Vail
Ski resort · Colorado, United States
Vail is a ski resort in Colorado (United States) with 215 km of runs and 32 lifts. You can ski between 2,452 m and 3,526 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,074 m. Its longest run is Sleepytime Road (5.0 km) and the steepest, Orient Express, reaches 82% on its toughest stretch.
See Vail on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 215 km
- Lifts
- 32
- Elevation
- 2,452–3,526 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,074 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue53 km
- Red79 km
- Black82 km
- Expert black1.1 km
The steepest runs at Vail
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Orient Express Black82% · 39°
- Lover's Leap Black75% · 37°
- Chicken Yard Black73% · 36°
- Seldom Black73% · 36°
- North Rim Black68% · 34°
The longest runs
- Sleepytime Road Red5.0 km
- Silk Road - East Red4.4 km
- Cloud 9 Red3.9 km
- Post Road Blue3.4 km
- Flap Jack Blue2.9 km
Lifts
20 chairlifts · 6 magic carpets · 3 platter lifts · 2 gondolas · 1 T-bar lift.
When to go to Vail
For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 3,027 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,989 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Vail
- Beaver Creek15 km · 167 km of runs
- Copper Mountain21 km · 115 km of runs
- Breckenridge27 km · 112 km of runs
- Ski Cooper28 km · 32 km of runs
- Keystone36 km · 116 km of runs
- Loveland Basin Ski Area39 km · 48 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vail?
- In Colorado, United States. The nearest resort is Beaver Creek, 15 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Vail have?
- 215 km: 53 km of blue runs, 79 km of red runs, 82 km of black runs, 1.1 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Vail?
- You can ski between 2,452 m and 3,526 m: a vertical drop of 1,074 m.
- How many lifts does Vail have?
- 32: 20 chairlifts, 6 magic carpets, 3 platter lifts, 2 gondolas, 1 T-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Vail?
- Orient Express (black), at 82% (39°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Vail?
- For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Vail?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.