After salvaging a nearly snowless skinny ski season, heatwave forces Vail Nordic Center to close trail system

After salvaging a nearly snowless skinny ski season, heatwave forces Vail Nordic Center to close trail system

Amidst one of the most driest winters in recent memory, it’s safe to say the Vail Nordic Center saved the skinny ski season. “Our motivation was definitely to provide a good product for the Nordic community,” Nordic Center Director Dan Timm said when asked about his team’s valiant efforts to preserve a track for recreational skiers, club athletes and high school teams over the last 3 1/2 months. In the end, Mother Nature had the final word — lik…