If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Hank Sniadoch wrote:
One more reply .... if your girlfriend handled the greens and blues at Steamboat, she'll have no problem with Vail. Those making the claim that blues at Steamboat are fairly greenish - may have been thinking of the so-called "Wally World" part of the ski resort, which does contain very low angle blues that might be ranked green in another place. Vail has groomed trails on one side of their ridge, bowls which intermediates can ski on the other side of the ridge, and then ungroomed powder on the second ridge which is called Blue Sky Basin ..... I don't recommend you ski Blue Sky Basin ..... but you could possibly do the bowls Blue Sky basin has easy terrain as well as harder - there are are low-angle trails in there. One key difference between Blue Sky Basin and the Back Bowls is that BSB faces north, whereas the BBs face south. This means that the BBs can have spring conditions with heavier damper snow even in Febrary. This can make the bowls a lot harder to ski... I wouldn't stay away from BSB just on grounds of one's skill level. Hell, you can even get food there - just like anyplace else on Vail mountain. Dave |
Ads |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
I am a fairly good skier, but a beginner (almost intermediate) boarder.
Was in Vail this past February (skiing and riding) and found the traverses problematic (on the snowboard). I recomend you take some time to plan where you are planning to ride or you'll likely be hiking quite a bit. The problem is you can't really tell accurately from the trail map where the flats are, so you end up finding out the hard way. Maybe some folks in this group can give you more specific advice. . . |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks William! I'll try to get some local knowlege when we get there.
"William" wrote in message ups.com... I am a fairly good skier, but a beginner (almost intermediate) boarder. Was in Vail this past February (skiing and riding) and found the traverses problematic (on the snowboard). I recomend you take some time to plan where you are planning to ride or you'll likely be hiking quite a bit. The problem is you can't really tell accurately from the trail map where the flats are, so you end up finding out the hard way. Maybe some folks in this group can give you more specific advice. . . |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
"Sean" wrote in message link.net... Hi all, Could any of you that have spent time at Steamboat and Vail shed some light on how the blues at each compare? I have heard that Steamboat blue trails would be green at most of the other slopes in CO. I'm taking the girlfriend to Vail in a couple of weeks and she is crossing the line between beginner and intermediate skiier- she had no problems with the blues at Steamboat, but if a Vail blue is a little tougher I'd like to line her up with a lesson on day one. (Neither of us have been to Vail) Also, for those that have ridden Vail - are the back bowls for the extreme boarders or could an intermediate level rider handle the terrain? I love Vail. No end to the fun that can be found there. I don't believe there is anything beyond an intermediate boarder. But, that being said, I really don't think you can get to the goods at Vail on a board. It's just not possible. But Hominids did eventaully walk erect. No doubt boarders will eventually realize the shortcomings of thier equipment, and convert to the one true way. J. Urrrk, Intermediate Boarder. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
trip to Vail - looking for advice | Sharkie | Snowboarding | 6 | April 12th 04 09:21 PM |
November Skiing conditions at Vail | Jonna | General | 0 | November 19th 03 03:32 PM |
Vail vs Courchevel? | OswCar | Alpine Skiing | 16 | September 16th 03 08:01 AM |
Vail | American Ski Club Association | North American Ski Resorts | 0 | July 27th 03 04:49 PM |
Vail on the cheap | 4matic | Snowboarding | 8 | July 25th 03 12:11 AM |