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All Work and No Play…

Katie — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:47:48 +0000

Everyone at the Antlers seems to work a little too hard… and sometimes this can cause certain special days to be over looked. Some of us decided that we needed to relieve the tension and celebrate a birthday! The first major task was getting the Boss out of the building so we could start working on the party plans, that proved to be harder than we thought because he seemed to be enjoying his meeting.

Once the meeting was over Randi Accountant Extraordinaire/Human Resources Guru, and Magda Queen of Sales/Master of 4 languages proceeded to hang the Balloons to start the celebration, good thing Randi is tall. Amy Reservations/Bionic Woman, kept watch at the front desk just in case the Boss decided that he wasn’t quite done working for the day. Katie Jane of all Trades/Foodie tirelessly filled the balloons with air and Greg Director of Nothing/Bowling Aficionado, supervised the process and helped to tie the balloons off.

It was a difficult task but we got it done in record time. I think some of us even enjoyed ourselves! Now all we had to do was hang out and wait for the Birthday Boy to show up… When he did arrive, even with the festive mood he couldn’t resist doing a little work!

Randi and Magda worked all night making cakes for everyone to enjoy, and it turned out that there was another birthday (Aniceto’s) to be celebrated so we all got to sing twice.

Since we couldn’t get everyone to totally enjoy themselves with the temptation to work so strong we decided to play hooky and go skiing. It was hard to tear ourselves away but we did our best to enjoy it.

P.S. Don’t tell the Boss!

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Its Starting To Look A Lot Like Christmas…..(Dec. 18-25)

Dan — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:46:21 +0000

The holidays in Vail can be a magical combination. This year looks to be better than ever with Vail’s, week long, Holidaze celebration. The holiday activities include Snowman decorating, kids glow stick parties, and free concerts by Milkshake and Brady Rymer & The Little Band That Could. Got a sweet tooth? I hope so, because Brownies and Candy Canes will be given away at the base areas all week. All these fun, family activities, along with some great early season snow, promise to make Vail “the place to be” this holiday season.

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These Are The Daze (Dec. 6-12)

Dan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:56:29 +0000

It’s Vail… it’s Snowing…. and the Daze are growing shorter. That must mean that Vail’s Snow Daze are nearly upon us. This annual event kicks off December 6th and runs thru the 12th. Activities include concerts, street and apres party’s, and the return of the Dummy Demolition Derby. A nice variety of top musical talent will bring sweet music to everyones ears. Musical acts include Mix Master Mike(Dec. 9) at the Solaris, Dwight Yoakam(Dec. 10) in Vail Village, O.A.R.(Dec. 11) at Ford Park, and finally Weezer(Dec. 12th) at Ford Park. The price is right too, as all of the shows are free. So come out and help us celebrate the 2010/11 ski season in grand Vail style. Check out the Vail Snow Daze website(www.vail.com\snowdaze) to get specific details and more info.

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Midweek Visit to Vail Mountain

Chris Ratzlaff — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:43:51 +0000

Since I had been feeling better I took to the slopes February 2nd Tuesday morning. Wow, was I reminded of how great it is to be on Vail Mountain when there are no crowds! The Gondola, Game Creek, Chair 5, Chair 11 and Chair 4; no lines! It was heaven for those who have only hours before they have to work. My runs were in the glistening sun and as though I was all alone; it was one of my favorite days on the mountain. I hope your upcoming days here in Vail mirror my Tuesday morning and if you haven’t booked your accommodations here at the Antlers at Vail, well we’re here waiting

Going up Game Creek Express

Taking in the sights on Lion's Way

Happy, happy, happy

~ Aisha

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Vail skiing conditions January 31

Chris Ratzlaff — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:43:28 +0000

Sorry about the lack of vail skiing condition updates, but when the snow gets good (as it has been this past week) we don’t have a lot of time for pictures and posting blog updates. We have to hit the slopes, right now. That is just the way it goes. So anyhow…..the skiing has been fantastic this week but we had some warm and sunny weather this past Friday and Saturday. What that means is that Friday and Saturday skiing was GREAT but by Sunday it got pretty icy. We either need more sun or new snow. The bumps are staying soft on the northern facing slopes such as Vail front side and Blue Sky Basin, but the south facing Back Bowls were no good by this Sunday. But don’t despair, it started snowing this Sunday afternoon as we were up on the mountain. We expect 2-4 inches between now and Monday night. Chris R.

Mark Ulmschneider, Vail condo owner at the Antlers at Vail Hotel, with the snow coming in

Storm clouds coming in over the Gore Range

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A silly movie of some skiing in Vail

Chris Ratzlaff — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:10 +0000

Four inches of new snow yesterday up on the mountain. There was blue sky, but it was COLD.

If you have sound, turn it up and dance !

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