Vail Ski Holidays Resort Guide

Vail ski resort is the capital of skiing in the Rockies with the largest Ski area in America and an attractive European-style village brimming with excellent bars, over 70 restaurants and fashionable shops. Vail village itself offers a real European charm to it. Vail skiing is superb and widely regarded as the best in the states. Famous in particular for its back bowls and fine powder, there is however more than enough for all standards.

Vail hotels offer superb accommodation and there are also attractive apartments suitable for all the family. The Vail “Colorado” ski pass covers all neighbouring resorts such as Beaver Creek and Breckenridge. Vail flights are available from most major UK Airports all bookable online here at Holiday Hypermarket!

• Resort height – 2475m
• Highest lift – 3526m
• Number of lifts – 34
• Number of trails – 193
• Vertical drop – 1024m
• Longest run – 4.8km
• Snowboard parks - 4

Beginners – Vail caters well for Beginners, with a superb Ski school, convenient lifts immediately behind the village, and plenty of long, wide-open, gentle runs right from the top of the mountain makes Vail great for mastering the basics to skiing.

Intermediates – With well-groomed runs and miles of prepared pistes intermediates will find that this is ideal to practice their skills and improve onto the more advanced slopes Vail has to offer.

Advanced – Vail offers double black diamond runs that will really test the best of skiers. With miles upon miles of mogul fields will certainly be the perfect skiing experience. Advanced skiers will really enjoy all that is on offer in Vail.

Snowboarding – Freeriders are spoilt for choice, with powder filled back bowls and the glades for intermediate/-advanced riders. Golden Peak is the domain of the freestyler with both expert and beginner pipes and numerous kickers.

Après Ski – Lively and varied entertainment will be available in Vail will plenty of bars and restaurants on offer to suit all tastes. Other activities that can be done in Vail are ice-skating, snowmobiling, and Ski biking and dog sledding.

Transfers – Vail is situated approximately 2hrs and 30minutes from Denver airport

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