Vail announces summer hours!
Vail Mountain may have had its last big hurrah for the 2014-15 ski season on Sunday, but now it’s gearing up for summer operations. Beginning Friday, June 5, 2015 Vail’s Gondola One and Eagle Bahn…
April 2015
Gore-Tex Surround: perfect hiking boots for mud season!
After ski season ends, outdoor enthusiasts first secure their passes for next year, then sometimes hibernate a bit during “mud season” — those few months in late April and early May when all the snow…
NILS offers extra-long ski pants for tall girls!
As an exceptionally tall woman (yes, 35″ inseam!), this snowgrrl has seldom found ski pants that are both flattering and long enough. Snowboarding pants sometimes work, but are generally pretty baggy, not form-fitting. To date,…
Spring back to Vail – Closing weekend festivities
Springtime at Vail Mountain, one of the largest ski resorts in the world, not only brings warmer temperatures, long sunny days and spectacular spring skiing and snowboarding, but it also brings the resort’s annual end-of-season…
Roxy x Biotherm skin-soothing neckwarmer rocks!
It sounded too good to be true. A neck gator that would actually keep your neck warm and protected from freezing weather, dry air and wind, while also moisturizing your skin? What? However, snowgrrl recently…