- Climbing wall at Vail's Mountain Plaza opening soon
VAIL, Colo. – June 25, 2009 – Hone your big mountain aerial tricks this summer with Vail’s rebound trampoline at Mountain Plaza in Vail Village, beginning Friday, June 26. A climbing wall at Mountain Plaza is expected to open in the coming days. The trampoline and climbing wall will provide a much-anticipated base-area activity center in addition to Vail’s current on-mountain offerings at Adventure Ridge at Eagle’s Nest.
The base area activities at Mountain Plaza will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays through Mondays through August 24 with additional weekend and holiday operations through September 20. Tickets for the trampoline and climbing wall can be purchased for $10 each at the Express Lift window at Mountain Plaza. The Express Lift will also serve a variety of food and beverage items.
Trampoline participants must weigh at least 30 pounds. Climbing wall participants must weigh at least 45 pounds. Harnesses will be provided for both activities.
MountainPlaza Trampoline and Climbing Wall Hours
- June 26 - Aug. 24: Thursdays through Mondays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. *Climbing wall opening day TBA
- Thursday, Aug 27 - Sunday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 4 - Monday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Sept. 12 - Sunday, Sept. 20: Saturdays and Sundays only, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For more information about Vail Mountain, base area activities, Adventure Ridge and mountaintop dining, visit www.vail.com or call the Mountain Information Center at (970) SKI-VAIL (754-8245).
About Vail
Coveted as North America’s top ski resort, Vail is an extraordinary winter vacation destination. Spanning seven miles are seven legendary Back Bowls, blanketed last year with thirty-eight feet of powder snow. Under blue sky three hundred days a year and with more groomed terrain than anywhere on the planet, families reconnect and celebrate here from year to year and generation to generation. The vacation experience is world class, from the Vail Snow Sports School to the activities and festivals, the shops and spas, dining, nightlife and accommodations – with many new and luxuriously renovated to discover. Vail – Like Nothing on Earth.
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading of mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties at the Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, the Heavenly Ski Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.