Hitchhiker's Guide to the Vail Galaxy of Resorts: Part 1 of 3
December 30, 2019
By Jim Kenney
PugSki Travel Correspondent
[Author's note: this is an update of a three-part article originally written for PugSki.com two years ago. In addition to updating, it has been repositioned for easy...
I’ve had the opportunity to visit a bunch of Vail Resorts in North America over the last four years and explore the full gamut of great experiences they offer. However, I’m going to set the tone of this discussion by using the words "Vail" and "frugal" in the same sentence. The Vail galaxy of...
Just booked this last night. Headed here with with our ski club.
I've been to Tahoe in the summer but never winter so I'm excited to ski here. Our package includes
5 day lift tickets for Heavenly, Kirkwood, and Northstar
I'm just looking for tidbits of information as since we've never skied...
So this season required a trigger to start the thread.
What prompted me to do it?
Was it the 109 degree temperatures here in Placer County?
Was it the tent sales this weekend and the anticipated new ski gear? (Maybe)
Was it the new issue of Powder next to my toilet? (Print is dead though...
alpine meadows
california & nevada skiing
heavenly mountain resort
kirkwood
lake tahoe
mt rose ski area
northstar california
pugski gatherings in tahoe
sierra
sierra at tahoe
ski conditions
ski resorts in the sierra
south lake tahoe
squaw valley usa
weather predictions
I was waiting to open this up for some "trigger". Is it the first ski movie trailers and premiers? Is it the Labor Day ski sales? How about the new magazines?
Nope.
This photo from the webcam this morning at Kirkwood is that trigger.
Doug Pierini has a long resume of accomplishments in the ski industry, including a recent stint as vice president of skier services at Breckenridge, which has brought him to the place where he is currently taking a lead roll at Kirkwood.
Pierini's accomplishments include PSIA National Team...
doug pierini
jackson hole ski school
kirkwood
park city mountain resort
pierini taking a lead roll at kirkwood
psia national team
ski california
ski school at ski portillo
ski tahoe
tahoe
vail resorts
vice president of skier services at breckenridge
Welp, the time is now. Lifts are turning and the door appears open. Time to get after it, boys and girls.
I for one am looking forward to being able to break out the fat sticks and ski some pow!
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