Vail, CO

Vail Valley Daily Photo: If you aren't here now, your're missing out!

What more could you ask for? 15+ inches of new snow in the last 7 days (falling mostly at night), blue skys and comfortable temperatures, 90% of the mountain open, great nightlife and lots of family fun. If the low snow reports of the previous month have discouraged you from coming to Vail, let me assure you that the skiing experience here now is as good as it gets. Some of the best skiing, snow, and temperatures are traditionally right around the corner. Get on up here!

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Vail Valley Daily Photo: The new 10th Restaurant is a Winner!

Vail Mountain has a fabulous new sit-down-order-from-the-menu restaurant that is really impressive! If you are tired of stomping with the heards through slippery lunch counter lines and fighting to keep from having your tray knocked out of your hand in the standard run of the mill mid mountain restaurant, you are going to love the 10th! The restaurant's immediate big time success demonstrates that you won't be the only one.

Try this experience on for size: Ski the morning until your legs can't take it any more. Then, go to Mid Vail and walk in the door of The 10th where you are greated by a delightful hostess who directs you to the plush coat room where you can hang your steaming ski parka, take your boots off, and slide your aching feet into cozy slippers. Then it's off to your reserved table sporting linen table cloths and perhaps the best views of any restaurant in the country. Did i mention that a plastic knife or fork is nowhere to be found? The winelist is extensive and the menu impressive.

Prices? Let's make this comparison.

Actual Experience #1 - Lunch at Wildwood Shelter, top of lift 4. Bowl of Chili (very tasty), a baked potato and a medium diet Coke in a paper cup. Stood in line for 15 minutes, sat at communal picknic table, ski boots on. Someone spilled coffee on my goggles and stepped on my coat sleeve that fell off the coat hook when I wasn't looking.Total check - $22.50.

Actual Experience #2 - 11:30 seating at The 10th. Shepherd Pie, bread basket, nice glass of wine (in a real wine glass), large cup of coffee, shared desert. Linen Table Cloth, crystal, real dinerware, great waiter/great service, wonderful food. No boots. Total check - $23.00 - plus tip (sorry).

I don't know about you but I sensed some real value in Experience #2.

You've got to try The 10th.

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Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Vail Mountain Skiing is much improved!

With well over 24" of new snow this last week, skiing in Vail is much improved! Much of Vail's 6,000 acres is now open with the addition of a good deal of the back bowls and many runs in Blue Ski this last week. The weather forecast for this evening (Feb. 2) is calling for 8" to 10" more. Looks like a powder day tomorrow morning! One of way too few this year.

If you've been waiting for better conditions to come to Vail, stop waiting. From now on you will be missing out!

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SNOW!

Yes, another post about the white stuff that falls from the sky. But really, this season has left us snow-hounds begging for something to fall! Who knew that a La Nina year would have us aching for snowfall here in the Rocky Mountains? So far the snowfall has been light, and I mean VERY light.

The good news is the past few storms have brought some great pow to the valley and slopes. It looks like the year of the Dragon might turn out alright after all. Keep it comin' Dragon!

Here’s today’s forecast via www.weather.com

We hear the skiing in Vail is just fair this winter. Here is an image of just fair from this morning in Vail. Come to Vail, refer to Vail. www.landinVail.com