Pikes Peak Region Trail Finder

(From Vail Mountain's Facebook page)

Colorado's largest ski resort, Vail Mountain, has been as snow-challenged as the rest of the state, but there's good news out of the storm that dumped 10 inches at the ski area this week.

The most popular terrain for powder lovers and expert skiers, the back bowls and Blue Sky Basin, will be opening for the season Thursday and Friday!

Here's their announcement, made a little while ago on Facebook and Twitter:

Facebook fans, you heard it here first, here is a Blue Sky and Back Bowls Update:
Thursday: Chair 17 and 21 (Yonder side of 17, Poppyfields, Shangri La, Chop Stix on 21)
Friday: Blue Sky Basin Chairs 37 and 39 (Big Rock Park and additional terrain under 39)
Please obey ALL signs and closures and do not cut ropes: this is for your safety, variable conditions will exist, and we thank Ski Patrol for working hard to open new terrain when it is safe to do so. Keep an eye on the forecasts, more snow can mean new terrain. We'll keep you posted right here!

Now, after heading to Monarch Tuesday for one story, I need to find a way to talk my editor into letting me go do another ski story on the company dime in one week.....

Yay!