The Snow is Falling!

Keep Your Fingers Crossed!

Vail Valley skiers and snowboarders are chomping at the bit for the pummeling we are about to receive from good ol’ mother nature. Two major systems are bee-lining towards the Colorado Rockies containing boatloads of Pacific Ocean moisture. If you live here in town or have a Colorado ski trip planned in the next few weeks, please, please keep your fingers crossed. The last few systems have either gone north or south of us leaving us cold and dry…and icy.

The National Weather Center is calling for up to 24 inches in some areas of Colorado by Sunday, January 24, 2010. Vail Valley weather specifically has 50% chance of snow daily through Sunday with temperatures remaining in the mid to upper 20’s…perfect conditions for one of those classic Colorado snowfalls that keep us skiing and boarding year after year.

Once you live in one of the many majestic ski towns in Colorado for a few years you start becoming spoiled. Skiing only takes place with at least 4 inches of fresh snow or sunny blue bird days with temperatures of 40 degrees or more. Example: Our last snowfall was New Year’s Eve when Beaver Creek reported 13 inches and Vail reported 7 inches. I hit the mountain New Year’s Day. I easily knock out 60+ days a season. Needless to say I am behind schedule.

Early this morning I went up with a few friends from out of town because they were super amped on riding their last day before flying back to Florida. After a few bullet-proof ice runs, the snow began to trickle from the sky. Then it started snowing a little harder, a little harder until it was full on snowing like I remember from seasons past. A few inches had accumulated by lunch time and it is still dumping as I put the pen to paper. I don’t want to get you too excited but if you’re reading this right now…keep your fingers crossed!

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