Vail Mountain opened Blue Sky Basin and China Bowl for the season on Wednesday, expanding its terrain offering to 3,400 acres. Crowds coming to Vail for the holidays can now access 181 of the mountain ...

the Vail Trail reported. The Category III area was known locally as Pete’s and Super Bowls, but would go on to be called Blue Sky Basin. “One high-speed chairlift would carry skiers above the ridge ...