Vail is a class by itself. You can say it's America's most popular ski resort. You can say it's got the largest ski mountain in North America, which takes up seven miles from east to west. You can say it has consistently ranked tops in many publication rankings for the best (skiing, snowboarding, nightlife, grooming, whatever). You can say it's got some of the best bowl skiing around, with it's Back Bowls- 4,000-plus acres of every level of ski terrain including the famous China Bowl and Riva Ridge. You can say It's got one of the biggest lift systems around, which
includes 10 high-speed quads, a gondola and a network of 26 chair lifts -- all to assure easy access and short or any lift lines. What you can't say is that there is nothing to suit your fancy here.
Life off the slopes starts the Austrian-inspired Vail Village, featuring an amazing 70 restaurants, shop-lined lanes and a huge range of convenient accommodations. Kids are welcome everywhere but once they find Fort Whippersnapper and its ski-through "Lost Mine," you'll be ducking trees trying to keep up and laughing all the way. Easy to get to, but still in a class of its own, Vail is superb at everything it offers and determined to stay that way.
Vail is a class by itself. You can say it's America's most popular ski resort. You can say it's got the largest ski mountain in North America, which takes up seven miles from east to west. You can say it has consistently ranked tops in many publication rankings for the best (skiing, snowboarding, nightlife, grooming, whatever). You can say it's got some of the best bowl skiing around, with it's Back Bowls- 4,000-plus acres of every level of ski terrain including the famous China Bowl and Riva Ridge. You can say It's got one of the biggest lift systems around, which
includes 10 high-speed quads, a gondola and a network of 26 chair lifts -- all to assure easy access and short or any lift lines. What you can't say is that there is nothing to suit your fancy here.
Life off the slopes starts the Austrian-inspired Vail Village, featuring an amazing 70 restaurants, shop-lined lanes and a huge range of convenient accommodations. Kids are welcome everywhere but once they find Fort Whippersnapper and its ski-through "Lost Mine," you'll be ducking trees trying to keep up and laughing all the way. Easy to get to, but still in a class of its own, Vail is superb at everything it offers and determined to stay that way.
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Vail
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| Top Ele:
11570
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# of Runs:
193
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Ave Snowfall:
346
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% of Int Runs:
32
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| Base Ele:
8120
ft
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# of Acres:
5289
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% of Expert Runs:
40
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% of Beginner Runs:
28
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| Vert Feet:
3450
ft |
# of Lifts:
34
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# of Advanced Runs:
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Proj Closing:
2004-04-00
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Other recreation:
Adventure Ridge at the top of the mountain provides Thrill Sledding, lift-served tubing, ski-biking and more. Also enjoy snowmobiling, ice skating, sleigh rides, snowboarding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, backcountry, and nightly entertainment.
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