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One for the Record Books: Ski Season Extended!

Liana — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:07:44 +0000

With two feet of new snow since closing day, and more than three feet over the past three days, Vail will reopen for skiing and snowboarding Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21.

Today, two days after the ski season ended, Vail Resorts made an announcement that set social media abuzz–they are extending the ski season and reopening the mountain for one additional weekend! What a fantastic way to close out the 50th anniversary. With two feet of new snow since closing day, and more than three feet over the past three days, Vail will reopen for skiing and snowboarding Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. Here are the details…

As of today, Vail plans to provide skiers and snowboarders access to more than 2,400 acres of terrain and the following lifts this weekend:

Gondola One
Avanti Express Lift (#2)
Wildwood Express Lift (# 3);
Mountaintop Express Lift (# 4);
High Noon Express Lift (#5);
Born Free Express Lift (#8)
Northwoods Express Lift (#11)
Eagle Bahn Gondola

Lifts will open at 9 a.m. There will be no beginner terrain available.

Skiing and snowboarding at Vail this weekend will be free for 2012-2013 season pass holders. Lift tickets will be available for purchase at the Lionshead Children’s Ski School office and at the ticket office in Mountain Plaza for $50. A special $25 ticket will be available for guests who hold season passes from non-Vail Resorts owned and operated resorts. Guests will have the opportunity to apply their weekend ticket purchase towards the purchase of a Vail Resorts 2013-2014 season pass.

Vail Ski & Snowboard School
The Vail Ski & Snowboard School will be open for private lessons only based out of Lionshead and Vail Village.

On-Mountain Dining
Dining will be available at Mid-Vail, Marketplace at Eagle’s Nest and Buffalo’s.

UPDATE: In honor of this 50th anniversary ski season extension the Antlers is offering an extended winter special of $139 per night for Studio, 1 Bedroom or 1 Bedroom Bunk Condo (Valid 4/19 – 4/22).

Chair 11 opens!!!!

Amy — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:57:17 +0000

More terrain opens Friday 14th at Vail.

Jacquie and I had fresh tracks on Prima Friday afternoon. Chair 11 opened with Riva Ridge, Prima, Pronto, Northstar, Northwoods, South rim, North rim and Gandy Dancer (watch for the rollers). Its fast and fun right now. Vail only recorded 2″ from the storm last night but over cast skies and flurries are looking promising today. I will be headed out this afternoon for some turns with our guest if anyone is on the hill and wants to join me. I suggest a ski with some width. Have fun and enjoy the GREAT snow!

Jacquie killing it on lower Prima Cornice.

Lodge pole Gap

Video of me coming down South Rim. video is a little bumpy.

Vail Spring Skiing

Chris Ratzlaff — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:50:03 +0000

No spring party pics for you just yet (they’re coming), just some boring shots of the ski slopes. But hey, people have been asking so here are some photos for you. Photos are from March 23rd. Spring conditions here and lots of corn snow. No need to get out super early as it is best to wait a little later into the day until the snow softens up.

Riding up the lift at the top of Chair 2

Mid- Vail (below) on March 23rd.

Bottom of Lionshead (March 23rd)

Looking up towards Vail mountain top

Vail’s Sun-up bowl, Vail ski conditions

Chris Ratzlaff — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:08:19 +0000

The skiing has been fantastic and more snow is coming this weekend on Sunday. Vail has a great base and the temps are staying cold making for some nice and dry snow.

Vail’s ski run ” Cow’s Face” is in the background

Skiing Headwall in Sun up Bowl

Vail snow report and Antlers at Vail ski conditions, March 29

Chris Ratzlaff — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:56:15 +0000

Sunshine baby ! Wonderful snow and warm temps today. I only had an hour and a half for skiing so I stuck to the front side of Vail mountain. Groomers were great and the bumps on the top 1/2 of the mountain were still soft. I would assume that the Back Bowls were good after Noon with good corn skiing. Enjoy the pics…. Chris R.

Sarah at the top at Eagle’s nest

Vail groomers from Chair # 3

The grooming train

Gore Range from the Pride chairlift

Vail grooming, Vail ski conditions March 1, reported by Antlers at Vail hotel

Chris Ratzlaff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:53:14 +0000

Here are the Vail ski conditions and Vail snow report for March 1st as reported by the Antles at Vail hotel: Light snow, staying cold, 1-2 inches of new snow. A few icy patches here and there but the snow is still soft, even in Vail’s Back Bowls. Sunny skies and warm weather is predicted for this coming Tuesday and Wednesday before we get more snow again. It is now March so get ready to bust out the sunscreen every other day between the snow. Picture below is from the top of Chair 2 looking towards Gore Range and Chair #4. Around 10 Vail groomers came by real quick. Chris R.

Everyone out of the way !

Vail grooming operations in progress, one expensive cat

Vail ski conditions from the Antlers at Vail condos, February 19

Chris Ratzlaff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:46:39 +0000

Here is the Vail ski condition report from the Antlers at Vail condos for February 19th. The skiing is GREAT! Although we had been short on snow for the early ski season, the last two weeks have been really good. Another 5 inches of snow reported today. As I was heading up the Born Free Express lift I was having my doubts on the 5 inches, as it only looked like 3 inches down here in Lionshead. Well, there was plenty up high. Most of my runs were done in Game Creek Bowl ( see the Vail ski area map ). It started snowing pretty good again around 3pm this Friday afternoon. Chris R.

Some powder in Game Creek Bowl

More storm clouds rolling in from the West

A look back at some powder turns

Vail snow report and vail ski conditions Feb 16

Chris Ratzlaff — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:12:50 +0000

Another 5 inches of snow today. It is soooooo soft out there. Still snowing lightly although they are calling for clearing skies by this afternoon. Another storm predicted Wednesday night. Now, you have all probably heard that parts of Colorado are a bit below average for snow this season. And yes, this includes Vail at the moment. If you are driving up from Denver, it can be very scary. We made the trip from Denver early this morning (but still got on the lifts by 11:45). There isn’t much snow along the road until you get to the top of Vail Pass. Even near Copper mountain there wasn’t much there. Thankfully the Vail Valley has been blessed as we seem to be getting the majority of the snow out of these recent systems. So far this season Vail has had 172 inches. Keystone 92 inches. Go figure.

Pictures from today (Tuesday) around 1pm

Sort of boring pictures but I was skiing by myself

Vail ski and snow conditions February 14

Chris Ratzlaff — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:29:46 +0000

9 inches of new snow today and 14 inches in the last two days. It is still snowing outside as of Sunday mid-day. Things are soft up there (at least that is what the guests are saying). Some of us hope to get up late this afternoon to make some runs, take some pictures and get you an updated report.

Vail snow and ski conditions February 8

Chris Ratzlaff — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:24:59 +0000

Some of us locals can get pretty lazy mid-season and we can go a week without skiing. Yeah, I know……… But it was good to get out there again. Still no super huge dumps, but every three days or so we get another 3 inches or something. Just enough to keep things soft and keep the skiing good. The sun came out today and we had a trace of new snow. Multiple runs in China Bowl. If you stuck to the west facing slopes in China, the powder was still pretty soft. Some misc. pictures using the camera phone below. They groomed Headwall and Emperor’s choice in the back, which is where we spent most of the day. I went skiing with Marilyn Levey from New York. She took one of those Her Turn workshops through Vail this past weekend and raved about how great it was. Check it out the link for more information. Until next time… Chris R.

Riding up Chair 17 after doing headwall

Buffalo’s, the best place to meet up with people and adjust your ski boots

I thought I had more pictures, sorry………