TGIF FRIDAY Jan 8

TGIF

4-8pm Session

$9 Lift

$9 Ski

$18 Board

$9 Tubing/2 Hours

Our Heatwave Special for Friday morning has been cancelled due to predicted cold temperatures.

More Terrain Park Photos

Ever wish you could get credit for just paying attention?

I will mail a coupon good for $10 off any regular priced Saturday or Sunday morning Lift Ticket to the first person that emails me the correct "name" of this particular feature.

Send your answer to groups@bvskiarea.com, along with your full name and address.

The first person to get it right AND provide the necessary info needed for me to send them mail will be the lucky winner.

Your email address will be put in my confidential mail list. So don't play if you don't want to hear from Buena Vista occasionally. Void where prohibited. All rights reserved. No cash value. No obligation. No rain checks. No whining. Participation may vary. Etc. etc. etc.

Church-Wide Specials

Buena Vista Ski Area

Church-Wide Specials

Saturdays:
Jan 23 Feb 27

Skiing & Snowboarding 10am - 8pm
Tubing 12 – 6pm

$20 Lift Ticket
$15 Ski Package
$25 Board/Ski Combo Package*
$10 Tubing (2 hour session)**

*One switch only. Some restrictions apply
**Must be 42” tall. Some restrictions apply

All church members are eligible for this offer.
No minimum # required. Check-in on 3rd Floor.
Great for smaller sized church groups.

~ Fun & Simple ~

Bemidji, MN
218-243-2231
groups@bvskiarea.com
www.buenavistaskiarea.blogspot.com
get updates by cell-phone at twitter.com/bvskiarea

Terrain Park Glimpse

I have yet to trek over to the new terrain park area. In a quest to see this mysterious wonder, John Dickinson was sent, with camera in hand, to take photos of it and bring them back to the office. I shall dole out his offerings this week like Tropical Skittles to remind us all that -35 degrees can't last forever.

Patrick from Ski School does some cool stuff on one of the features. I need to learn the names of these things. Matt from Lifts gave me a list of crazy words and little scribbles that I should have studied more closely. I suspect learning this new vocabulary won't increase my coolness factor. But at least I will be better able to describe what's out there in the new park.

Home School Day

Home School Day

Friday January 22, 2010

10am-3pm

Any-Age Pricing for all participants on this special day.

$10 Lift

$10 Ski Rental

$20 Board Rental new lower price!

Rental equipment must be returned by 3pm

Additional $4/Lift & $4/Rental to stay beyond 3pm

Make payment directly to Buena Vista. Each family/person may pay separately.

Follow signs to designated area.

No need to preregister! Simply follow the signs to your group area and check in.

Rental Forms are not valid until stamped by BV staff.

Each participant on the slopes must have a BV lift ticket or Bunny Hill ticket displayed.

Buena Vista has a "NO CROCK POTS or electrical food appliances" policy due to our fire codes and insurance requirements.

Please do not bring these appliances on your ski day. However, we do waive the "No Large Coolers" rule for this special Home School Day only. Please enjoy your own cold picnic-style lunch or meals from our Cafe menu.

For more information call 218-243-2231 or 800-777-7958

Tubing Hours

Tubing is OPEN

FRIDAYS: 4-8pm

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS: 12-6pm!

$12 Tubing Ticket / per person / 2 Hours Session

Children must be 42" or taller to go tubing.

Children under 7 years old must be supervised by an adult.

BV reserves the right to require an adult to accompany young or small children.

NASTAR RACING

Try NASTAR this weekend!

Saturday 1/9/10 & Sunday 1/10/10

Noon - 3pm $5 / 3 Runs

or

$40 NASTAR Seasonal Entry

NASTAR happens every Saturday and Sunday from 12-3pm.

Please check blog or twitter for weather-related cancellations.

Trails/Conditions

Easiest Trails: 2

Sunflake OPEN

Earle's Happy Trail OPEN

More Difficult Trails: 9

Beaver Bowl OPEN

Buena Vista Ridge OPEN

Hudson Bay Trail OPEN

Sunnyside OPEN

Beltrami's Bowl OPEN!

Julia Vista OPEN

Beartrack OPEN

Beaver Dam Trail OPEN

Ranchview OPEN

Most Difficult Trails: 5

Continental Divide OPEN

Red River Run OPEN

East Continental

Yodeler's Meadow OPEN

South Continental OPEN

Snow Report

Base Snow Depth 32-46"

New Snow Past Week 0"

New Snow Past 2 Weeks 16"

Snowmaking in Progress YES: on Ranchview & more

Surface Conditions Packed Powder Groomed Daily

Terrain Parks OPEN!

Current Snowmaking

This photo is from 8pm Thursday evening. Beartrack will be open Saturday.

Notice the cool visual effect of the light shining through the trees onto the airborne snow. It's like looking at a movie projected onto a white screen from the back side. It was dramatically beautiful in person...all shimmery and quivering.

Not only is there snow to make, there is snow to move...

Huge mounds of snow must be spread across the hills with the groomer.

Exit ramps from the chairlifts need to be shaped.

Approaches to rails and terrain features need to be raked into place.

And the entire Tubing Park needs to be sculpted into lanes and berms.

The weather looks great for the weekend... cu@bv

Photos by JEN LAITALA

A few photos from December 6...

09-10 Events-updated

2009-2010 EVENTS Calendar

December 2009
5 & 6………….. Opening Day for 2009
12 &13……….. Scout 4H Days & Early Season Special

19 & 20....... Grand Opening Weekend TUBING!
26-Jan 3…….. Christmas Vacation Open 10am-8pm

26................Church-Wide Snow Day
26 & 27……….. 60th Anniversary Celebration

31……………… New Year’s Eve Family Fun Night

January 2010
9 & 10 ………..National Learn To Ski & Board Weekend
16 …………….. Frozen Chozen Slopestyle Competition
18……………… Martin Luther King Day 10am-6pm

22............. All Home-Schools Day

23............. Church-Wide Snow Day

February 2010
6……………….. 27th Annual Buena Vista Logging Days
13……………… Sunnyside Showdown Slopestyle Competition
13 & 14……….. Spirit of America Weekend
15……………… President’s Day 10am-6pm
20 ……………. . 29th Annual Minnesota Finlandia Ski Marathon

27............. Church-Wide Snow Day

March 2010
6……………….. 30th Annual Snowjourn Race & Tour
6 & 7…..13&14.. Pioneer Roundup Days
13………………. Sunnyside Showdown Slopestyle Competition
20&21….27&28.. Beach Days

PHOTOS by Jen Laitala

The general population of Buena Vista begins to swagger just a bit when Jen stops by.

She treks up the hills on snowshoes...kids pull off just a bit more speed and air...adults put a little more swish into their turns...everyone is hoping she is pointing her lense at them.

Because her photography skills can match what the local talent dishes out.

And it's fun to smile for a good camera!

Opening Day

One couldn't have asked for a nicer opening day.

Blue skies. Decent temps. Little breeze. Happy people.

Photos by M. Thomas

Lazy snowboards basking in the sun.

Rental Shop

Kirby worked...and worked...and worked, as did his trusty crew of technicians, to be ready for this opening day. Considering what had to get finished, it's amazing how neat and tidy everything looked this morning. All ready for our guests!

I'm continually enchanted by the rows and rows of pretty skis all standing at attention. Wish I was a better photographer and could capture the candy colors better. Oh!....that's why I like them so much...they remind me of a big new box of 64 color crayons!

J & M adjust a ski at one of the new "counters" that replaced the big old ramp. Congratulations to the Rental Staff...no more sore backs from bending over people's feet all day! Won't that be NICE? :-)

Preparation for the Big Day

John Dickinson took this photo from the Continental Lift Ramp: looking down towards the chalet and the snowguns on Julia. Julia is open now and the guns have been moved to other runs.