Question: Vail bumps and glades near Lionshead?

[AnotherColoradoGal]

I'll be heading to Vail Saturday to demo some skis. The demo tent is at Lionshead. I usually ski the backside unless I have my green-skiing kids with me, so I'm not super familiar with what the front side offers. Are there any runs that I can quickly access from Lionshead to try out the skis on terrain I usually ski? I'm looking specifically for bumps and trees. Steep would be good but not essential.

 

[Kimmyt]

Paging @RachelV since she used to have a condo out there.

 

[Little Lightning]

Call Outdoors Divas and ask for Lauren, the store manager. She'll know. I think she said she would be there until 6 pm today.

 

[RachelV]

Paging @RachelV since she used to have a condo out there.

You know, that's true, but I never skied down to that base and really don't know much about what's over there. Sorry!

 

[bounceswoosh]

How about @pinto and @SkiNurse ?

 

[Jilly]

@Robyn maybe.

 

[pinto]

Do you have time to pop over into Game Creek? It would be more like 2 or 3 runs per ski rather than 1, but a better test.

 

[Robyn]

Sorry I missed this but to be honest I haven't skied Vail in years so I'm not a great resource. Although I agree that Game Creek would be a good option. I'm guessing you were demoing with Outdoor Divas since they were having a demo day. Hopefully they were able to give you some good options.

 

[AnotherColoradoGal]

So here's the route I took over and over as I demoed skis:

For bumps: Up Born Free Express, down Ledges, then ski over Bwana Loop to The Preserve. Note that these weren't spectacular runs -- I'm positive the back side of the mountain had better snow and more interesting terrain, but they did the trick for me that day.

For trees: Up Born Free Express, down through trees on skier's left of Born Free. Down through Cheetah Gully (so much powder in the Gully!).

 

[bounceswoosh]

Can you post your findings in a new thread? Inquiring minds!

 

[AnotherColoradoGal]

Give me a minute, but I will post demo findings in my thread inquiring about my skis.

 

[bounceswoosh]

Give me a minute, but I will post demo findings in my thread inquiring about my skis.

I see! Thank you!