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Here are a couple of news stories via the Vail Daily:

Wolf Creek to open for skiing Saturday, Sunday

 

Weather advisory in effect for Vail area

 

 

Am I gunna have to live in my car?

Nope. You'd never find a place to park it. Sell it and use the ca$h for gear! At training you'll find out about great deals at Vail Sports.

Employee housing info went out today! Check your emails.

Here's a video we made last fall showcasing Timber Ridge.



All employee housing comes with similar furnishings to what you see in the video. Lifties have three choices this season. A big change this winter is that everyone will have their own room at all the Employee Housing Properties.

Timber Ridge is in Vail, about 2 miles west of the ski area. The majority of lift ops live there. It's on the free town of Vail bus route. Parking is very limited. You don't need a car out here. Notice a theme?

Rivers Edge in Avon. If you're bringing a car, this is where you want to be. Everyone can have a car at Rivers Edge. Eagle County buses service Rivers Edge.

First Chair is brand new. It's right in Lions Head. Maybe a two minute walk to the Gondola. There's not many spots in there, and there is no parking. (theme)

It can't be just lifts spinning around.

We'd get too dizzy. Ha!

Somebody recently asked me what the scene was like in Vail. Well, there is a lot that goes on here. Vail is like a metropolis as far as ski towns go. Snow Daze is the first big party that Vail puts on. Snow dependent, it coincides with the opening of the whole enchilada.

That video is from last year's Snow Daze. I think you might be able to figure out why I'm ichin' for mid December.

Ski Movies!!! (three exclaimation points)

Yes. Fall is a beautiful time of year up here in the mountains. But really I wish it was mid December, filling up, cold, deep, and nuking!

Until then I'll just have to settle for some ski movie trailers. Most movies come through town up here and have a big movie night party to go with em. They're always lots of fun, plenty of giveaways, and the powder stoke is through the roof! Sometimes the pros show up. Definitely worth catching one or two, you know, if you're not too tired from making you're own that day!

This is the one I'm waiting for. Might have to go over to Summit County to see it though. Damn you Oakley! Oh wait. I love Oakley.

How many have you thought?

One of my all time favorites. I think I've thought em all, except of course the hair line.

One thing for sure is that "those lifties look like they're having fun."

Gentlemen, start your beards!

So I'm not sure if you guys know this, but Vail has a facial hair policy.  I won't waste your time quoting the employee handbook, but it pretty much says you have to look good (according to our resident Conclave of Beard Czars).  In order to make sure you're looking good for the winter season, you need to start growing facial hair now!  Here's the thing:  You can always shave it off, but you can't grow it later if it isn't already there.

This one might be a bit much.














If you can't grow a beard, you can always buy a beard hat!