"After months of waiting, side-eyeing snow totals, and watching storms miss Colorado altogether, Vail Mountain officially cracked the gate to its Legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin this week-in what stands as one of the latest Back Bowl openings in the modern era. In a post shared on Vail's Facebook page Thursday, the resort announced a limited opening of select terrain beginning Friday, February 6, crediting the "creativity" of its mountain operations team for making the long-anticipated moment happen."
"In the Back Bowls, access is limited to Sun Up Bowl (Over Yonder) and parts of China Bowl, including East and West Poppyfields, Gillet's Dream, and sections of Shangri-La. In Blue Sky Basin, skiers can access terrain via a newly opened Morning Thunder gate, with runs including Big Rock Park, Cloud Nine, The Star, Grand Review, and Hornsilver. Five lifts are now spinning in the zone, and Vail said the terrain will remain open seven days a week, with additional expansions dependent on snowfall."
"In strong snow years, Vail's Back Bowls typically open from late November to mid-December, and have occasionally opened even earlier. Resort records and past announcements highlight November 25, 2018; November 26, 2014; and November 24, 2010 as early openings, with the earliest this century coming on November 16, 2002. Against that backdrop, a February 5-6 opening is extraordinarily late by modern standards."
Vail Mountain opened limited sections of the Legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin on Friday, February 6, expanding skiable terrain to more than 2,800 acres. Access in the Back Bowls is limited to Sun Up Bowl (Over Yonder) and parts of China Bowl, including East and West Poppyfields, Gillet's Dream, and sections of Shangri-La. Blue Sky Basin access is through a newly opened Morning Thunder gate with runs including Big Rock Park, Cloud Nine, The Star, Grand Review, and Hornsilver. Five lifts are operating in the zone, and the terrain will remain open seven days a week with additional expansions dependent on snowfall. The February opening is extraordinarily late by modern standards compared with typical late-November to mid-December Back Bowl openings.
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