A Quick Lap Through the Golden Peak Terrain Park

Vail’s Golden Peak Terrain Park offers features for more advanced snowboarders and skiers.

With the Burton US Open just around the corner, The Terrain Park Crew has been working around the clock to get everything prepared for the event.

Golden Peak Terrain Park opens

This weekend not only marks the opening of Golden Peak Terrain Park and the 22′ Superpipe but the kickoff to Vail Safety Month.

Vail Terrain Park managers prepare for the season

October 22, 2012 – This summer an unassuming stretch of cement at the base of Golden Peak served as the workshop for Vail Terrain Park Managers and welders Scottie Boyle and Shawn Carney. Here’s a look at some of the features they’ve built thus far.

Vail’s Terrain Parks

While many of Vail’s skiers and riders head straight to the Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin, a dedicated contingent of riders of all levels are lapping the Front Side terrain parks. Local pro riders Tanner Coulter, Adam “Earl” Crook, John Spriggs, Pat Baskins, Matt Luczkow, Casey Baskins, Luke “Ocho” Allen, Berkley Wilcox, and Trefor Davies show us their skills in this edit from Golden Peak Terrain Park, site of the 2013 Burton US Open.