What advice would you give to the following family:
My family are all first timers.... we are staying in Vail from Jan 5th through jan 12.... So I tought it would be good for us to have instruction from a profesional... maybe all together or not... I need some gidance.
We want to experience...
My new snowboarding gear arrived recently and I'm ready to give myself a break after Christmas - which is better for snowboarding, Park City or Vail Town? (I'm a snowboarding rookie)
An article from the Vail Daily in the Denver Post this morning, Sunday, July 4th, describes the expansion now underway.
I don't know Beaver Creek, so can't say how significant this change will be.
It's my understanding I can't post the whole thing, but can post passages and quotes:
Beaver...
Per the Vanat report linked below, the busiest ski areas (in terms of skier-days per year) are:
WB (2.2 million skier-days)
Breck (1.8)
Vail (1.7)
PC (1.3)
Mammoth (1.2)
Keystone (1.2)
Copper (1.1)
It's often hard to come by accurate numbers for skier-days since ski areas treat these as trade...
In the light of Vail and Alterra canceling lift construction for this year. Zermatt is doing the opposite and is planning $62 million in lift improvements siting "favorable conditions"
If you have the cash there are going to be some great opportunities out there due to the downturn.
I am sure...
I had a PEAKS certificate from Vail expiring in May and called in trying to get it extended, given that they shut everything down.
However the call center has been shut down, and their email address acknowledges my request, but says it will be weeks before they respond.
Has anyone else had...
breck ski and ride school
breck ski club
call center shut down
employees furloughed
mtn
peaks certificates
peaks reward
product sales & services
vailvail resorts
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today provided an update on its response to the evolving impact of COVID-19 on its business.
Rob Katz, Chief Executive Officer, said, "The circumstances surrounding COVID-19 are unprecedented and the financial...
furlough employees
lift construction
planning to defer all new chair lifts
rob katz
season pass plans
six-month salary reduction
travel restrictions
vailvail resorts
weaker travel demand
Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen the world take numerous measures in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Vail Resorts, that has meant closing all 34 of our North American resorts. That difficult decision was necessary in order to prioritize the health and wellbeing of our...
breckenridge
closing all 34 north american resorts
deferring all auto-renew charges
epic pass
park city mountain resort
rob katz
season pass
ski pass
spring deadlines for buddy tickets
vailvail resorts
whistler blackcomb
work from home
There are people in the industry who see a need and think, "Someone should do something about that." When Cheryl Jensen saw a need, she did something about it, and this is why she is being recognized by the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Women in the Industry.
In 2003, when she was visiting...
assist badly wounded veterans
cheryl jensen
justin koski
national ski areas association
swag (sharing warmth around the globe)
us ski and snowboard hall of fame
us ski and snowboard hall of fame and museum
use the healing powers of the mountains
vailvail veterans program
walter reed army medical center
women in the ski industry
Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone in Late January
February 7, 2020
By Jim Kenney
PugSki Travel Correspondent
I visited Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone ski areas in Colorado during mid-week in late January 2020. I skied two days at Breckenridge, one day at Keystone and my final day was Friday...
avoiding ski crowds
breckenridge
colorado
epic pass
jim kenney
keystone
north peak at keystone
pugski travel correspondent
summit county colorado
the bivouac
vailvail's blue sky basin
whale's tail
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Vail Galaxy of Resorts: Part 1 of 3
December 30, 2019
By Jim Kenney
PugSki Travel Correspondent
[Author's note: this is an update of a three-part article originally written for PugSki.com two years ago. In addition to updating, it has been repositioned for easy...
beaver creek
breckenridge
crested butte
epic pass
heavenly
keystone
kirkwood
park city
ski travel
ski vail
stowe
the vail galaxy of resorts
vailvail resorts
whistler-blackcomb
Hello
Not sure this is the best forum to post in, if there is a better one please let me know and I will move or have the discussion moved to a better forum.
I am thinking of planning a ski trip for for myself and my cousins / friends to attend.
We are in our 40s to early 50s. Not sure how...
aspen
average ski level is intermediate
looking for ideas of locations
martin luther king jr. holiday weekend
mlk in january
park city
san francisco bay area
ski trip ideas
squaw valley
vail
VAIL, Co: We're excited today to announce a new $50,000 grant program to help fill the funding gap for American ski racing athletes in their quest for the highest levels of competition. SYNC Athlete Fund will maximize impact by making grants to offset training and competition costs for the most...
$50000 grant program
build a better future for the sport of ski racing
fill the funding gap
kris ochs
offset training and competition costs
sync
sync athlete fund
vail
Looks like Keystone will open in October and Vail and Beaver Creek will have more terrain open at their set opening dates of November 15 regardless of snowfall. So, VRi is banking on the snowmaking improvements to challenge both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland for the earliest start and the longest...
My wife and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2020, so we’ve decided it’s going to be year of vacations for the two of us. No more dragging the 3 young adults along as they suck more resouces than a whirlpool in Lake Peigneur (look it up if you don’t know about it) Anyways, Kim...
banff
beaver creek
epic pass
good dining options at ski town
ikon pass
lake louise
non-skiing activities at ski resort
norquay
park city
vail
visiting ski resort with non-skiing wife
whistler
I’ve had the opportunity to visit a bunch of Vail Resorts in North America over the last four years and explore the full gamut of great experiences they offer. However, I’m going to set the tone of this discussion by using the words "Vail" and "frugal" in the same sentence. The Vail galaxy of...
Hello,
My wife and I have been skiing for a while, and normally go to PCMR every year. But I was looking to go somewhere different just for some variety. Nothing wrong with PCMR, but 7 years in a row, it's time to try somewhere else at least once.
My wife doesn't like steep runs, so nice...
beaver creek
easy skiing resorts
heavenly mountain resort
keystone resort
mammoth mountain
northstar california
park city mountain resort
ski resort with easy blues
snowmass ski area
steamboat ski area
vail
whistler blackcomb
As someone who recently moved to the East Coast of the US for work, I am no longer a short drive away from my mountain, and I am forced to try and "plan ahead" on my ski trips.
Anyone have thoughts/experience on what is the best skiing a human can do as close as possible to the Denver or Salt...
airline travel for ski trip
alta ski area
beaver creek ski resort
brighton ski area
colorado ski country usa
denver international airport
park city mountain resort
park city utah
salt lake city airport
snowbird ski area
solitude ski area
southwest airlines
vailvail airport
Good Morning from behind the Epic Curtain.
On Saturday I did some recon on Vail Mountain, marking on my GPS some hidden front side tree lines which are not readily visible when the snow is on the ground.
Once again, I will be working undercover here this season, and I hope to provide good...
beaver creek
beaver creek intel
evil empire in eagle county
secret stashes
summer recon
summer recon at vail
tree lines
vailvail intel
vail resorts
working undercover at vail ski resort
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