Greetings from Vail, Colorado

[Norbert666]

Hi all!

I'm currently in Colorado, it's 9:40pm and I'm just about to have a home made curry after a days snowboarding in the fresh powder in the Back Bowls.

Been here since last weekend. Back to Blighty this coming weekend.

It's been fantastic, but not without drama.

Out of the party of seven, we're down to four!
One flown back home on day 2 for knee surgery!
One out with food poisioning!
One out with a smashed (badly bruised) rib cage!

What fun!

I'm completely knackered and ache like an achy thing.

Last full day tomorrow so we're going to hit it hard.

I'll post some pics this weekend. This place and the weather (despite being -18 today) is truely spectacular!

Hope you're enjoying Blighty

James

 

[Norbert666]

Is it really a powder paradise like that make it out to be?

Most definitely.

We hit the back bowls today. Acres and acres of ungroomed terrain, about 2 foot deep powder - all black runs. My legs are cream crackered but it was totally worth it, last day and all.

We stayed in Beaver Creek, and the slopes there were cool - better than Arrowhead - but Vail certainly beats them all. You cannot understand how vast the place is. We'll be booking up for next year very soon.

Leaving for home tomorrow gutted

 

[Norbert666]

I loved Vail. Is the Stetson shop still there? .

Shopping? Nah man. It's all about slope time

As I said above we stayed in Beaver Creek. We did buy the obligatory tshirts from the local off licence - Beaver Liquers