16 Feb (Arrive)
The forecast was looking bleak...30s/40s every day, with small chances for snow/rain. WTF....in Feb. Ugh!
Never drink the first day....
17 Feb (Ski day #1)
The warm days and cold nights made for off-piste concrete so I couldn't venture much. Worked out okay because for many in the group it was their first time at Vail and some the first time skiing in years. So I obliged to chaperone. Stayed on the front side. Our group
18 Feb (Ski day #2)
The night didn't get quit as cold and stayed partly cloudy in the morning. That and the expected holiday crowds had us out at early and directly to back bowls. We caught the 3rd chair into Blue Sky Basin and first trax on Into the Wuudes
Then found some north facing tree lines in Resolution that had good snow remaining.
Spent afternoon on Blue Ox then Game Creek Bowl
19 Feb (Ski day #3)
Got out early again and decided to check out the big terrain park at Golden Peak
and sample some more glades (near chair 4)
Some talk of snow overnight.
20 Feb (Ski day #4)
YESSSSSSS, at least 6" fell overnight so it was a pow day. A local friend of mine was coming to join us so we lapped early pow runs off chair 26 waiting for him.
Being a local, he knew the stashes so we went off and played in Game Creek and few other places. My fav was the old chair 17 lift line...near chair 2. Reminded me of a long version of the Grabhammer lift line at Snowshoe. Pic blurred to maintain secrecy (not really, just a fogged lens)
Top of final run of trip...
EpicMix recorded >103,000 ft vert over the 4 days. I don't get caught up in vert #s, but it seems not bad for a holiday weekend.
