Vail Resort

Like Nothing on Earth

Famous worldwide as North America’s top ski resort, Vail is an extraordinary vacation experience. Spanning seven miles are seven legendary Back Bowls, blanketed last year with thirty-eight feet of powder snow. Under clear blue sky 300 days a year and with more groomed terrain than anywhere on the planet, families reconnect and celebrate in Vail from year to year and generation to generation. The vacation experience is world class, from the Vail Snowsports School to the activities and festivals, the shops and spas, dining, nightlife and accommodations – with many new and luxuriously renovated.

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New at Vail

Blue Sky Basin Turns 10!
The 2009-2010 winter ski and snowboard season will mark the 10th anniversary of Vail’s Blue Sky Basin, featuring a vast expanse of wilderness-like terrain facing Vail’s legendary Back Bowls. Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton’s vision for Vail Mountain became a reality with Blue Sky Basin. The outer-most area of Vail Mountain offers intermediate and expert skiers and riders a variety of moguls, glades, tree skiing, cliffs and ridges with a distinct backcountry feel. Find fresh tracks and secret stashes on a powder day in Blue Sky Basin or Vail’s seven legendary Back Bowls, stretching seven miles wide. On an average day, there are only two skiers per acre, and on a busy day, only four!

Did You Know?

Did you know that Vail is home to the legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin? On an average day at Vail there are only two skiers per acre, and on a busy day, only four.