That’s right, the back bowls are open. Blue Sky Basin was sick this week. Tuesday and Wednesday we received almost two feet of fresh snow. With the day off, Tuesday, my roommate and I rode all day and took some cool photos. Check out the gallery, under December for the powder picks.

Snowboarding in Vail just keeps getting better. There may be a bit of variable conditions on some of the runs the Skree, but with one more dump, Lover’s Leap will be ready to huck. Keep riding, and see you on the slopes.

Lastly, the old Bwana park in Lionshead is now open. Vail has renamed the terrain park, and has added new 8 to 12-foot ollie on boxes, a down box, a spine, two 10-15 foot kickers and a 18-foot quarter pipe at the end. Last but not least, they are almost done with the new 12-foot mini pipe. It looks awesome, and the park flows better than last year. Snowboarders will find themselves lapping Chair 8, Born Free, more than ever before. Especially, since this pipe will be done before the superpipe is completed in Golden Peak.

Vail mountain continues to open more terrain. Game Creek Bowl is now open as well as Chair 11, Northwoods.

With more that seven hundred acres of open terrain, six chair lifts, and twelve inches of powder, opening day at Vail Mountain was one to remember.