Vail Snowboarding Lessons

What a rush during the holiday season. I was in Telluride for the Christmas holiday with some clients and good friends. We snowboarder for a bunch of days and it was awesome.

Telluride, for those that don’t know has some gnarly steeps. They recently opened up some hikeable terrain off chair 12, Prospect Bowl, black and double black diamond ski & snowboard runs. I was not able to get up there this time, but It looked sweet.

I was surprised my the grooming at Telluride. They actually have grooming, and to be honest, besides dipping into some trees, the steep groomers were great to carve down. Favorite is Plunge off chair 9.

While you are at the top of chair 9, a fixed grip triple, you can’t avoid the views. I will post some video soon. You really get the boxed canyon feeling of Telluride up there. One day it was about 5 degrees, and we stopped into Giuseppe’s, a very cozy warming hut for hot chocolate. I highly recommend, and hear it’s very cool place to be in the spring.

I rode with the Sargent Family, including Garrett who is 9, his brother Harry, 25 and girlfriend Morgan, 24. Mom Deborah, also joined us on the warmer days. We had a blast. Garrett stepped up to a new board, Shawn White kid’s model at 126cm. After 4 years of snowboarding, Garrett quickly got used to the snappy response of the board.

Harry began to stomp all his straight airs in the beginner park, and even nailed the first kicker in the intermediate area. I got video to prove it. Morgan too improved here airs, and Garrett is going bigger than ever. Deborah also is refining her skiing edge work on the back groomers!

Not only is Telluride known for the skiing and snowboarding, but it has great restaurants too. I really like Hongas for sushi, The Blue Room and Chop House for juicy steaks, Baked in Telluride for all things breakfast, and Bar Noir for cocktails.

Thanks to the Sargeants for the hospitality. You are awesome. Be well and snowboard with you soon.