Archive for the 'On The Mountain' Category
Opening Day – Postponed
Hey, gang. Looks like the strong winds in advance of this pending snowstorm have forced us to suspend operations today, postponing our opening to tomorrow, Saturday, November 21. On the bright side, we’re expecting about a foot of snow from this storm, which should allow us to open more terrain and kick off 2009-10 with [...]
Opening Update – 11/19/09
Hey, gang. We’re cruising along towards opening – the snowmakers were able to run for 24 hours straight yesterday – and conditions are looking awesome. Barrett took this photo yesterday at the top of Orion’s. It looks amazing and you can see them blowing snow on Comet in the background.
A couple of people have brought [...]
Opening Update!
Hey, gang. Blaise and Casey just got off the mountain and the reports are awesome…we WILL have Orion’s for opening day, November 20! That gives us two lifts (Tamarack Express and Dipper Express), two trails (Cal Trail and Orion’s), 40 acres of terrain, and three MILES of trails! And, I just heard the snowmakers over [...]
Countdown to Opening…Two Days Left!
Hey, gang. Anyone who walked their dog last night knows that it was REALLY cold, so Barrett and the Snowmakers were able to get back on and work more on Orion’s. They really buried what we call Otto’s Chute (pictured at the right, and unnamed on the trail map) which is the connection from the [...]
We’re Opening THIS FRIDAY!
Here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for – Blaise Carrig, Heavenly’s COO (AND co-president of Vail Resorts’ Mountain Division), announced to a small community group Thursday night that we’d be opening for sure this Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:00am sharp. We’ll access the mountain through the Gondola, doing laps on Cal Trail off [...]
