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Vail skiing is great, another 2 inches of snow

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Vail skiing is great at the moment with another 2 inches of snow today in Vail Colorado, January 6th.  Everything is open and the slopes are pretty empty.  Many people ask “is the town pretty quiet right now?”  It is but, the Antlers at Vail condos are pretty darn full even through the week.  Go figure.  The clouds rolled in to the Vail Valley pretty early in the day so the light isn’t the best out now.  A few snow showers for 3o minutes at a time, hoping for more.

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This picture was from Sunday January 4th, hope you were here

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Vail snow report and ski conditions January 3

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Wow, now we are talking.  Vail reported 8 inches of new snow and off and on snow throughout the day.  The Back Bowls were in incredible condition.  Super soft snow and most of the mountain now open.  I had my first taste of Blue Sky Basin this season just this afternoon….. “excellent”.

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Blue Sky Basin with the Back Bowls in the Background

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Riding up

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From The Blue Sky Chairlift

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Vail ski conditions Dec 29

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Still catching up on some posts regarding the snow.  Not too much to report but that we are still picking up an inch or two every couple of days.  They sure have the Golden Peak Terrain Park up and running.  Kids are hucking off jumps left and right.  Chris R.

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Vail ski conditions Dec 27

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Well, the Back Bowls are OPEN !  Chair 5 has been open for two days now and conditions are excellent.  Vail’s ski conditions are really the best they have been all season.  The snow that we received these past 6 days has really helped out.  Plus, it is staying cold. Not sure how long it will last as there are plenty of people on the mountain.  The coverage on the back side is better than on front.  I think mainly because the Back Bowls just haven’t been skied on very much at this point.  Rumors are that they’ll open China Bowl tomorrow.   Chris R.

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Halfway down Milt’s face and the snow is great.

Game Creek
You know what?  I’m always curious if anyone reads these silly posts….  So post a “comment” below or send an e-mail and if you can name this run straight across on this picture, I’ll put a complimentary bottle of wine in your room the next time you are in town.  Use our Vail ski area maps if you need to.  (the first three to name it, win.  And NO, you can’t win a bottle if you work at the front desk)     Chris Ratzlaff

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Vail snow and ski report December 24

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

In the last two days we’ve received 6 inches of snow.  3 new inches new each day.  But Beaver Creek was the winner with 7 inches reported just this morning.  The new snow softened everything up and really improved conditions.  But it is really cold out there right now.  The High temps are in the single digits up on the mountain.  They are predicting a bit of snow on Christmas day and evening.  We saw them running Chair 5 in the Back Bowls.  Does this mean the plan on opening some runs back there?  The Antlers still has a couple of Vail condos for this weekend.  Perhaps a 1 Bedroom and a 2 Bedroom.  That’s it.  Give us a call.  Chris R.

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Skiing near Game Creek Bowl in a warm puffy jacket

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Zero degrees at the base of Chair 4 at 3:30pm

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Vail ski conditions December 20th

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Not much to report and even fewer pictures (oops, I deleted my photos).  But Two Elk Lodge is now open and I have an exciting picture of that !  I had other pics of the back bowls but they were deleted, they are lost.  Believe it or not, Chair 14 was the place to be today and other Antlers guests confirmed this.  Chair 14 is that short and quick chair that goes up to the Two Elk restaurant.  No one was there and the runs were all groomed to perfection.  We are still holding out for more snow.  They say Tuesday/Wednesday and they better be right.  Rumors abound that they might open small portions of the Back Bowls but I still think they are holding out for more snow.  If you are looking for some Vail lodging for New Year’s weekend we still have a couple of 2 Bedroom condos starting on December 30th  (3 night minimum)  Chris R.Two Elk Restaurant

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Vail ski report and ski conditions December 18

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Boy, it looks like it wants to snow but it just teases us.  Another inch today with some good flakes falling early in the morning, but then the sun came out later in the day.  Every little bit helps to keep things soft.  Rumors that they might try to open Blue Sky Basin with access via Sleepy Time Cat-walks.  We’ll see.  Today I did a few runs with Marty Kovens out of Florida.  He has been staying at the Antlers at Vail forever.  This guy skis fast!  I’m glad he didn’t mind waiting……   Chris R.

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Marty wouldn’t allow me to get a picture of him, so I filled in (Chris R.)

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Heading down Simba for the end of the day makes for some good carving.

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CHECK THIS OUT

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

I don’t think this guy spends too much time on the Blue Groomers……

Copyright JP & Associates

Vail offers a lot of diverse terrain, something for everyone, as it’s been said. This fella found a place on the mountain that not too many people venture to or would even consider as ski terrain. Excuse me; he is not skiing, he is riding. The good news is, he finished this little stunt with his feet facing back toward the earth.

He is our own Eric Rust, the Antlers “Director of First and Last Impressions”, and this photo was published in the Vail Daily on Sunday, 2/15.Let us know what you think.

A. I want to get out there with this guy. B. I’ll play on the other side of the playground C. I don’t even want him to check me in when I arrive.

Greg Z.

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