Why? Just because. That being said, I asked myself the same question! After the silliness at Steamboat, I wasn’t expecting much of a comparison. A-Basin was No Comparison as its snowfall has been very unreliable.
Apparently when I went to A-Basin on Thursday it was snowing like a champ at Vail. It is amazing the different weather patterns that exist in the mountains.
I drove to A-Basin at 2:00, took one run, and called it a day. The overcast made it very difficult to see the contours of the slope and the trails were all sorts of skied-off. One run was all that was necessary. I suppose that explains why there were so few people on the hill.
Overall, A-Basin is a beautiful mountain with grand views and, when the snow is deep, there is excellent hike-to terrain.
Not so much, this time.
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