The Colorado resort looked like a good bet after a 1.1-million-visit season in 1997.

The couple were left dangling after a ski lift at a Colorado resort broke down.

So a skier might buy a "tenth" (a five-week share) of a Colorado resort.

In the 1980's, the typical skier at a Colorado resort stayed about a week; today, he said, the average stay is less than five days.

Colorado resorts are generally delaying the decision to extend their seasons, in part because of the larger work force they need to stay open.

Barbara and I used to be keen skiers and for a decade or so took an annual trip to a Colorado resort.

In 1991, Keystone became the first Colorado resort to install a $6 million automated snow-making system.

In three winters, the number of foreign skiers at Colorado resorts has increased to 9 percent of the total last year from 6 percent.

This season, for the first time, one Colorado resort won permission to import nannies, lift attendants and restaurant workers.

The team will be announced Thursday in a closed-door meeting at a Colorado resort.