Another spring 2020 post that was delayed. Enjoy! Dear Friends, It’s been a while since we’ve done a “skiing at Vail” post. So today the best in what’s new, interesting and mention-worthy at Colorado’s largest ski resort (5,289 skiable acres — that’s big). We wish you were here. We bet you do, too. Cheers, Us […]
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Sunlight’s East Ridge Expansion: Visionary New Terrain
This post was originally scheduled for mid-March, but I delayed it after the shut-downs began. The leading paragraphs may seem a bit quaint at this moment, but when “normal” returns, I still believe that small resorts, like Sunlight, are reinvigorating our favorite winter sports. Please check at the bottom of this post for specific updates […]
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I Shut Down Siri. I Rejected Alexa. But I Embrace Emma.
Have you met Emma? Emma is Vail Resort’s Epic Mountain Assistant, a texting service that allows users to get immediate mountain information including chairlift wait times, snow reports, grooming, parking 411 and more. I recently used Emma to check chairlift waiting times in Vail while on the mountain. Why? So that I could avoid the […]
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Skiing at Kirkwood: California Cornices and Cliffs
The first time I skied Kirkwood the wind blew so fiercely that the top of the mountain was closed. In mid-January, I skied Kirkwood Ski Area again. This time the fog was so thick that while we could ski the top of the mountain, we couldn’t see it. Riding Chair 10 to the the top […]
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Not The Mama: Seeing, and Skiing, is Believing in Utah
By Martin Griff Thirty one years ago at age 31, I learned to ski in Park City, Utah. A group of New Jersey work colleagues invited me along. While they were more interested in me paying a share of the condo costs than joining them in downhill fun, I fooled them. For I discovered an […]
