About Us • Travel Agents • Links • Contact Us
|
About Us • Travel Agents • Links • Contact Us |
       |
 |
|
 |
|
Vail Area News |
Weather & Road Report |
Ski & Snow Report |
|
vaildaily.com | Skiing & Snowboarding
Updated : Some Vail skiers and snowboarders lack love for 'Lindsey's' VAIL, Colorado - Vail Resorts' announcement that it was changing the name of the International run at Vail Mountain to "Lindsey's" is getting some heat as some locals think the new name also makes an unnecessary change to Vail's history. Kerry Donovan, a Vail native and now a Vail Town Council member, created a public group on Facebook.com called "I still ski International." Donovan didn't want to comment Friday on why she created the public online group, which had more than 110 members as of Friday afternoon. Nick Asoian, who grew up in the valley, said he was a forerunner at the 1999 World Cup Championships in Vail, so he knows the history of the run's name first-hand. "The name "International" brings that (history) to mind," Asoian said. The Facebook.com group isn't bashing Lindsey Vonn or her accomplishments. The group's official description says to "honor Lindsey without Vail Resorts gets heat online for renaming International run after Lin Publ.Date : 2010-03-05T15:28:00-06:00 Ski Poker comes to Vail Mountain VAIL, Colorado - Ski Poker comes to Vail Mountain on Saturday. To play, you simply have to buy your Ski Poker game card from a Rotarian at any of the seven locations around Vail Mountain, and then ski to five locations to draw cards for your five-card hand. Game cards will be sold and playing cards drawn at Golden Peak, Vista Bahn, Lionshead, Eagles Nest, Wildwood and Mid Vail, as well as the top Chairs 11, 4 & 5. Prizes will be awarded at the after tournament party beginning at 3 p.m. at the Mountain Plaza at the base of the Vista Bahn. You need not be present to win, but you'll miss a great party is you don't drop by. Vail Rotarian Tom Howard is responsible for bringing this idea to Vail Mountain with the support of John Garnsey and Chris Jarnot from Vail Resort. Said Howard, "This event gives winter guests of the mountain a chance to help a local charity and have a good time in the process. We really appreciate John making this opportunity available to us." To play, you buy Ski Poker game card from a Rotarian at any of seven V Publ.Date : 2010-03-08T14:18:00-06:00 Utah ski resorts hope for turnaround SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's ski resorts love the sight of snow near springtime. With a slow start to the ski season, the industry is hoping for a strong finish. The storm that dumped as many as 20 inches of snow in the Wasatch mountains Thursday and Friday helped. Ski Utah president Nathan Rafferty said Friday that his group won't have seasonal skier visit totals for the 13 Utah resorts until after April. Rafferty says the slumping economy has been hard on resorts because people aren't booking big trips in advance like they used to. So the longer winter storms continue, the better the finish for resorts. Storm dumped as many as 20 inches of snow in the Wasatch mountains Thu Publ.Date : 2010-03-05T18:14:00-06:00 Landing pad contest Sunday at Vail VAIL, Colorado - Ski and Snowboard Club of Vail will open its "landing pad" to the public for a contest on Sunday. Following the success of the last Progression Session big air contest, the landing pad on Golden Peak will host a best trick contest. The landing pad allows skiers and snowboarders to try new tricks with reduced risk of injury. This Sunday will be the second time this season that it is open to the public for a contest. Participants will be able to register at Ski and Snowboard Club Vail from 10 a.m. to noon. Practice will be from noon to 1 p.m. on the landing pad and the contest will run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The top five skiers and the top five snowboarders will advance to finals. The winner in each category will be the rider with the best trick. Call Ski Club Vail at 970-790-5119 for more information. $25 Registration fee, cash or check only. Best ski and snowboard trick will win Vail Mountain contest Publ.Date : 2010-03-04T17:11:00-06:00 Ski Instructors Confidential: 'You stink like snow! Anyone who's been skiing for more than 20 years can hardly forget the irrefutable fragrance of wool ski sweaters and mothballs, moistened by your most recent fall. In my first year of ski instructing, I had a group of five- to seven-year-olds just learning how to ski. During lunch, I was talking with the kids about what they liked to do, how many brothers and sisters they had, etc. A six-year-old boy who was sitting next to me exclaimed, "You stink!" I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly so I asked him, "Excuse me, what did you say?" His response was an unequivocal, "You stink!" I did the armpit test to confirm that my deodorant was still working. It was. So I asked him again, "I stink?" He responded, "Yeah, you stink like snow!" Vicky Prouty, Okemo, Vermont Shopping with the company cards One day I was assigned to an afternoon private lesson with an attractive young lady. Her boyfriend paid for the les Another instructor sends woman off to shop with the company credit car Publ.Date : 2010-03-05T00:05:00-06:00 Increase Traffic |
|
Welcome • Group Sales • Lift Tickets •
Policies • Plan
• FAQ • About • Agents
• Links • Contact © 2007- 2010 Vail Ski Concierge, All Rights Reserved. Web Hosting & Design By WebEZ.net |
