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.
Share Your Favorite and You Could Win a 2-Night Stay at the Antlers
It’s not too soon to think about next summer — especially when the Antlers offers special pricing during June 2011 as part of its “30 Days of June” promotion.A studio suite starts at just $140 per night for a two-night stay, and June’s packed calendar guarantees that guests of all ages will find plenty to see and do.
We’ve included a list of some of our favorite fun warm-weather activities in the list below, and we’d love to hear about your favorite reasons to come to Vail in the summertime. Leave a comment below and you’ll be automatically entered to win a free 2-night stay at the Antlers. We’ll choose the lucky winner on July 1, 2011. Be sure to include a working e-mail address with your comment, and don’t worry — we won’t share it with a soul.
The Antlers at Vail hotel will be starting up our free yoga classes again on Wednesday December 15, they will be running twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. The classes are being given by Tracy Long who also teaches at the Vail Athletic Club. They are complimentary to guests so please join us for an afternoon of relaxation and stretching after a great day on the hill!
If you would like to do yoga more than twice a week Antlers guests can pick up a complimentary day pass for the Vail Athletic Club at the front desk.
Looking for a good short hike without getting too far from civilization? Try heading up to Piney River Ranch and checking out the trails up there. To reach Piney River Ranch from North Frontage Road in Vail, you take Red Sandstone Road to Piney lake road (or county road no.700)travel 11 miles up a gravel road (takes about 40 minutes). The ranch itself is worth a visit as (depending on the season) there are a plethora of activities offered. I highly recommend checking out the ranch’s website to see what activities are being offered before heading up there as they change frequently. On the north side of the lake theres a sign showing the Piney River trail (go right) and the Meadow Creek and Soda Lakes trails (go left!). Both offer very scenic mellow hikes. The falls are very secluded and beautiful and are a very popular photo op location. Below is an interactive google map showing the location of the trail respective to Antlers. The lines are the road up to Piney River Ranch, the Soda Lakes trail, and the Piney River trail.
Adventure Tubing…can those two words really go together in the same sentence? When I think of tubing, I think of a nice easy float down a stretch of river, not something adventurous. Well, guess what, those two words go quite nicely together! In fact, I think they are my two new favorite words together! I grew up rafting on all the rivers in Colorado and Utah, was a raft guide for 6 years, and loved tubing when I was young. Little did I know that a family owned company called Sage Outdoor Adventures (just 100 yards from the Antlers condos) would come up with a NEW outdoor activity to do in Vail beside whitewater rafting. So…here is a bit of my adventure: Started out getting to the meeting spot to get all of our gear (wetsuits, booties, gloves, helmets, etc.) We decided we looked A LOT like frogs with our gloves, but they really helped with navigating down the river!
After dressing in our amazingly attractive wetsuits, we jumped into the river in our tubes and set off downriver! We got a little taste of everything. From relaxing in the calm water to getting splashed by the waves in the little rapids. It was awesome! We saw some amazing wildlife too! A blue heron was drinking out of the river next to us and flew right above us- it was beautiful! Saw some baby ducks, geese, and a variety of other birds. There is nothing quite like being outside, in the wild!
Vail received 7 inches of snow up on the mountain but only 4 inches down in the Valley. None-the-less, it allowed the mountain to open up China Bowl and Blue Sky Basin ! More on the way this weekend per the weather man. Instead of skiing today, some of us went for a hike and snow-shoe up at Gore Creek, one of the more popular hikes around Vail Colorado. We had fresh snow and blue sky.
The 2013 Jazz @ Vail Square Thursday night lineup brings stars from every corner of the jazz genre to the Antlers' neighborhood
The Vail Jazz Festival in Vail, Colo., has planted itself firmly on the map for jazz connoisseurs all over the wor
The Antlers is excited to host an important event on May 23rd entitled Community Conversations. There have been three instances of similar community conversations over the past year.
The first was at the Elevate Conference last September, when 
The Antlers at Vail is proud to welcome the Outside Adventure Film School back to the Antlers for the 5th year in a row. The Adventure Film School, sponsored by Outside Magazine and presented by Serac Adventure Films, is an intensive one-week program
