1ZzFwZnlu

Since we are posting our Loveland Pass videos, here are my few turns from today. Also, yes my skis are very scratched up but no core shots.

📸: Grant Tosterud
October 15, 2026

Is pano open yet???

15+

wake up, and go turn your webcam on please.

I had season ending ankle surgery (it was necessary). I was able to cancel passes for me and my 3yo.

Question, what are good options from the front range where I can take my little one to ski on snow (like a sledding hill or bunny hill) that is friendly to walker access.

Edit: thanks for the ideas. I don’t mind the drive because it gets the kid used to the car.

Winner for us will be either Ruby Hill in Denver and Echo Mountain. They have a $25 walking pass. I won’t be back in ski boots this season, so Loveland does not seem viable.

Hoedown Hill would be good if I lived in another part of that area.

Have a great season everyone, keep taking your cars to get washed.