Back from Vail December 16, 2006
Posted by Owen in : Fun , 2comments
I just got back from a fantastic ski trip to Vail, Colorado. For my birthday, I got a nifty Ski GPS unit, so being the nerd that I am, I recorded some interesting stats from the trip. It was a 4 day trip, but I forgot to bring the GPS on the first day so the stats are only for 3 days.
- Distance skied (in 3 of 4 days): 61.6 miles
- Average speed: 14.5 MPH
- Cruising speed: 25-30 MPH
- Max speed: 41 MPH (I think I could reach 50 MPH with faster snow conditions)
- Vertical feet descended: 55,240 feet or 1.9 times from the top of Mount Everest to sea level
- Number of runs: 52
- Longest run: 4 miles (from the Mountain Top lift to the base of the gondola)
- Number of Ermines spotted: 1
- Number of times my skis fell off while riding a lift: 0
