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30 November 2017
Latest Terrain Updates
Get the first tracks on your favorite runs this season. Check back here for the latest terrain updates and trail openings! On Saturday, Dec. 2, Vail Mountain will begin operating Little Eagle (#15), accessing mountain-top beginner terrain. The Vail Ski and Snowboard School will also offer beginner products for adults and children. With the expansion, Vail ...
30 November 2017
Latest Terrain Updates
Get the first tracks on your favorite runs this season. Check back here for the latest terrain updates and trail openings! On Saturday, Dec. 2, Vail Mountain will begin operating Little Eagle (#15), accessing mountain-top beginner terrain. The Vail Ski and Snowboard School will also offer beginner products for adults and children. With the expansion, Vail ...
30 November 2017
Hiking & skinning Vail Mountain: a message from USFS and Ski Patrol
At Vail Mountain, the safety of our visitors and employees is of the utmost importance and that concern for safety is the deciding factor in all decision regarding uphill policy. Your cooperation with Vail Ski Patrol and U.S. Forest Service’s guidelines for safely skinning and hiking up Vail Mountain are what make the opportunity possible. ...
23 November 2017
Opening Day Photo Gallery
We are officially open for the 2017-18 season! Here are a few of our favorite photos from the day. Skiing and riding was accessible on Opening Day via the Born Free Express Lift! Ski Patrol heading up just before the public in order to provide a safe and enjoyable Opening Day. ...
22 November 2017
Opening Day Recap Video
Another incredible start to the season. For those of you who weren’t able to join us, check out the recap of Opening Day. For those of you who were able, see if you can spot yourself. #Vail #First30 Video by ART Digital Media
22 November 2017
Opening Day Recap Video
Another incredible start to the season. For those of you who weren’t able to join us, check out the recap of Opening Day. For those of you who were able, see if you can spot yourself. #Vail #First30 Video by ART Digital Media
21 November 2017
6 ways to make the most of opening day!
By Janet Lawrence In the Rockies, we open early. It’s almost Thanksgiving and we’re ready to slide. When I lived in the northeast and would hear that Colorado Mountains were opening in mid-November, it just felt wrong, like Christmas decorations up before I’d polished off my Halloween candy. (There’s a big chance there was a ...
18 November 2017
Conditions Update 11.18.17
A large low pressure weather system passed through Vail on Friday night, dropping 9″ of fresh snow on the mountain. Here is what the mountain looked like Saturday! Â Â
17 November 2017
Early November Snow in Vail Village
17 November 2017
Snowmaking Continues!
14 November 2017
Opening Day Update
Vail Mountain announced today that the resort has set an opening day of Thursday, Nov. 23, on Thanksgiving Day. Both Keystone Resort and Breckenridge Ski Resort are currently open for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season and anticipate expanding open terrain heading into the weekend, and Beaver Creek is scheduled to open Wednesday, Nov. 22. ...
14 November 2017
Opening Day Update
Vail Mountain announced today that the resort has set an opening day of Thursday, Nov. 23, on Thanksgiving Day. Both Keystone Resort and Breckenridge Ski Resort are currently open for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season and anticipate expanding open terrain heading into the weekend, and Beaver Creek is scheduled to open Wednesday, Nov. 22. ...
14 November 2017
Favorable weather patterns and snow on the way!
Not only is a storm on the horizon for this week, but Vail is seeing a favorable La Nina weather pattern for the season. From our go-to news source Joel Gratz, founding meteorologist at OpenSnow.com: ” A significant storm will bring snow from Thursday (Nov.16) night through Friday (Nov. 17) night, with strong winds on Friday and ...
14 November 2017
Favorable weather patterns and snow on the way!
Not only is a storm on the horizon for this week, but Vail is seeing a favorable La Nina weather pattern for the season. From our go-to news source Joel Gratz, founding meteorologist at OpenSnow.com: ” A significant storm will bring snow from Thursday (Nov.16) night through Friday (Nov. 17) night, with strong winds on Friday and ...