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By Tom Boyd
Headline RSS FeedRepresenting the Rockies
October 20, 2007 — Live from Boston, I’m here tonight near Fenway (not IN Fenway, unfortunately), making sure Bean Towners know that not only are the Rockies for real, but so are their fans.
I’ve already talked to many people who have been to Vail and are, we hope, planning to visit us again this winter.
I have to say that, having been here a few times this year, and having talked it up with all kinds of different fans here, that the Boston crowd is very cool about the Rockies, very supportive, not dismissive at all about our novel nature, and most are fired up about baseball finding a new, loyal home in the mountains.
I'm pulling for a Sox win in Game 7 because I've met good people here, and because I think a Rockies v Sox series is far more intriguing than a Rockies v Inidans series.
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By Tom Boyd
Snow update
October 18, 2007 — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – yet it’s only October here in Vail.
Overnight snow left us with the first real blanket of the white stuff this season, and more is on the way. WeatherReports.com is predicting more snow through today (Thursday), and a second, larger storm to leave snow Saturday night and Sunday. For a look at the 5-day forecast, click on the icon underneath the snow report on the left of this page.
The realvail snow report won’t deliver snow information for the respective ski resorts until after each resort has opened, but I can report that Vail got the best of the storm which, as I write, is still making its way through the Valley. Summit county was relatively clear Wednesday evening, Copper Mountain was getting the edge of the storm, and Vail was (and is) getting a full delivery of big fluffy flakes – not the wet, cakey stuff we’ve seen previously this season.
The higher elevations are getting even more snow, as heavy, consistent snow has been falling there since yesterday afternoon. We haven’t seen the peaks for quite a while now, but when we do they will come away frosty white.
The WeatherReports.com forecast calls for partly cloudy weather to prevail Friday, but the weekend ought to bring more precipitation in all its many forms. All this spells good news for Vail and Beaver Creek’s snowmaking crews, who can use low temperatures and a little help from Mother Nature to create a great base for opening day.
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Tom Boyd
Snow update
October 17, 2007 — Two snowstorms are making their way through the valley at the end of this week, and having just traveled from Denver to Vail, I can attest that Vail is getting more out of this first storm than any other I-70 corridor resort.
The snow started colliding with my windshield around Copper Mountain, and by the time I reached the top of Vail Pass it was absolutely pounding.
It gets a little wetter below 10,000, but there’s still enough to put four inches – according to the official RealVail tape measure – in my front yard as of 9 p.m. I’d guess there’s double that at PHQ atop the mountain.
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Why this is my favorite time of the year, Part II: The ski swap
October 12, 2007 — I have a no-brainer reason why I love October for this segment of "why this is my favorite time of year." No, it's not just because my birthday is coming up (ahem ... didya catch that one, everybody?) - it's because of the ski swap, when Dobson Ice Arena in Vail becomes a massive ski/snowboard shop full of new gear, old gear, and great deals.
So, without much ado, here's the skinny on the swap:
INFO: The swap begins with "Early Bird" shopping from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 26 (but you’ve got to pay $15 to be a part of the Early Bird special). General Admission is on that same day from 7-11 p.m. with a $5 entry fee. Saturday is also $5 and the swap is open from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. with a $5 entry fee. Scour for bargains for free after three, from 3 – 6 p.m. Saturday.
For more information on the ski swap click CLICK HERE.
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