The Vail Daily teases you today with a story about the sweet, sweet powder of December and the hoards of folks who love their Epic Pass.

Not to be outdone, Chadd and Amy Westoff, of Virginia, bought 11 Epic Passes for six adults and five children. The Westoff group totals 18, and they stay with Amy’s parents for two weeks of the winter vacation.

“We just love the flexibility of (the Epic Pass),” Amy Westoff said. “We have young kids and young skiing kids and it helps to be able to get on and off the mountain anytime.” 

Like this morning, when Amy and Chadd decided to pass of their early shift of watching the kids, promising to be back at 10:30.

“This is one of the best days in a few years,” Chadd Westoff said. “We’ve been really lucky.”

Amy said that the family is planning on coming back two more times this year, something they couldn’t have done without the Epic Pass.

“The Epic Pass changed our lives,” she said. “Whatever we have to do to bring it back next year, we will do it.”

Also, the continuing lineup of storm swells keeps rolling, so it looks like it’s going to be the Best Christmas Ever for one of these young whippersnappers: