Jean Queen

The first time I set foot on Vail Mountain was to attend the opening ceremonies for Blue Sky Basin 10 years ago. I caught a ride in a snowcat on a frigid blue day, got stuck on the lift for what seemed forever with people who had no use for the safety bar, and had no feeling in my legs from the waist down by the time I got on a snowmobile for the ride back to the gondola. I’d come in blue jeans …

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Vail Daily Editor Don Rogers: Vail’s Blue Sky Basin, then and now (The Vail Trail)

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