A sneak peek at Montezuma Bowl

I went through the backcountry gate at the top of Montezuma Bowl last spring as construction on the new lift was just starting. My impression: It's a lot like Vail's China Bowl. Steep on skiers right with a huge cornice, easy wide blues down the middle, and gladed blacks to skiers left. The big difference is that it's a lot higher so it won't turn to much as quickly as China bowl does.