Monday, December 31st, 2007
Silverstar Liars and Pass Pulling
They claimed a 127cm base (50’’)….and as my ski bases will tell you, “NOT A CHANCE!” Rocks everywhere, grass and other shrubbery poking up all over the place.
The irony is that the runs with good coverage and fun terrain were all CLOSED! In fact there was a black with untouched powder right below one of the lifts but as with all the other blacks it was roped off. What to do: Follow the rules toward a mundane existence or break them risking the consequences but reaping the rewards?
As you can probably guess, we ducked the ropes and began ripping the best snow of the day! Ski patrollers yelled at us from the lift but we took solace in the praises coming from the skiers and boarders who thanked us for opening up the floodgates. As we rode the lift back up about 25 people had followed suit!
Greediness doesn’t pay off though as we took a second run only to run into the red jackets and get our passes clipped….only half way, the next infraction would lead to the boot.
Fitting for a resort that didn’t quite live up to our expectations.
If you go: Try the Bugaboos Bakery Café. Solid.
Brandon Groza
outsideallday.com Contributor
on Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 at 1:20 am:
Ah, This reminds me of the first time I went to Vail during a holiday period and starred at a field of fresh fluff. It was too overwhelming and I had to go but the red jackets caught me. I almost lost my four day pass and was threatened to go to jail…
Awesome!
DSheek
Get some!