After being inactive last season due to Covid-19, Denver’s Ruby Hill Rail Yard reopened yesterday. What’s notable from this opening day is the timing: the second week of February. Denver has had a historically low snow winter, leading to little snow coverage at the time of its opening. Luckily, Winter Park Resort loaned the rail garden their snowmaking equipment to get a firm base. The hill features ten rails and boxes, the option to rent equipment on Thursdays and Saturdays, and will host a youth rail competition on February 19th. Denver Parks & Recreation is hoping to keep the rail yard open until late March.
Born and raised in New Hampshire, Ian Wood became passionate about the ski industry while learning to ski at Mt. Sunapee. In high school, he became a ski patroller at Proctor Ski Area. He travelled out...
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