Vail Ski Resort

Ski or ride 5,317 acres across Vail's front side and the Back Bowls, starting from Gondola One in Vail Village.

Gondola One, Vail Village, off I-70 · Vail, CO

About Vail Ski Resort

Vail is the largest ski resort in Colorado, with 5,317 skiable acres, 278 trails and 32 lifts rising from an 8,120-foot base to an 11,570-foot summit. Beyond the front side you drop into nearly 3,000 acres of bowl skiing in the Back Bowls. The longest run, Riva Ridge, goes on for 4 miles. The resort opened in December 1962 and sits about 100 miles west of Denver on Interstate 70.

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