(Originally posted 11.14.13)

Ever wonder how the resorts are able to jump-start Mother Nature and get us on the slopes in October? It is all due to the guys with the big guns and the big toys at the resorts, the snowmakers! Check out what it takes to be one of the first resorts in the nation to open and how they maintain those stellar conditions all season long.

Larry Pierce, Steamboat

This blog post comes to CSCUSA from Amber Johnson, editor of MileHighMamas.

Skiing is inherently silly. As stated by Dexter Rutecki in Aspen Extreme: "We're not curing cancer here, we're sliding down a mountain with sticks on our feet."Skiing is fun. It's silly, and it's not to be taken too seriously... unless you're a member of Colorado's Ski Patrol.

Colorados Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced they will reopen I-70 through Glenwood Canyon to two-way travel starting at 4pm Thursday February 25.

For safety reasons traffic will be managed using a pace car in each direction, but the interstate will be passable in both directions 24 hours a day.