Ski Vail for one of the world's leading ski resorts. With a large ski area, ski holidays with skiing and snowboarding for all levels is offered with exclusivity, fantastic snow and well-groomed slopes for all the family.
Where
Ski Vail and you're in the state of Colorado high up in the Rockies. Just over an hour from Eagle County airport and just over 2.5 hours from Denver brings yuo to this exclusive ski resort. With an almost Tyrolean building style, the resort is based at 2400m. Set amongst the 'Summit Ticket' resorts, the largest ski area in the US is favoured by rich Europeans who flock here every year.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
2500m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
km |
LONGEST RUN : |
5 km |
START SEASON : |
November |
END SEASON : |
April |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
/ % |
Intermediates
18 / % |
Advanced
29 / % |
Experts
53 / % |
TOTAL RUNS : |
193 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
/ ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
2 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
15 km |
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On the slopes
Ski Vail and you get hundreds of wide trails crossing the mountain above this ski resort. Beginners and intermediates are very well catered for close to home. The ski schools also excel with all levels well catered for. Away from the main, wide, pistes, you can find almost limitless powder and pretty safe off-piste conditions for boarders and for skiers. Lifts are very accessible and close to It's only the seriously hardcore expert boarders and skiers who won't find what they want here in terms of technical pistes and slopes - but then that's when the 'Summit ticket' comes into it's own.
Off the slopes
It's all about exclusivity, so it's not the cheapest of ski resorts. Vail ski resort has extensive off-piste activites for the non-skiers and great bars and restaurants for après-ski once you've done a days skiing. With luxury hotels comes luxury dining so you have a lot of choice for eating out. The off-piste activities include a sports centre, gyms, ice rinks and para-gliding. For family ski breaks, there's excellent facilities including a creche and junior ski schools.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- One of the biggest areas in the US - great for confident intermediates, especially
- The Back Bowls are big areas of treeless terrain - unusual in the US
- Fabulous area of ungroomed, wooded slopes at Blue Sky Basin
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Inadequate mountain restaurants
- Resort is a vast sprawl; and a lot of redevelopment is going on
- Slopes can be crowded by American standards, with serious lift queues
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Tourist Office
Worldwide cover from £60.48
or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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