Conditions Update December 6
Blue Sky Basin is open! With Blue Sky Basin open there is no question where you should head this morning. Yesterday morning, intermittent snow kept the slopes of Blue Sky skiing like butter. Pete’s...
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Blue Sky Basin looking majestic from Timberline Catwalk yesterday Cloudy skies on the top of the mountain will give way to some sunshine late this morning. Bring out your low light googles due to...
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Sunshine peeking through the clouds yesterday morning on Gitalong Road Here comes the sun! Today there will be sunny skies all day long followed by sun filled skies for the rest of the week through...
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Spectacular view from the top of Sun Up Bowl Yesterday Bring out the sunscreen! There will be sunny skies again all day long with a high of 40 degrees. With the five day count down to the Snow Daze...
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“I dwell in possibility; Of visitors the fairest; For occupation this; The spreading wide my narrow hands; To gather paradise” Emily Dickinson 1884 It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to be skiing in...
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Siberia Bowl still had quite a few pockets of wind-accumulated powder, and also this view of Blue Sky Basin This high pressure system will keep conditions dry until the weekend, but the forecast is...
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Perhaps due to the short days and low angle sunshine–despite above average temperatures–the snow has remained surprisingly soft and smooth. Back in 1962, when Vail first opened, members of the Ute...
View ArticleConditions Update December 13
S. Look Ma above Mid Vail still has soft turns Clouds have arrived to the Vail Valley; can the storm be far behind? This storm has created more anticipation than the latest product release from Apple,...
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Plentiful powder on South Rim this morning The Snow Daze concert last night brought snow days! With 5″ of snow falling overnight it’s going to be an awesome powder day on the mountain. Anywhere you...
View ArticleConditions Update December 15
A snowy covered bridge yesterday morning Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Last night it snowed 7 more inches making the two day total 16 inches. With most of the weekend crowds gone today is a...
View ArticleConditions Update December 16
Powder conditions were next to perfect yesterday. If you weren’t able to enjoy the exciting powder day we had yesterday, there are still powder stashes to be found out on the mountain. With 2″ of...
View ArticleConditions Update December 17
The latest storm dropped 19′ More than double the amount of snow that had been forecasted arrived just in time for the holidays. A few days away from the shortest day of the year, and there’s no...
View ArticleConditions Update December 18
Just what the doctor ordered Vail is ready to fill your powder prescription! Big fluffy flakes are dropping this morning, so expect the mountain to have at least 2″ on top of the 2″ reported at 5am....
View ArticleConditions Update December 19
You get snow! you get snow! e v e r y b o d y gets snow!! Santa called, he said your gift came early this year; 4″ of snow overnight, over two feet in the past 7 days, and we expect two more feet of...
View ArticleConditions Update December 23
Untouched powder on Gandy Dancer this morning It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas! Vail received 2″ of snow overnight and 11″ of snow in the past 24 hours making for another epic powder day...
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This skier enjoys fresh powder on Simba this morning Santa sure did deliver yesterday with 8″ of snow in the last 24 hours. Not only was it a white Christmas, but it continued to snow last night...
View ArticleConditions Update December 30
Can’t think of a New Year’s Resolution? How about taking more time for yourself out on the mountain! 2014 has been an outstanding winter for Vail so far with over 150 inches of fresh snow already....
View ArticleConditions Update January 5
Cloudy skies this morning suggest more snow is in store Temperatures are rising and snow will be falling. With most of the holiday crowds gone and great conditions this will be a day you don’t want...
View ArticleConditions Update January 7
There’s still a lot of snow left from the last storm cycle The next few days are going to see blue bird skies and a return to some relatively warm weather (highs in the 30’s). Snow is not expected...
View ArticleConditions Update January 10
The best terrain, perfectly shaped by the best park crew! Golden Peak opens today, including the 22-ft Superpipe. Tons of now features, more kinks, better tabletops, a mini-pipe, a mini...
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