At 9 a.m. on Friday, Vail will open its 2014-2015 ski and snowboard season with lifts running out of the Vail Village and Lionshead base areas. According to an announcement on , six lifts will offer access to 540 acres of terrain. This includes the Mountain Top Express Lift, from which skiers and riders can descend the black diamond Powerline Glade.
More than three feet of snow has fallen at the resort since last Monday; an additional 12 to 18 inches is in the forecast for next week.
鈥淐onditions on the mountain are even better than we initially anticipated, and we鈥檙e thrilled with what we鈥檒l be able to offer to guests beginning on Friday,鈥 Chris Jarnot, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Vail Mountain, told .