An Insider's Guide to Vail (Part a-Lionshead & Game Creek)

[@SRGSkiing]

The screen recorder got a little bit laggy. My apologies, everyone. It's fixed in the other 4 parts.

[@Scatman445]

Thanks for your vids appreciate the tips! I'm heading to Vail and plan on using their shuttle service. The closest lift to our lodging is Cascade. Do you think it would be a good idea to use Cascade to get on the mountain at like 9am? If not what shuttle stop should I use to get on the Mountain quickest, smallest lift lines? All my luv, thanks

[@SRGSkiing]

Definitely use Cascade

[@WC3isBetterThanReforged]

I typically spend my days at Vail lapping blue sky basin then around 3pm, move to avanti for a couple laps to finish the day. As big as Vail is, I'm happy to just have those two lifts.

[@born2drum1]

Phenomenal review as always

[@ericlane3256]

Honestly backside is so much better than frontside. Backside has a more authentic backcountry feel and that's where the "legendary bowls" are. They are indeed legendary, but frontside is used for tourists living in the hotels or people just getting back to parking.

[@LouMartucci]

Many midweek days, on a bluebird day, by mid morning the crowd of skiers have headed to back bowls or mid vail. You can often then take Gondola One, then Avanti Express and ski the front side Avanti, to Giant Steps/Lindsey's, to Head First with no line at the gondola. Think of it as "retro vail".

[@tb27-n9b]

Great vid per usual

[@skiing101]

Yesss!!!!

[@CoasterRanger]

Great videos, thanks for the tips. Can you comment on what the black sections of Safari and Simba are like?

[@SRGSkiing]

Generally they're ungroomed, which is the major reason why they're black. They're steeper than the rest of the run, but in the grand scheme of things, they're not insanely steep.

[@CoasterRanger]

@@SRGSkiing I think I will try it. Thanks!

[@SRGSkiing]

Yeah, just beware that if you do it in the next couple of days, it's gonna be a thin cover with lots of obstacles.

[@CoasterRanger]

@@SRGSkiing Good to know, but I'm still several weeks out from being in the area.

[@SRGSkiing]

Okay, then odds are conditions will be better by the time you get out here.

[@LongsYt]

"Liftlines Like nothing on earth"

[@gxyxy1012]

is ouzo glades a good idea for a snowboarder that wants to try some easier tree skiing?

[@SRGSkiing]

I would say so, yes

[@uchihaitachi989686]

Hell yah!

[@dbasalely]

Can you please do big sky next

[@SRGSkiing]

Unfortunately, I won't be able to get Big Sky until next season at minumum, and it's been a couple of year's since I've been there, so I can't make an Insider's Guide off of memory. If there are specific things you'd like to know, though, I'd be more than happy to help you out as much as I can right here.

[@sammann251]

Steamboat please🙏

[@SRGSkiing]

Steamboat's cursed for me, but I'm going to try and make it happen in March.