Ski Vail

FACTS

Ski Vail for one of the world's leading ski resorts. Consistently rated the #1 ski resort in North America there's a large ski area, skiing and snowboarding for all levels along with exclusivity, fantastic snow and powder and well-groomed slopes for all the family.

Where

Ski Vail and you're in one of the world's leading ski resorts 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 you 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 :	317 km
LONGEST RUN :	5 km
START SEASON :	November
END SEASON :	April

OVERALL
SKIING
BOARDING
APRÉS
FAMILIES

Beginners 33 / 19%	Intermediates 61 / 35%
Advanced 69 / 40%	Experts 11 / 6%

TOTAL RUNS :	193
SNOW CANNONS :	800 / 200ha
SNOW PARKS :	3
CROSS COUNTRY :	15 km

On the slopes

Ski Vail and you get almost 200 trails crossing the mountain and over 300km of piste to explore and play on. 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 - but then you sometimes get what you pay for. If you are serious about your boarding and skiing, then you will not be dissappointed here. 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.

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