9/21/2012
Vail...
GKL posted this video on Facebook and it gave me chills. It captures all of the things I love about skiing. I've been privileged to have skied at Vail three different times. The first time I went was in junior high. I had saved up all my lawn-mowing money during the summer and fall to pay for my airfare, lift tickets, and my share of the lodging. My dad agreed to pay for the food and rental car. I went with a cousin who was my age and we quickly ditched our parents to find all the best spots. I repeated this in high school with three of my friends. The last time I went was my freshman year in college. I got a bunch of money when I graduated high school that I saved in order to go. Five of us road-tripped from Illinois for one of those cheap-o college Christmas break package deals. By now I was improved as a skier and felt confident in a lot of the harder terrain at Vail. Of all the places I've skied out west and overseas, I've always had the best skiing at Vail. This video makes me want to ski there again as soon as I possibly can.
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I love the dancing. Far out!
I love skiing Vail, but hate a lot of the people that ski there. Come and try Copper mountain some day. All of the terrain of Vail but less crowded and better skiers!
SD- Yeah, I've skied Copper a couple times and liked it a lot, too, even though one of the days was a complete whiteout (not Copper's fault, obviously). I think the key to my good times at Vail was always skiing where there were very few people (back bowls or in the trees). I can see how the clientele could be obnoxious.
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