The drive between Leadville and Vail on US Hwy 24 can be miserable, especially on a snowy day like today. Icy pavement, hairpin turns up and down the mountains, and SUVs or hoopties with only one functioning headlight filling the rearview mirror are not fun. Today I tried the ECO Transit bus. I boarded at 6:10 am at Safeway in Leadville.
Fifty minutes later I was at Lionshead Village in Vail:
I had a good day riding the new snow in the morning and the terrain park in the afternoon. I was nowhere close to getting over the lip, but the superpipe was fun, too.