EAGLE COUNTY —Concerts, events, and, oh yes, a foot of new powder helped put an exclamation mark on the 2012-13 ski season in the Vail Valley. And the season as a whole has been a good one.
The Vail Cascade Resort & Spa was booked solid for the weekend, which general manager Brett Schoenfield said was a relief after last season. The two seasons were proof that those of us in the ski resort business are little more than “snow farmers,” whose livelihoods depend largely on the weather, Schoenfield said.
The 2012-13 season wasn’t a “high water mark” for the resort, Schoenfield said, “but the snow fell in timely measure.”
Compared to last season, when the spring runoff was already under way by the time Vail Mountain closed, Schoenfield said the season just ended was “super.”
The season was a good one for the Loaded Joe’s coffee shops in Vail and Avon.
“Saturday was particularly monstrous (in Vail),” general manger Brandt Olsen said. But this season showed a marked difference in business at the two locations, Olsen said.
“Usually, when Vail has such strong events, Avon’s been slow,” Olsen said. “Not this year — both stores were busy.”
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