Colorado Vail Resort Recommendations For Early April?

[peterm]

My family & I have the Tahoe local pass and are thinking of doing a spring break trip to wrap up the season. The pass gives us 5 days at the Colorado Vail resorts so I'm idly wondering if it'd be worth making the trip. Is it generally accepted wisdom that places like Breckenridge/Keystone will ski better in early April that the Tahoe resorts? I imagine the higher elevations are a big help, and the 10 day forecasts are looking a bit more favorable too FWIW. How bad are the crowds likely to be?

Any input welcome.

cheers,
Peter

 

[Philpug]

I have skied Vail on closing weekend a few years ago and it was awesome. Does your pass cover A-Basin? If so, that is a safe failsafe. I don't think the crowds will be too bad, IMHO, you should go. Do it.

 

[Monique]

What sorts of terrain are you comfortable skiing? If you are comfortable on double black terrain, Breck's upper mountain is fantastic. A Basin has a higher base elevation, so it's a stronger bet if you're more interested in blues and blacks. While Breck is still open, A Basin will be less crowded. The rest of the places are lower base and summit elevation, so they are more affected by temps.

 

[Blue Streak]

I have skied Vail on closing weekend a few years ago and it was awesome. Does your pass cover A-Basin? If so, that is a safe failsafe. I don't think the crowds will be too bad, IMHO, you should go. Do it.

I ski the last weekend at Vail almost every year. The snow is usually fine (and quite often unbelievably good). But it is ALWAYS a blast.
Where else can you see 40-50 people in cow suits all in one place?
At least I think they are people.

 

[peterm]

Thanks all, overall it sounds like a decent option. Not sure if we'll go yet, but nice to have the additional info.
(Philpug: Yes, the pass covers A-basin. Monique: we tend to avoid double blacks - skiing single blacks with some degree of competence/style is challenging enough

 

[givethepigeye]

We are Vail closing weekend regulars. Last 3 years there has been fresh snow sometime during that weekend Other times is fun/sun. We've had as many powder days as spring days it seems over the years.

Chair 5 can be a little, ahem, "crowded" - I avoid it unless really early. But the only time it's been just silly was when Snoop played, people were parking on I-70 shoulder

Closing weekend is early this year - we will be there for sure

 

[Jim Kenney]

You could stay in Frisco and ski a different mtn every day. Last year I was in Summit County, CO for 30 straight days, finishing on Apr 1 and skiing around the Vail resorts. Breck held up the best on that occasion.