Vail Slang
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Nothing amuses a ski bum more than watching a gaper doing a yard sale after coming off the ski lift.
In other words, locals get a kick out of watching badly dressed tourists crash so dramatically that their gear scatters all over the ski slope, usually leaving a lasting impression of their trip to Vail.
Ski lingo is unique, and the Vail Mountain's slang is specific and location-centric. There's also nothing that will make you come across like a veteran skier than peppering your sentences with the following bits of Vail "local language":
