Vail
Sunday 17 November 1996

Weather

Heavy overcast, snowing

Conditions

Another powder day. 6-9" of fresh snow on top of the previous powder which had not frozen.

Overall

Because of the need to catch a flight back to Boston, skiing was restricted to somewhat under 3 hours, but conditions certainly made it worth while.

Again, there was no cruising .. every run had to be skiied.

It was one of those days where everyone wants to get out and make First Tracks in unbroken powder and there was plenty to go round.

After one run down under the Avanti lift, I returned to Game Creek Bowl, this time entering from the North rim down through thick powder. After several runs through from the South rim, I moved over to Mountaintop for one run down to the foot of the Northwoods lift and then it was time to make my way down.

A superb day for skiing and still only the middle of November!

Vertical (feet)

12231

Runs

Lift	Vertical	Easy Runs	Intermediate Runs	Advanced Runs
Born Free	1550	Cub's Way
Avanti	1100		Avanti	Avanti
Avanti	1100			Faro
Game Creek	950	Lost Boy	Dealer's Choice
Game Creek	950	Lost Boy	The Woods
Game Creek	950			Wild Card
Game Creek	950			Kangaroo Cornice, Look Ma
Mountaintop	1100			First Step, Gandy Dancer
Northwoods	1200			Zot
Wildwood	831	Practice Parkway, Eagle's Nest Ridge	Lodgepole
Born Free	1550
Total vertical	12231