We are all disappointed with Vail Resorts’ decision not to extend the operating hours to 3:30 p.m. as normally happens starting in February. Sadly, we also know this is not going to change.
But closing at 3 p.m. in the spring is even worse.
We all know once the spring weather rolls around you get a daily freeze/thaw cycle. This makes skiing in the morning horrible, usually even on the groomers. Then at some point between about 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. depending on the sun and temperatures everything softens up and the real fun begins.
With the base and the amount of early season snow we got, this could be a great year for spring skiing.
But when the alpine closes at 2:30 p.m. it will result in the part of the day with good skiing being as short as a couple of hours. Vail Resorts will almost certainly not extend the hours, but perhaps they could change them.
This is a public request for support to lobby Vail Resorts to change the spring hours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Dave Stevens // Coquitlam
