Blue Sky Basin opens on Christmas Day at Vail - On the Hill Dec. 25, 2023

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte takes a ride through Blue Sky Basin on Vail Mountain during its first day of operation for the 2023-24 ski season.

[@nightdipper5178]

70 degrees from where I'm sitting. Snow is nice to look at in pictures......

[@choski76]

Makin me cry

[@JohnLaConte]

haha thanks for watching 😪😪😪

[@kathycarter3]

Lily is amazing!!!

[@JohnLaConte]

Thanks Kathy!

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Do you know Evan Powell

[@JohnLaConte]

We have some mutual friends but I can't say I know him, no. Is he your relative?