Look like mid-winter? It does ... only this is Ian Cropp cutting a tele turn in Tea Cup Bowl on April 11, 2008.
It’s almost mid-April, yet by the looks and feel of things atop Vail mountain, it’s as snowy as we’ve ever seen it. Seriously … who’s playing a trick on us? It’s January, right?
On Friday, Vail reported a 24-hour total of 13 inches on the mountain and we’re willing to bet that nearly another foot fell on top of that throughout the day.
The whooping and hollering rang loud and clear as skiers and snowboarders transformed into wispy clouds flying down Vail’s Back Bowls, many exhausting themselves on the first few deep turns and settling for a couple painless somersaults to go with their glee.
Not only was there nothing close to a patch of dirt anywhere in sight, but literally, conditions felt and looked arctic.
The crowds were minimal, too, which meant the longest lift line was about three minutes and there were face shots to be found all day. Truly, there were fresh patches of untouched snow in which to cut a turn until 3 p.m. on nearly every (ungroomed) run.
Game Creek, China Bowl, Mongolia and Siberia are closed for the season, but never fear … there’s plenty of powder every else.
We never thought we’d be saying this in April, but you’d best bring out your best pair of powder legs to deal with the “spring” closing weekend. Refer to our powder pointers for guidance.
Also … leave your shorts and spring-skiing bikinis at home. Bundle up instead
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