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Vertical Grain Coasters

The mountain, engraved in wood.

Trail maps of Vail, Breckenridge, Steamboat and Colorado’s great resorts, laser-engraved and finished under clear acrylic. Made by hand, one set at a time.

Sets of 4, $30

Choose your mountain

Each coaster carries a resort’s full trail map, drawn from the mountain’s own map and engraved run by run. Nine designs, laid out here the way they sit on the workbench.

Compare them side by side in the shop
  • Vail coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Vail

    The Front Side, from the Village to the summit ridge.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Vail Back Bowls coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Vail Back Bowls

    Seven open bowls on the far side of the ridge.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Breckenridge coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Breckenridge

    Five peaks above a gold-rush town.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Keystone coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Keystone

    Three mountains, skied long after dark.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Copper Mountain coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Copper Mountain

    A mountain sorted by nature, easy to expert.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Winter Park coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Winter Park

    Colorado’s classic, home of Mary Jane.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Steamboat coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Steamboat

    Aspen glades and famously light, dry snow.

    Set of 4, $30
  • Madison coasters, a set of four with the engraved trail map under clear acrylic

    Madison

    The home edition: two lakes and a Capitol.

    Set of 4, $30

Mix your own set

Can’t choose one mountain? Put four in one set: every resort you have skied, or the trip you take every year. Any four, $30.

  1. Choose a mountain
Choose 4 more. Repeats are welcome.
Or start from

$30

The same price as a matching set

What you’re holding

Every Vertical Grain coaster starts as a drawing: the resort’s own trail map, redrawn run by run and lift by lift until it fits a four-inch circle. A laser burns that drawing into the wood.

A clear acrylic top goes over the engraving and two black hex screws hold it in place, so a sweating glass or a hot mug never touches the map underneath.

In each set
Four coasters
Diameter
4 in
Base
Wood, laser engraved
Top
Clear acrylic over the engraving
Fixings
Two black hex screws
  • Two black hex screws. Hold the top tight to the wood.
  • Clear acrylic top. Drinks sit here, never on the wood.
  • Engraved wood base. The trail map, burned in by laser.
An exploded view of the Breckenridge coaster: two screws above a clear acrylic top, above the engraved wood base.
Vail Back Bowls, shown at three times its size.

Boots off, fire lit, the day still on your cheeks.

You set your glass down on the run you skied that morning. A Vertical Grain coaster keeps a little of the mountain wherever you pour: the cabin bar, the kitchen table back home, the desk where you plan next season.

Find your mountain

Next on the bench: Aspen

Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk are drawn and waiting for the laser. Join the list and you’ll hear first when they’re ready, before they go on sale here.

  • Working drawing of the Aspen Mountain coaster

    Aspen Mountain

  • Working drawing of the Snowmass coaster

    Snowmass

  • Working drawing of the Aspen Highlands coaster

    Aspen Highlands

  • Working drawing of the Buttermilk coaster

    Buttermilk

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