Ski Guides Vail

The Ski Slopes

Vail has one of the biggest areas of slopes in the US, accessed via three main lifts, with immaculately groomed trails and ungroomed terrain in open bowls and among the trees. You get a real sense of travelling around the mountain something missing in many smaller American resorts. The front face of the mountain is largely north-facing, with well-groomed trails cut through the trees. At altitude the mountainside divides into three bowls. The slopes have yellow-jacketed patrollers who stop people speeding recklessly. As well as an exceptional natural snow record, Vail has extensive snowmaking, normally needed only in early season. Vail has some of the longest lift lines we've hit in the US, especially at weekends because of the influx from Denver.