Chair 15 Vail Mountain

Chair 15 beginner slope Vail Mountain.  Sometimes this is the first chair to open at the start of a season. Located on the Lionshead section of Vail Mountain, top of the Eagle Baum Gondola.

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Beaver Creek Birds of Prey Day 1

Beaver Creek Colorado November 27, 2012

Click here for results of training day one Men’s Downhill training

Click here for start list training day 2

Pictures of   Aksel Svindal, Ted Ligety and Marco Sullivan.    Ski & Snowboard Club Vail … Read More

Take a ride on Vail’s original gondola

Video from Vail’s original gondola in the early 1970’s.  Please comment if you know the approximate date of this footage.

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Beaver Creek like a Spring Day

Was like a spring day today up in Beaver Creek.  With the little ones did the magic carpet a few times.  I often woder how many resorts have this type of covered Magic Carpet?  Cookies to start the day at the base of the lift too! Kids did a little bit of boot skiing after lunch.

Watch small video from Beaver Creek Gondola run.  Took the GoPro out today and will add this video and update the post when I am done. Read More

Happy Thanksgiving! Vail Ski Patrol what year?

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Picture of Vail Ski Patrol, unknown year.  If you know the year place it in the comments.

Thankful for Ski Patrol – I can recall one time when I was around 6 years old the seat of … Read More

Video access to Vail Village from Born Free

Currently no skier access but The 10th is open for lunch.

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9am chair 8 and Gondola ONE open for lunch

Perfect conditions this morning!  Snowmaking is amazing and I think the best time to go is before noon.  Gondola ONE  is open for lunch but no skier access.  They will check your skis at bottom while you take the ride.  Great picture of Golden Peak from the Gondola.  Video of the small terrain park and extra video of the trail that goes to the village.  If they do the same tomorrow they will have a shuttle taking people back to Lionshead for those who choose to take a ride on the new gondola and/or eat lunch at The 10th.  Picture of Swingsville which looks like they are trying to get ready.

Extra Video (access to village from Born Free)

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Chair 8 full run video

Two full run videos, one helmet cam and one camera in hand.  Turns out the video that I held in hand was much smoother, could have been the skiing too but I think hand held today was better.

Conditions were good and was not that crowded mid-day.  Terrain park a popular place!

Solaris Ice rink now open and popular this afternoon.

Watch the video:

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