Monthly Archives: February 2010

Continuing with Ira Riklis‘ interview on Vail and the skiing scene: There is one last trick to this method, where you do your skiing. The method we use is to take the VistaBahn out of Vail Village to the Mid-Vail … Continue reading →

We start our day at 8:00 am putting on our equipment at the lifts. We are on the first chairs at 8:15 am, sometimes the actual first chair of skiers for the day (but we are never very far behind … Continue reading →

Another benefit of being on the first chair is the efficient use of time. A skier that waits to start until 9:30 – 10:00 am, stops and battles the crowds at lunch time for a lousy hamburger and a seat … Continue reading →

You see, it’s not just about the lift lines. There are other reasons to be on that first chair. For one thing, if you are a mountain cruiser as I am, it means that I get first crack at all … Continue reading →

Vail Mountain officially opens for skiers at 8:30 am. The lift lines will open at 8:00 am and the first skiers will be allowed onto the lifts at 8:15 am. This is generally referred to as “first chair”. Officially, all … Continue reading →

Most people, when they go skiing, naturally feel that they are on vacation, which they are, and then they do what they would normally do on vacation. This includes sleeping late. The vacationer tends to sleep in, get a lazy … Continue reading →