The 23rd annual Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo is up and running this weekend (Nov. 7-9) at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Expo hours are 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7; Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Expo admission is $15 for adults or $12 with a discount coupon available in The Denver Post or at any Colorado Ski & Golf or Colorado Ski & Sports store. Discount tickets can also be purchased in advance at www.skisnowexpo.com. Here’s why you need to get there now.
- Sales. Sales. Sales. You can buy skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, apparel and accessories at 40-75 percent off.
- It’s family friendly. Kids 12 and under are free. Plus, the gently sloped Winter Park Kid’s Slope with an artificial surface offers an easy introduction to skiing while the Burton Riglet Park offers the same kind of easy gliding introduction to snowboarding. Skateboarding fans can visit the Woodward Copper Skate Park where kids and adults can test their skateboarding skills on the Red Bull Mini Ramp guided by Woodward staff members. In the MBS Mountainboard Zone, children and adults can test ride the obstacle course or try some simple stunts on the skateboard-like mountainboards.
- Bull Riding. Yep. Crested Butte is bringing a mechanical bull to the Expo for the first time.
- Passes and Tickets. Expo visitors have easy access to representatives from Colorado and other Western U.S. and Canadian ski areas that will be selling season passes and other lift ticket specials. Resort reps provide insights and details on special promotions for lodging, ski and ride school, special events and other vacation packages for pre-season and selected periods throughout the season.
- The Snow Is Here. Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Wolf Creek and Keystone are all open. It’s time to embrace ski and snowboard season and this is the best way to get that stoke buzzing before the real storms hit.
