As much as skiers mourn the end of the season, it can also be a great time to celebrate and rid ourselves of some of the constraints of ski culture. While much of the world takes April 1 to celebrate ...

As much as skiers mourn the end of the season, it can also be a great time to celebrate and rid ourselves of some of the constraints of ski culture. While much of the world takes April 1 to celebrate ...

Ben Harmer, one of the creators of the new “Gaper Day” app, wants to be very clear that the term “gaper” is thrown around in good fun. “My definition would be a clueless skier who shouldn’t be where ...

A goofy tourist, suggested Jake Hensley, a 22-year-old from Denver as he geared up in the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area parking lot for the annual April Fools’ Day tradition known as Gaper Day. He added an ...

Everyone out there on April 1st is just trying to have fun. But this writer wonders if too often that’s at someone else’s expense. I needed time on the mountain. This snowbound hulk of earth and stone ...

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Words rarely overheard at any ski lodge: "Guys, my glitter is getting everywhere." As the ski season comes to a close this month, resorts everywhere celebrate with on-mountain ...

Talk to enough folks at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on April 1 and you’ll probably hear how Gaper Day is a ghost of its former self. Let’s start at the top: Gaper Day is the unofficial ski holiday for all ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. – Folks going overboard with their “Gaper Day” celebrations could lose their ski passes for two years or more, according to a flier from the Breckenridge Resort Chamber.