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.


Skiing Vail

A mountain wall 7 miles long, Vail’s 5,289 acres boasts three distinct areas, each with their own features and fortes: seven china white bowls famous from here to Timbuktu; an expansive Front Side with more groomed snow than anywhere on the planet; and Blue Sky Basin with glades, cruisers and adventures around every turn.




  • Terrain:
    Expert/Advanced: 53%
    Intermediate: 29%
    Beginner: 18%
  • Overview:
    Vertical Rise: 3,450 ft. / 1,052 m
    Total Skiable Acres: 5,289 acres / 2,141 ha
    Average Annual Snowfall: 350 in. / 889 cm
    Number of Lifts: 31
    Number of Trails: 193
    Longest Run: 4 miles / 6.4 km (Riva)
  • Other stats:
    Opening Date: November 20
    Closing Date: April 18
    Base Elevation: 8,120 ft. / 2,476 m
    Summit Elevation: 11,570 ft. / 3,528 m
    Snowiest Month: January (65 inches)



trail map of Vail

View the entire mountain, including the Front Side, Back Bowls, Blue Sky Basin and terrain parks. Then, map your route for the day.




The Arrabelle at Vail

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!


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